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During #BlackHistoryMonth 
, we will share stories of influential Black journalists & news media throughout U.S. history.
We begin in 1827 with "Freedom's Journal," the 1st Black-owned & -operated newspaper in the U.S. (photo: @librarycongress).
—> https://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.html#:~:text=Editors%2D%20Samuel%20E.,abolished%20in%20New%20York%20State
, we will share stories of influential Black journalists & news media throughout U.S. history.We begin in 1827 with "Freedom's Journal," the 1st Black-owned & -operated newspaper in the U.S. (photo: @librarycongress).
—> https://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.html#:~:text=Editors%2D%20Samuel%20E.,abolished%20in%20New%20York%20State
In 1847, Frederick Douglass & Martin Delany launched The North Star. It became the most prominent abolitionist newspaper of its time. After 4 years, it merged with the Liberty Party Paper & became Frederick Douglass’ Paper.
Learn more: https://thenorthstar.com/honoring-fredrick-douglass-and-martin-delany-on-the-north-stars-founders-day/
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Learn more: https://thenorthstar.com/honoring-fredrick-douglass-and-martin-delany-on-the-north-stars-founders-day/
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Ida B. Wells, born into slavery, was a pioneering Black investigative journalist & an activist for women's rights & suffrage. Wells got into journalism to document the brutal lynchings, mostly of Black men, in the 1890s.
Learn more: https://idabwellssociety.org/about/our-namesake/
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Learn more: https://idabwellssociety.org/about/our-namesake/
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Wells' investigative journalism work is featured in our "Democracy's Watchdog" Checkology® lesson. Check it out here —> https://bit.ly/DemocracysWatchdogNLP
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In the early 1900s, the Chicago Defender became the first Black newspaper to reach a circulation of 100,000 copies & go national. It's still a powerful force in news media, & @ChiDefender journalists are participating in today's #NewsLitCamp! https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/chicago-defender-1905/
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The @NYAmNews was started more than a century ago with a $10 investment, & grew into one of the largest Black newspapers in the country. To this day, it holds great influence in the U.S. & globally.
Learn more: http://amsterdamnews.com/about/
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Learn more: http://amsterdamnews.com/about/
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W.E.B. Du Bois served for more than two decades as the editor of "The Crisis," the @NAACP's official magazine. In his role, Du Bois dismantled scientific racism & helped readers better understand contemporary science of the time.
#BlackHistoryAlways https://theconversation.com/w-e-b-du-bois-embraced-science-to-fight-racism-as-editor-of-naacps-magazine-the-crisis-150825
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Charlotta A. Bass owned & operated her own newspaper "The California Eagle" (formerly "The California Owl") in the early to mid 1900s & later became the first Black woman to run for VP of the United States. Learn more about her life's work: http://www.myblackhistory.net/Charlotta_Bass.htm
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Ted Poston, often called the "Dean of Black Journalists," was one of the first Black reporters to work at a mainstream U.S. newspaper (The New York Post). Poston also was a part of the “black cabinet,” an informal group of Black policy advisors to FDR. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/poston-ted-1906-1974/
We're not halfway through #BlackHistoryMonth , & yet February is way too short to highlight Black journalists & news media throughout U.S. history. Here's a summary of what we've covered so far. Follow this thread for much more to come. https://newslit.org/updates/black-history-month-pioneering-journalists-media/
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, & yet February is way too short to highlight Black journalists & news media throughout U.S. history. Here's a summary of what we've covered so far. Follow this thread for much more to come. https://newslit.org/updates/black-history-month-pioneering-journalists-media/#BlackMedia
Vincent Lushington "Roi" Ottley was a renowned journalist & prize-winning author during the mid-1900s. He was also the first Black reporter to interview the Pope when he met with Pius XII in 1945.
Learn more about Ottley's life & impact —> https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ottley-vincent-lushington-roi/
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Learn more about Ottley's life & impact —> https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ottley-vincent-lushington-roi/
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John H. Johnson, born a descendant of slaves in Arkansas City, Ark., is the founder of Johnson Publishing, the top Black publishing company in the world that includes @EBONYMag. John was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. http://www.visionaryproject.org/johnsonjohn/
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Alice Dunnigan was the first Black woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House. Dunnigan, a former public school teacher, was a standout reporter despite being barred from white-only establishments while on the job. https://www.blackenterprise.com/alice-allison-dunnigan-black-journalists/
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Carl Rowan had a distinguished career in journalism that included pushing the Minneapolis Tribune to cover conditions in the post-World War II South, international reporting on many crises, & the first nationally syndicated column for a Black journalist. https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/carl-thomas-rowan/
