12 Facts About Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia Tribune is the oldest continuously published African-American newspaper in the United States.

The Philadelphia Tribune publishes the Tribune Magazine, Entertainment Now, Sojourner, The Learning Key, and The Sunday Tribune.

The Tribune serves the Philadelphia–Camden Metro Area, as well as Chester.

The Tribune has received the John B Russwurm award as "Best Newspaper" in the country seven times since 1995.

Once in Philadelphia Tribune, Perry began writing for local newspapers such as the Northern Daily and the Sunday Mercury.

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Rather than just report the news, the Tribune committed itself to helping to improve the standard of living for African Americans in Philadelphia.

Since White men appeared more qualified for work, the Philadelphia Tribune spent the 1920s encouraging African Americans to receive an education or learn a trade at an industrial school.

Under Rhodes, the Philadelphia Tribune went through aesthetic enhancements as the print size and column size grew larger.

Rhodes and the Philadelphia Tribune wrote articles to help African Americans improve their standard of living during the difficult times.

When Franklin D Roosevelt introduced his New Deal program in 1933, the Tribune covered the new federal relief agencies and exposed the discrimination some of the programs practiced against African Americans.

Historically, the Philadelphia Tribune had supported the Republican Party because of its ties to Abraham Lincoln and the Abolitionists.

Thanks to the Tribunes coverage of and coalition with the NAACP, Philadelphia captured national attention in 1965 when demonstrators protested to end segregation at Girard College.