''The Cincinnati Herald'' is an
African-American newspaper
African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-Americ ...
published each Wednesday by Sesh Communications in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
, Ohio, United States. The ''Herald''s offices are located in the
Avondale neighborhood. Sister publications include ''The Dayton Defender'', ''The Northern Kentucky Herald'', and ''SeshPrime Magazine'', a monthly magazine for African-Americans.
History
The ''Herald'' was founded in 1955 by Gerald Porter.
When Porter died in 1963, his wife Marjorie Parham assumed control of the paper. In 1996, Parham sold the paper to Sesh Communications, a partnership between
Eric Kearney,
Jan-Michele Lemon, Wilton Blake, and Ronda Gooden.
See also
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List of African-American newspapers in Ohio
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Ohio.
The history of African-American publishing in Ohio is longer than in many Midwestern states, beginning well before the Civil War. In 1843, the '' Pall ...
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Newspapers published in Cincinnati
Newspapers established in 1955
1955 establishments in Ohio
African-American newspapers