Arizona Informant
The Arizona Informant is a African-American owned newspaper located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is published weekly on Wednesdays to the entire state with a circulation of 15,000[1]. It is the only African-American Newspaper owned newspaper in the state of Arizona.
History[edit]
The Arizona Informant was started by brothers Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Dr. Charles R. Campbell in 1971 [2]. The brothers began the newspaper as a response to the lack of information the African American residents of Arizona were given.
Cloves C. Campbell Sr. was the first black state senator for the state.[2] and spent his ten years in legislature fighting for the civil rights movement.Dr. Charles R. Campbell was an educator who had a master's degree in public administration and his doctorate in higher education[2]. When the brothers started up the newspaper they chose to utilize it by creating a voice for the black community and remain informed on the matters of the community[2]
Cloves Campbell Sr.[edit]
Cloves Campbell Sr. moved to Arizona at fourteen in 1945 with his mother and three siblings[3] living in the Matthew Henson Housing Project. Campbell graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in teaching in 1958[3]. Soon after he became involved in South Phoenix community affairs. He was elected as one of the Arizona House of Representatives in 1962 and 1966 and he was the first African American to be elected for Arizona. Campbell was a chairman of the school board and NAACP West Coast Region I, a board member for the Better Business Bureau, the Consumers Council, YMCA Youth Center[4]. He was also president of the Arizona NAACP branch. Campbell became the owner and co-publisher of the Arizona Informant in 1969.
Current Actions[edit]
Since the death of Cloves Campbell Sr. the newspaper has been taken over by Cloves Campbell Jr. The Arizona Informant remains the only black owned newspaper in Arizona[2]. The company continues to push the agenda by distributing information to the African American community in Arizona.
- ↑ xavieremerson1@gmail.com, xavier emerson. "Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts". Echo Media V3. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "About Us". Arizona Informant. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historical League". www.historicalleague.org. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ↑ "Sr., Cloves Campbell (1930-2004) • BlackPast". BlackPast. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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