Houston Defender
The Houston Defender is an African-American newspaper published weekly in Houston, Texas. The newspaper was established October 11, 1930 by C. F. Richardson Sr., who was also publisher of the Houston Informer. The Defender served as a community advocate in the pre-Civil Rights era with a focus on equal rights, improved high school curricula and anti-lynching laws. Richardson died in 1939, and his son, C. F. Richardson Jr., took over the newspaper. Sonceria Messiah-Jiles purchased the newspaper in 1981. The 2008 readership was 60,000. In 1993 the bi-monthly Campus Defender was created for a younger audience; its contributors are middle and high school students. The publication moved online in 2008.
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder | C.F. Richardson Sr. |
| Publisher | Sonceria Messiah-Jiles |
| Editor | ReShonda Tate |
| Associate editor | Aswad Walker |
| Founded | 11 October 1930 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
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| Country | United States |
| Sister newspapers | Campus Defender |
| OCLC number | 14393467 |
| Website | defendernetwork.com |
The Houston Defender is an African-American newspaper published weekly in Houston, Texas. The newspaper was established October 11, 1930 by C. F. Richardson Sr., who was also publisher of the Houston Informer.[1] The Defender served as a community advocate in the pre-Civil Rights era with a focus on equal rights, improved high school curricula and anti-lynching laws.[2][3]
Richardson died in 1939, and his son, C. F. Richardson Jr., took over the newspaper.[4] Sonceria Messiah-Jiles purchased the newspaper in 1981. The 2008 readership was 60,000.[5]
In 1993 the bi-monthly Campus Defender was created for a younger audience; its contributors are middle and high school students. The publication moved online in 2008.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cronin, Mary M. (July 2006). "C. F. Richardson and the Houston Informer's Fight for Racial Equality in the 1920s". American Journalism. 23 (3). American Journalism Historians Association: 79–103. doi:10.1080/08821127.2006.10678026. ISSN 0882-1127. OCLC 643888309.
- ^ Williams, L. V. (1 January 1935). "Teaching Negro Life and History in Texas High Schools". The Journal of Negro History. 20 (1): 13–18. doi:10.2307/2714418. ISSN 1548-1867. LCCN 2006-236700. OCLC 60628423.
- ^ Wilson, Ezell (Spring 2011). "Third Ward, Steeped in Tradition of Self-reliance and Achievement" (PDF). Houston History. Vol. 8, no. 2. University of Houston | Center for Public History. pp. 31–35. ISSN 2165-6614. LCCN 2008252253. OCLC 163568525. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Kleiner, Diana J.: Houston Defender from the Handbook of Texas Online (17 July 2020). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "THE DEFENDER". Houston Media Hub. n.d. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Houston Defender from the Handbook of Texas Online
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