Posts Tagged ‘newspaper’
John B. Smith Sr., publisher of ‘The Atlanta Inquirer,’ mourned by the masses
John B. Smith Sr. publisher of The Atlanta Inquirer, died on Thursday, April 27, in Atlanta. Smith was a respected, strong, effective, compassionate and courageous leader of the Black press in America for decades. Smith grew up in LaGrange, Georgia, and attended Morehouse College and Atlanta University. He served in the U.S. Army and taught…
Read More‘Chicago Defender’ celebrates 110 years of Black journalism
“American race prejudice must be destroyed.” That statement is number one on a list of nine goals in the Chicago Defender Bible. They are just as important in 2015 as was in 1905. Robert Sengstacke Abbot, the founder of the Chicago Defender, followed through on a dream of equality. He created one of the longest…
Read MoreWhite journalist calls President Obama N-word in article headline
A newspaper based in New York’s West Village disrespected President Barack Obama in the worst possible way. The West View News printed an op-ed piece with the headline ‘N— in the White House.’ Written by white journalist James Lincoln Collier, the article is actually a critic of white right-wing voters who hate President Obama simply…
Read MoreFuneral home that stuffed Kendrick Johnson with newspaper being sued
The family of Valdosta, Ga., teen Kendrick Johnson is suing the funeral home that processed his body. News reports revealed that Johnson’s body cavity was stuffed with newspaper and had no internal organs. The family contends that the funeral home improperly disposed of Johnson’s organs to hinder the investigation into his death. Harrington Funeral Home…
Read MoreHyperlocal Blogging is the Rage; So, Why Aren’t Black Bloggers Cashing In?
“Advertisers don’t understand online yet.”
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