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Tag: Chicago Defender

Hiram E. Jackson, chief executive officer of Real Times Media (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, National

Chicago Defender Newspaper Moves to Digital-Only with its July 11 Edition

by WI Guest Author July 8, 2019December 21, 2021

After 114 years of using ink on paper to deliver news that informs, educates and empowers the African American community throughout the Windy City, Real Times Media, parent company of the Chicago Defender, has announced that the Defender will move to a digital-only format with its July 11 edition.

A display wall showcases the front pages of the nation's black newspapers. (Travis Riddick/NNPA)
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by NNPAFreddie April 25, 2016October 30, 2020
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Posted inNational

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