Chicago Defender Official Centennial Celebration Itinerary
A press conference, live radio remote and reception were held on May 5, 2005 for the Chicago Defender's Centennial Celebration in Chicago, IL.
Chicago Defender Honored as Black Press All-Star on May 5
The Historical Black Press Foundation recognized the accomplishments of the Chicago Defender for the centennial celebration. There was a press conference, a proclaimation from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daly, dignitaries and more on hand to celebrate the newspapers' historical achievement.
"Best of the Black Press" Reader Choice Awards
On September 15, 2005, HBPF will join the Chicago Defender at the newspaper's official Black tie event celebrating its 100th anniversary. Also at the event, Black Press Magazine is expected to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding Black newspapers and publications at the 1st Annual Black Press All-Stars Awards Luncheon. The winners will appear in “Black Press All-Stars: Best of the Black Press,” a special supplement which will be published in Black Press Magazine. For the “Best Black Newspaper,” “Best Black Magazines” and the “Best Black News Web Site” categories, we will choose three overall winners– one each from small (under 10,000 circulations), medium (10K – 30,000 circulation) large (over 30,000 circulation).
Categories include: “Best Black Newspaper”, “Best Black Magazine” , “Most Improved Black Newspaper” , “Most Improved Black Magazine” , “Best New Black Publication” , “Best Black Newspaper Web Site” , “Best Black Magazine Web Site” , “Best Designed Publication Web Site.” Nominations will be accepted until July 1, 2005. To nominate your favorite Black-owned newspaper or publication, visit www.blackpress.org/nominate.
NOTE: Publishers must agree to add Black Press Magazine to your permanent subscription mailing list, if you haven’t already. Mail to “Black Press All-Star Awards,” c/o Black Press Magazine, 4401A Connecticut Ave NW #120, Washington, DC USA. Call (646) 322-3047 or send e-mail to [email protected], if you have questions.
About the Chicago Defender The Chicago Defender along with the Chicago Defender Charities, is the producer and organizer of the world famous Bud Billiken® Day Parade and Picnic headed by former Defender Managing Editor Col. Eugene Scott. The parade originated in 1929 as a vehicle to showcase children. Today, the Bud Billiken® Parade is the largest event of its kind. The Chicago Defender is the flagship publication of Real Times Inc., a media company that also includes among its holdings the Michigan Chronicle, the Michigan Front Page, the New Pittsburgh Courier, and the Tri-State Defender. Chairman of the Board Thomas Picou and President and CEO Clarence Nixon Jr., Ph. D., lead Real Times Inc.
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Currently, the Defender is under new management and is unveiled new publications, All That an urban lifestyle publication and The Temple, a health supplement. The newspaper is currently conducting a national search for the position of managing editor, a position that has been difficult to fill since it hired Col. Eugene Scott, who is now heading up the charity division, the Chicago Defender Foundation. Other staff members include Clarence Nixon, President and CEO |
History of the Chicago Defender Founded on May 5, 1905 by Robert Sengstacke Abbott, the Chicago Defender has been the voice of the African-American Community in Chicago and across the United States. Using bold headlines and red ink, the Chicago Defender spoke out against lynching, racism, and segregation. The Chicago Defender led the movement known as the Great Migration; promoted the activities of pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman; led the charge to integrate the United States Armed Services. Source: Chicago Defender Web site |
Related Articles about the Defender Famous former Chicago Defender employees include Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks and renowned author Langston Hughes, who went on to be one of the nation's most important literary scholars. That could be why the newspaper it is one of the most beloved and best read Black daily in the country. "Sengstacke's death left the papers in trust and in limbo, and when Picou decided to bid on them, he and I began having occasional conversations that I always enjoyed. Picou was smart and open and had no illusions about the sorry state of the company's flagship, the down-at-the-heels Chicago Defender. Picou rounded up investors, formed a management team, and...finally took control of the four Sengstacke papers. As the Chicago Defender would now be run by a member of the Sengstacke family with brains, experience, and a few fresh ideas, I thought that maybe it had a future after all." - Michael Miner of the Chicago Reader. Read full story
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Walker Joins Defender Editorial Board Lee Walker, president of The New Coalition for Economic & Social Change, has been named a contributing editor of the Chicago Defender, one of the country’s only black daily newspapers. “It is a great honor to join the editorial board of this historic newspaper,” said Walker. “Since its founding, the newspaper has fought nearly 100 years against discrimination and for first-class citizenship for minorities. These are among the issues The New Coalition focuses its attention on. With the opportunity to work with the new editor, Roland S. Martin, it will be a privilege to support and work with a new team in making the Chicago Defender a major source of timely information for black Americans.” Founded in 1993, The New Coalition is a national free-market think tank based in downtown Chicago that focuses on public policy issues affecting blacks.
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