Thread by @NewsLitProject

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).

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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: thenorthstar.com/honoring-fredr…

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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: idabwellssociety.org/about/our-name…

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Wells' investigative journalism work is featured in our "Democracy's Watchdog" Checkology® lesson. Check it out here —> bit.ly/DemocracysWatc…

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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! blackpast.org/african-americ…

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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: 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.

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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: myblackhistory.net/Charlotta_Bass…

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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. blackpast.org/african-americ…