Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-11-18
Negro Press Will BE Around Awhile


Magazine and other johnson publications. TIME Magazine November
proceeded to evAu"ts tho Negro Press Specuang
precarious and uncertain.
Ordinarily discussing any subjects
The while definite important journalism
!" not In TIME piece
LOOK. SATURDAY EVENING POST compared to the
tbs New York DAILY NEWS or the Chicago TRIBUNE
However discussing prestige circulation Of the John.
publications. progress lack Of pro.
Of the entire Negro position
Johnson In doing this II did
PLAYING up tho nepa, nnpeca o, today. Negro nrs ana
forgetting Its the part played trying America
truly democratic and Its growth little page phamphes
30 employing Thousands Of
lars In plants and equipment
suggested Negro newspaper. .tr,a
the negative aspects Negro public
cnK them for this In y cibso look
which Into office each
nno out Of ten Of tho sorund
carried emphasized repood) what
negative devoted community nsw. report.
Of tho Negro locally and nationally.
dsood between the That charge viii be every
nuene which strives Tor change conditions quo
The Negroes this country
Esnhp and IL their report
would not be doing It's duty The British colonial
editor John Peter zengsr They said
TO create dscod printing
onea zenger reported what he his fault then
Of the Negro press that what both bad
TIMES daily newspapers doing job
reporting Negro than Negro
because II 10 not true generally Thsr" few elite" whore tho
des have fair oovage OF the Negro community but In
those cities the Negro vibrant OF tho
whole In hi" nation giving the Negro from number of
milton Of the to billion buying the national
muny many daily publishers
responsibility 10 the Negro American and
family vulnsrabity
Ing practice what We preach also has caused daily paper editors and
publishers show interest getting racial back
yard In decent order,
No metropolitan daily tries To fully tho role Of IN"
thu community Tho English
jewish has had glorious history TIL. country
sn going tho Jews Of this nation
win h~ quite awhile before IN" Negro win nccd his much loss
TIME Magazine good portion OF Its article reporting
decline tho reuiaon OF the larger Negro papers which
have enjoyed national circulation II used tho high circulation figures
Of World War when mos; Negro families bought from three
different Negro weekly the loss
suffered The truth OF tho matter Ia that LIFE TINES sister
publication which reached half million World
War period has shown newsstand os"
than the Negro papers mentioned In the article.
pointed
ton national Negro bound to later for
practically each Negro 100 Negro
support
and doing good Jobs
larger papers them
developed editions In
they concentrating getting local circulation making
part advertising created by
Negro consumer purchases and most Of them good financial
shape.
TIME made one statement which could not be denied namely
Negro papers capital
facilities and employ adequate stats Negro
Negro businesses OF any sire and type have trouble with .p and
seeking place
percent Negroes
business today even the most had no cap worthy Of
the This started with SOS
table typewriter NEGRO DIGEST
OF the johnson publications hc second being EBONY
with $500 borrowed his mothers household furniture John
Johnson
Instoad Of decline expect the Negro Press
circulation advertising and public
to full equality which inevitable. tho Negro the
whole nrcd press.
To-day atul America II 10
the powerful influences developed
half Of tho Negro American It's strength dceat.
which theory
pinnacle Its chief
Negro viii be right here America her best
hope OF the world