Karen Grigsby Bates
Stories
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Race & Identity
'Chicago Defender' Ends Print Edition To Continue As An Online-Only Newspaper
For more than a century the Chicago Defender has chronicled Black life in America. After Wednesday it will cease its print editions.
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Race & Identity
Former 'Ebony' Publisher Declares Bankruptcy, And An Era Ends
For millions of African-Americans who did not otherwise see themselves in the mainstream media, Ebony was more than a magazine. It was a public trust. This week marks its final chapter.
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Business
Johnson Publishing Company Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Protection
The Chicago publishing giant that launched Ebony and Jet magazines, and made them a touchstone in African-American life, is closing its doors. It plans a court- supervised sale of its assets.
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Race & Identity
The Student Strike That Changed Higher Ed Forever
Black students at San Francisco State College walked out in a protest that led to the rise of ethnic studies departments at colleges and universities around the country.
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Books
'Unexampled Courage' Tells The Story That Inspired Integration Of U.S. Armed Forces
A new book tells how the blinding of a black Army veteran after World War II by a South Carolina police chief helped lead to the desegregation of the U.S. Army.
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Rev. Jerome LeDoux, Who Fought To Keep His Church Open After Katrina, Dies At 88
Rev. Jerome LeDoux served the St. Augustine Catholic Church community in New Orleans as it successfully fought off closure after Hurricane Katrina. He died Monday at 88.