The First Black Newspaper Holding it down while other newspapers are Struggling!

Through the tough times, there are your survivors and people who
don’t survive.There are the businesses that the close and the businesses
that stay open. The challenge is how to keep it open.

Appparently, in media, my favorite subject, the first black newspaper is
still afloat. It is known already that print media has it troubles.

Based on Businessinsider.com, 10,000 newspaers jobs has carried away
into nonexistence.Print ad sales declined 30% in the first part of the year.
23 of the top 25 newspapers expressed that circulation declined between
7% and 20%. Over 100 newspaper operations have been shutdown. AMong
those, a few include Seattle Post Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News.

Not only newspapers, magazines like Vibe, Portfolio, and Blender are
strugglng. THe Philadelphia Tribune’s success in print media
has yet to take a downturn. I proudly say that the Philadelphia
Tribune is the oldest black published newspaper in AMerica with
it’s 125 year anniversary. It was established in 1884
as a way for African Americans to speak out against injustice.

My opinion is that other newspapers/magazines should follow
the example as the Philadelphia Tribune. They need to keep
their own style and ideas ofcourse, but just get some much
needed advice from this company as they need it very much.

Robert BOgle is the president of the PHiladelphia Tribune. The irony
of it all is that he was behind the scenes of the tribune as
a youngin’. His father worked there and he grew up there
when he was just a child.

THe pressed they put to use is about 70 years old, still able
to be used some more. His dad, Thomas Logan states this, “
Every issue he would have something about the black people
and people wanted to read about themselves.” That still holds
true today.”

Sam Muelbellieger says “It’s really our home base paper that really
taps the heartbeat of the African American community and other
papers don’t tend to gravitate toward that area. So we have something
like a family type of situation with the Tribune.

E Washington Rhodes’ testimony is that if you needed $500,
he would see to it that you got it, right out of his pocket.
And we didn’t have any money back then. I remember we
could hardly make payroll.”

Times have definitely change. Currently, The Tribune’s
circulation is more than 220,000 weekly. It is published
5 times weekly in Philadelphia and is conveniently
found online.

Robert Bogle explains why The Philadelphia Tribune is
staying strong “Because we’re doing today what Chris
Perry did 125 years ago. And today, like 125 years ago,
that continues to be. And that’s why.”

So, that’s a great testimony that something so commonly
dedicated to the black race is the last one standing. Yet,
there are still newspapers hoping, wishing they could be
in their shoes. The Philadelphia Tribune is extra special
and unique to be rolling around this long. Well, look
forward to them to keeping those wheels going.

http://www.thegrio.com/2009/07/first-african-american-newspaper-celebrates-125-years.php

Our Black people’s tradition of wearing church hats, particularly Black women!!!!

<IMG BORDER=”0″ ALIGN=”Left” SRC=”“>US Black Women love our hats, especially the older church ladies in their 40s and 50s and above. It is a tradition of my Black elders. So one of my black elders
would not dare go to church without that perfect hat, at least most. It has
been an expression for women of all ages in the black race.

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385500869

Lionel Hampton, a Black musician who rubbed elbows with another black musician named Louis Armstrong!

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Music is perfect for calming people and
relaxing in general. But we should all hear
great songs and find out who is behind them.
That way we can have a music collection.
I know it may have happened that some people
heard a song on the radio and could not
find out the song title or artist. That’s
really really hard with jazz because
at least you can type the words in online
and find the song and artist. But
I would like to introduce you all
to this Black musician.

Lionel Hampton is a Black man who is known for being
a musician. He was titled as one of the extraordinary
musicians of the 20th century. Born April 20, 1908,
he was just like his father, all wrapped up in the
music industry. His father was a singer and pianist,
so music is in his bloodline. His sister gave him
drum lessons.

When Lionel attended St. Monica’s School in
Chicago, Lionel got a job selling papers
so he could join Chicago Defender’s Newsboys
Band. To start, Lionel began with the bass drum.
After a while, he moved up to the snare drum.

During his time in high school, he got a job
in a teenage band. At 15, he had already
graduated high school. He later left for
Los Angeles to join Reb Spike’s Sharps and
Flats.

Lionel got a big opportunity to play with Paul
Howard’s Quality Serenaders and a new band
emerged by Hite, which is the same person
who supported Louis Armstrong at the Cotton
Club.

Hampton recorded a session with Armstrong.
During a break he got, Hampton went to
the vibraphone and began playing the vibes
on one song. The song came to him just right
and was a hit. Hampton brought a refreshing
and renewed voice to jazz and he got the
title “King of the Vibes”.

Benny Goodman was impressed and wanted
Hampton to record with him.

Hampton’s wife Gladys took on the role as
being responsible for raising money for
Lionel to start his own band.

He founded the Lionel Hampton Orchestra
full of energy, bright showmanship and top
notch jazz musicianship. “Sunny Side of the
Street”, “Central Avenue Breakdown”, “Flying
Home”, and “Hamp’s Boogie-Woogie” all
became the high in rank best sellers when
released.

This Black man by the name of Lionel Hampton was
a composer and arranger. Lionel wrote over 200 works
which involves Flying Home, Evil Gal Blues, and Midnight Sun.
Also, he composed the King of the Suite.

That, President from long time ago, President Einsenhower asked
Hampton to be a goodwill ambassador for America. Then
Hampton got the chance to tour Europe, Africa, the Middle
East, and the Far East.

And much honor goes to him for all his acheivements
and the fact that there is a school named after
him called the Lionel Hampton School of Music.
Lionel, always found himself achieving cause there is
more. He made his own publishing company, and
he built up the Lionel Hampton Development Corporation
to build low income housing in inner cities.

Lionel passed away but left a beautiful collage
of acheivements in the world and in all places
that has his research information. The Lionel
Hampton Center is a $60 million project that
is the home for jazz housing the university’s
Jazz Festival, it’s School of Music, and its
International Jazz Collections which teach
and preserve jazz. Sounds like somebody
worth meeting, don’t you think?. I wish he was here, but
he is passed.

http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/hampton/bio.html

Where you can find Books on black inventors……..

          

             THe more us black people know our history, the better.  But its good when

everyone can know, but especially black people should know all about black inventors.

You should know the inventions built by the black man’s , black woman’s hands.

It is truly inspiring and makes me happy. As I continue to search and research

black inventors, I know its my passion. Black History is the best subject because

of black inventors and black people contributions.

              People teach it to your kids, black inventors made

 SO SO SO SO SO MUCH. I get happy with all the black

inventors I already know and the ones I’m learning. I’m going to go black history

pro. I’m going to learn so much black history that I know everything about

black history.

           NOw I’m going to get to the main purpose of what i’m Talking about.

Here is a site with some black inventors books:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-1282226-8055235?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=black+inventors

I’m that’s not the only one But that’s one I’m going to talk about.

There is this book called : 1001  Things Everyone Should Know About

African American History.

ON another site at this url you can see a book about African American firsts

Therefore you see the first black man and black woman to be in government, politics and other

positions here:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780758202437&pwb=1&z=y

             I love that title. WHy ? Because the more I learn about

black history the better. I can’t get enough of learning about black inventors,

black leaders, etc.

John H.JOhnson, a black man with a career in media

                                    John Johnson was born 1918, and was a

BLACK businessman, philanthropist, and publisher. Johnson

attended Du Sable high school and was president of his class,

editior in chief of the high school paper, and won a scholarship

to the University of Chicago, so he was definitely on point.

        Dig this, he later got a job with the Supreme Liberty

Life Insurance Company where he gathered news and

information about African Americans and preparing

a weekly digest. There, he came up with the idea

of starting his first magazine called “Negro Digest”

in 1942.

         About three years later, Johnson came up with

his second publication, Ebony, giving wide attention

to African Americans. Six years later, he created Jet, which

gave attention to Black people in politics, entertainment,

business, and sports. (Wow, I must say he doing exactly

what I want to do.)

               Johnson added book publishing, Fashion Fair Cosmestics,

several radio stations, and majority ownership in Supreme Liberty

Life Insurance.

          IN 1982, he became the first black person to be included

in Forbes Magazine’s 400 Richest Americans. John’s

1989 autobiography “Succeeding Against the Odds”, was a

worldwide best seller book in paperback and hardcover.

        To add on to the list of Significant things he did,

Johnson also held 5 honorary degrees from major universities,

such as Howard, MOrehouse,  and Harvard. Oh, and along

with that this man Donated $4million in support of the school

of Communications at Howard University. (The man is on

top of the world great I say). So he’s very focused in mass

media, which I enjoy knowing because I AM IN Mass media

myself)

           John Johnson’s Publication revenues are in excess

of $140 Million. The list keeps growing because he

sponsored the American Black Achievement Awards

television program and the Ebony Fashionn Fair, which

is a touring fashion show in the 38th years.

I give credit to this site for this info:

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2783/John_H_Johnson_a_standard_for_Black_businesses___