Arizona Informant

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Arizona Informant
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s) Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Charles R. Campbel
Founded1971;52 years ago (1971)
LanguageEnglish
City Phoenix, Arizona
CountryUnited States
ISSN 1095-2861
Website azinformant.com

The Arizona Informant is an African-American owned newspaper located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is published weekly on Wednesdays to the entire state with a circulation of 15,000. [1] It is the only African-American-owned newspaper in the state of Arizona.

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History

The Arizona Informant was started by brothers Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Charles R. Campbell in 1971. [2] The brothers began the newspaper as a response to the lack of information the African American residents of Arizona were given.

Cloves C. Campbell Sr. was the first black state senator for the state [3] [2] and spent his ten years in legislature fighting for the civil rights movement. Charles R. Campbell was an educator who had a master's degree in public administration and his doctorate in higher education. [2] When the brothers started up the newspaper they chose to utilize it by creating a voice for the black community and remain informed on the matters of the community [2]

Modern times

Since the death of Cloves Campbell Sr. the newspaper has been taken over by Cloves Campbell Jr. The Arizona Informant remains the only black owned newspaper in Arizona. [2] In 2017, the Arizona Informant joined other black-led businesses and organizations in calling for the removal of Confederate monuments in Arizona. [4]

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