Sun-Reporter

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Sun-Reporter
A news journal dedicated to the cause of the people
Type Weekly newspaper
Founded1943
Headquarters1286 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California 94115
Website thesunreporter.com

The Sun-Reporter is an American weekly newspaper serving the African-American community of San Francisco.

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History

The newspaper was founded in 1943. [1] When Carlton Benjamin Goodlett, the paper's longtime owner, died in 1997, Amelia Ashley-Ward became the paper's proprietor. [2] The Sun-Reporter owns the regions two other black weeklies, the California Voice and the Metro Reporter. [2]

Notable journalists associated with the paper include Thomas C. Fleming [3] and Belva Davis. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Sun-reporter". Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Armstrong, David (22 July 1997). "New era at Sun-Reporter". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Millard, Max (28 July 1997). "Thomas Fleming, "Good Soldier" Of San Francisco's Black Press, Retires From Sun-Reporter At 89". Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Mantell, Jim (July 17, 1976). "Moving Up In The Media". Baltimore Afro-American. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
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