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List Of African-American Newspapers In Illinois
This is a list of African-American newspapers in Illinois. To be included, a newspaper should be attested in a reliable source as an African-American newspaper published in Illinois. The list is divided by region, and the newspapers attested in each region are placed in alphabetic order by city. Illinois' first African-American newspaper was the '' Cairo Weekly Gazette'', established in 1862. The first in Chicago was ''The Chicago Conservator'', established in 1878. An estimated 190 Black newspapers had been founded in Illinois by 1975, and more have continued to be established in the decades since. While most such newspapers in Illinois have been local, some like the Chicago-based ''Chicago Defender'' and ''Muhammad Speaks'' have had a major national circulation and impact. National Black newspaper networks, including the ''Defender'' syndicate and Associated Negro Press, have also been headquartered in Chicago. Northern Illinois Northern Illinois covers the northern third of ...
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Copy Reader Of The Chicago Defender
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Black X-Press
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The Final Call
''The Final Call'' () is a newspaper published in Chicago. It was founded in 1979 by Minister Louis Farrakhan and serves as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam. The magazine acts as the group's tool to spread their agenda, goals and view of world events and natural disasters. History The original newspaper of The Nation of Islam was called ''The Final Call to Islam'' and was published by Nation of Islam Leader Messenger Elijah Muhammad in the 1930s. This small newspaper evolved into '' Muhammad Speaks'' in the 1960s and attracted a circulation of 900,000 per week, with monthly circulation of 2.5 million. Louis Farrakhan later began to publish ''The Final Call'', which follows the traditions of the older ''Muhammad Speaks'' newspaper with national and international news and coverage of political issues and is the official communications media of the Nation of Islam. The current editor-in-chief is Richard B. Muhammad. The newspaper has been criticized as anti-White, ...
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Dorothy Leavell
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Balm Leavell
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The Chicago Crusader
''The Chicago Crusader'', known from 1940 to the 1950s as ''The Crusader'' and from the 1950s to 1981 as ''The New Crusader'', is a weekly African-American newspaper serving Chicago. It is one of two newspapers in the Crusader Newspaper Group, the other being the ''Gary Crusader''. Founded by Balm L. Leavell and Joseph H. Jefferson in 1940 and published by Balm Leavell until his death in 1968, ''The Chicago Crusader'' has subsequently been operated by his widow Dorothy Leavell. It is Chicago's longest-running African-American weekly. History When it was established in 1940, ''The Crusader'' occupied a single page and was operated out of an apartment in the Ida B. Wells Homes on Chicago's South Side. In this early period, it served as the official organ of the Negro Labor Relations League, an organization established in 1937 to challenge the racial discrimination in employment in Chicago. The newspaper later moved to its current location on King Drive in Chicago's Woodlawn ...
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Chicago Crusader (1937)
''The Chicago Crusader'', known from 1940 to the 1950s as ''The Crusader'' and from the 1950s to 1981 as ''The New Crusader'', is a weekly African-American newspaper serving Chicago. It is one of two newspapers in the Crusader Newspaper Group, the other being the ''Gary Crusader''. Founded by Balm L. Leavell and Joseph H. Jefferson in 1940 and published by Balm Leavell until his death in 1968, ''The Chicago Crusader'' has subsequently been operated by his widow Dorothy Leavell. It is Chicago's longest-running African-American weekly. History When it was established in 1940, ''The Crusader'' occupied a single page and was operated out of an apartment in the Ida B. Wells Homes on Chicago's South Side. In this early period, it served as the official organ of the Negro Labor Relations League, an organization established in 1937 to challenge the racial discrimination in employment in Chicago. The newspaper later moved to its current location on King Drive in Chicago's Woodlawn ...
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Chicago Conservator
''The Chicago Conservator'' was an American newspaper. Founded by attorney Ferdinand Barnett in 1878, it was the first African-American newspaper in Chicago. History Barnett founded the newspaper in 1878 and served as co-editor with R. P. Bird. A.T. Hall served as the paper's city editor during its early years and was in charge of the office. During his tenure as editor, Barnett used the newspaper to campaign for the capitalization of the word "Negro". The ''Conservator'' focused mainly on editorials and commentary, although it did feature factual news pieces. It also published stories chronicling activities at local churches, social clubs and black fraternal organizations. Alexander Clark and his son Alexander Clark, Jr. purchased the ''Conservator'' in 1882 and owned it until 1887. In 1884, Alexander Clark Sr. began editing the paper himself. In 1893, Ida B. Wells began writing for the newspaper. She later purchased a partial ownership in the publication. She married Barnett ...
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Pittsburgh Courier
The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African-American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ''Courier'' was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the ''Chicago Defender''. He re-opened the paper in 1967 as the '' New Pittsburgh Courier'', making it one of his four newspapers for the African-American audience. Creation and incorporation The paper was founded by Edwin Nathaniel Harleston, who worked as a guard at the H. J. Heinz Company food packing plant in Pittsburgh. Harleston, a self-published poet, began printing the paper at his own expense in 1907. Generally about two pages, it was primarily a vehicle for Harleston's work. He printed around ten copies, which he sold for five cents apiece.Buni, p. 42. In 1909, Edward Penman, Hepburn Carter, Scott Wood Jr., and Harvey Tanner joined Harleston to run the ...
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Chicago Courier
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