black press

What the landmark ‘1619 Project’ taught Nikole Hannah-Jones

5 years after its publication, the Pulitzer Prize and Genius grant winner reflects on the landmark project and looks toward what’s next

September 18, 2024

A ‘media organizer’ built an abolitionist newsroom in Kansas City. Is he a journalist? He’s not yet sure.

At The Kansas City Defender, Ryan Sorrell is following Ida B. Wells and Claudia Jones in honoring the legacy of the radical Black press

August 30, 2024

Amaris Castillo

Opinion | The Pulitzer goes to … Black introspection

Much of the work of individual Black Pulitzer Prize recipients is marked by race, personal stories or both

May 5, 2023

Kathleen McElroy

Today in Media History: The first African-American newspaper, Freedom’s Journal, was founded in 1827

Freedom's Journal, the first African-American newspaper, was founded on March 16, 1827. "'We wish to…

March 16, 2015