By Carrie Teresa The development of entertainment journalism in the Black press was an important factor in bolstering the circulations of Black newspapers during the first half of the twentieth […]
The Price Is NOT Right: Selling Black Press Archives
In many ways Cornell University library’s purchase of the New York Amsterdam News’ archive is “old news.” Now over two years, since the sale, the guide for the collection was recently completed […]
The Top Five!
Check out why these papers are today’s top selling and read Black newspapers. The AFRO The Chicago Defender The New York Amsterdam News The St. Louis American The Call and Post From the The African-American Consumer 2014 […]
The Black Press Introduced the World to Maya Angelou
The recent passing of Maya Angelou has offered many people the opportunity to reflect on her accomplished life. However, Angelou’s life also reminds us of the central role that the […]