From humble beginnings, the Black Press, under the umbrella of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), has grown from the New York-based Freedom’s Journal, first published March 16, 1827 ...

Rolark was facing when founding The Washington Informer, or what John B. Russworm and Samuel E. Cornish were battling when starting Freedom’s Journal in 1827. Walking in the vision and legacy of ...

Black Press Day commemorates the day the first Black newspaper, the Freedom’s Journal, was first published on March 16, 1827.

But the Black Press is no stranger to political headwinds. The first Black newspaper in America, Freedom’s Journal, was founded in 1827. Now, 198 years later, Black media continues to adapt to its ...