Friday, October 16, 2026

Black Newspapers History Month!... 'Newspaper Of The Week!'...The Milwaukee Defender!

   

Our 'Newspaper Of The Week'

is:

...The Milwaukee Defender!




The Honorable Dr. Mary Ellen Shadd-Strong started 


publishing The Milwaukee Defender in 1956. It 

was loosely associated with the Chicago Defender. 

Known for its militant editorials and article 

perspectives, its reputation with the white 

population remained tense.


It published until 1958.







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.,

is also a Historical Newspaper enthusiast

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!



For all Photos and Gifs seen here, no copyright infringement is intended.



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