| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Charles R. Campbel |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| City | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 1095-2861 |
| Website |
azinformant |
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.
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]
References
- ^ emerson, xavier. "Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts". Echo Media V3. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ a b c d e "About Us". Arizona Informant. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ Hornsby, Alton (2011). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 39. ISBN 978-0313341120.
- ^ Polletta, Maria (5 June 2017). "Black leaders call Arizona's Confederate monuments 'symbols of racial hatred,' urge removal". The Republic. Retrieved 4 June 2019.