Our 'Newspaper Of The Week'
A decidedly radical newspaper during the
time, The Nationalist was the first Big, Black,
and Beautiful newspaper published in
Alabama. Initiated in 1865, It was published
by the American Missionary Association
which had an all-Black Board of Trustees.
Editors for the paper include The Honorable
John Silsby, The Honorable Albert Griffin,
The Honorable Lawrence S. Berry, and
The Honorable John Carraway.
It lasted four years and closed in 1869.
Black Newspapers History Month,
celebrated every year in January, was
founded by Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S.
in 2025 to acknowledge, praise, and respect
the Publishers, Editors, Reporters,
Typesetters, Secretaries, Agents,
Distributors, Newsstands, Paperboys,
and all of the the Team Members,
over the many decades, necessary
to produce and disseminate to Our
Black Beautiful Populations the needed
paper ( and now digital) instruments
to inform, inspire, and promote literacy,
so that Our People can make better
decisions, remember Our Great Histories,
to keep Our People up on current events,
to engage our populations to organize,
provide tips and methods to stay safe
in potentially-hostile environments,
and create mechanisms to construct
Our Enterprises for Our Outstanding Futures.
The Founder of Black Newspapers History Month,
Ralph C. Winge, D.D.S.,
and USC Dental School Graduate.
If you know a Newspaper that should be included here,
please leave a note in the comments section. Thank you!
