Black Press Archive
Black Press Archives
The Black Press Archives began as a joint project of Howard University and the National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA) in 1973. Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) received a $2 Million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to support the preservation and digitization of the Black Press Archives, a newspaper collection of titles by Black journalists, editors and publishers. The Black Press Archives represents more than 2,000 newspaper titles from the United States, Africa and the African diaspora. It has 2,847 microfilm reels of newspapers, totaling over 100,000 individual issues of newspapers.
The Black Press Archives preserve the rich history of the global Black experience for research and access for years to come through the digitization of our vast newspaper and microfilm collections. One of our main projects since this past September has been to optimize our social media presence. The digitization and creation of a website will not be done overnight, so it is important for everyone following our mission to interact with us in the meantime.
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MSRC At 50 Symposium
In 2023 MSRC celebrated 50 years as a research center! On November 15th we welcomed former directors, staff and students to celebrate the milestone in MSRC history. At the MSRC At 50 Symposium Part One MSRC Black Press Archives Senior Project Manager, Brandon Nightingale led a conversation with Dr. Clint Wilson. The event included an oral history interview with Dr.Wilson on the present state and future of the Black Press. Dr. Wilson is a former professor of Journalism at the Howard University School of Communications and also the recipient of the Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism from the University of Missouri. The discussion opened up with presentations from MSRC Black Press Archives staff Cameron Evans and Olawale Dupeolu Kuponipe.
Oral History Interview with Dr. Clint Wilson