''African-American News and Issues'' (AANI) is a weekly
African-American newspaper
African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-American perio ...
published in
Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
. The newspaper is distributed to zip codes that have the largest concentrations of
African Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
within the state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. Circulation is estimated at 312,818. It has been described as "Texas' widest circulated and read newspaper with a Black perspective."
It was established as a newspaper serving
Acres Homes
Acres Homes is a neighborhood located in northwest Houston, Texas. The mile area is loosely bounded by the city limits and West Gulf Bank Road to the north; Pinemont Drive to the south; North Shepherd Drive to the east; and Alabonson Drive to t ...
in 1996.
AANI Media Kit
Archive
. ''African-American News and Issues''. p. 2/7. Retrieved on March 17, 2014.
See also
* ''Houston Forward Times
The ''Houston Forward Times'' (FT) is a weekly newspaper headquartered in Houston, Texas. It is one of the largest black-owned newspapers in the city. It is published by the Forward Times Publishing Company, which also publishes other publications ...
''
* ''Houston Defender
The ''Houston Defender'' is an African-American newspaper published weekly in Houston, Texas. The newspaper was established October 11, 1930 by C. F. Richardson Sr., who was also publisher of the '' Houston Informer''. The Defender served as a c ...
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* History of the African Americans in Houston
The African American population in Houston, Texas, has been a significant part of the city's community since its establishment.Haley, John H. ( University of North Carolina at Wilmington). " Black Dixie: Afro-Texan History and Culture in Hous ...
References
External links
African-American News and Issues website
African-American history in Houston
African-American newspapers
Newspapers published in Houston
Newspapers established in 1996
1996 establishments in Texas
Weekly newspapers published in Texas
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