The connection between the Black Press and the Black Church started with the beginning of the primary Black Newspaper, Freedom’s Journal on March 16. Contemplating the challenges the Black group continues to face, the partnership between the 2 is significant.
All through historical past, the Black Press and the Black Church have shared an unbreakable bond— uplifting, partaking, informing and empowering our communities. The Black Press has performed an indispensable function in capturing and chronicling the occasions which have formed our historical past.
With out the perseverance of the Black Press, a lot of our folks’s tales would have been misplaced.
The Black Press has all the time been relied upon for protecting and conveying information within the Black Neighborhood, which regularly goes unacknowledged in mainstream media. On this second, as we face challenges such because the lack of print promoting and sponsorship {dollars} and the extra impression of the Canadian tariffs on rising printing prices, the Black Press wants your assist greater than ever.
On March sixteenth, Black Press Day, we ask you to wish collectively and individually for the Black Press in your church providers. We face unprecedented challenges, and collectively we should confront the threats in opposition to our group and the media. Your prayers shall be a robust option to carry us up as we proceed the combat for justice and fairness.
Like many different media retailers, The Black Press is transitioning to on-line and digital platforms, which is essential for sustaining our attain and guaranteeing our voices are heard. So, I’m asking you and your church members, mates, relations and colleagues to join the Defender newsletters. There isn’t a price to enroll, however contributions are additionally welcome.
Via this straightforward act, we’ll hold you knowledgeable about information that usually goes unreported by bigger information retailers. By becoming a member of our e-newsletter, our award-winning group of journalists will educate and empower you with the information and tales that matter most to our group.
Thanks to your assist. Collectively, we will proceed to raise our folks’s voices and tales.
In religion and repair,
Sonceria “Sonny” Messiah Jiles
Writer and CEO
