By Karen Reedus Jasper Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Crusader In celebration of the 184th anniversary of the founding of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper on March 16, 1827 by John B. Russwurm and Samuel E. Cornish in New York City, the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation held three days of activities [...]

Black Press Week was recently held in Washington, D.C., the annual celebration of the nearly two centuries-old mission of Black-owned newspapers, was fueled this year by the fact that the 183-year-old civil rights institution is continuing to plead its own cause even as it fights for the rights and honors the achievements of others. The [...]