''The Miami Times'' is South Florida's
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 period ...
. The paper was established in 1923
by a Bahamian immigrant,
Henry E. Sigismund Reeves.
Sigismund Reeves founded the weekly paper, which he printed on a small hand press in his home.
His son,
Garth succeeded him as editor and publisher in 1970, and passed the mantle to his daughter and Sigismund's granddaughter, Rachel Janie Reeves
[Cohen, Howard]
"Rachel Reeves, The Miami Times publisher who built on the family dynasty, dies at 69"
''Miami Herald'', September 13, 2019 . in 1994. The current publisher is Rachel's son, and Sigismund's great-grandson, Garth Basil Reeves III.
After becoming publisher in 1994, Rachel instituted changes to the paper's format, a business decision that enabled it to compete with other local papers like the Miami Herald. She also raised the pay of her staff to attract talent. The change from a tabloid to broadsheet is credited with keeping loyal readers and gaining new ones.
References
External links
Official website
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African-American newspapers
Newspapers established in 1923
Newspapers published in Florida
Mass media in Miami
1923 establishments in Florida