New York Beacon

The New York Beacon is an African-American newspaper in New York City.

In 1981, Big Red News, a weekly newspaper in New York City, was bought by Walter "Ball" Smith. He would later change the name of the paper to New York Beacon with the mission of delivering news to the African American community in New York City. "Showing the Way to Truth and Justice" soon became the slogan of the newspaper.[1]

Its first issue as the New York Beacon was 1993.[2]

Although the New York Beacon displayed Walter "Ball" Smith's personal perspective, where he led for 26 years as CEO for the New York Beacon, the newspaper boasted the diversity of many editorialists over the years.[3]

The New York Beacon is a part of a larger network of African American newspapers known as the National Newspaper Publishers Association.[4]

References
  1. Hagerty, James R. (2017-11-24). "Walter Smith Piled Up ADP Stock Options, Then Founded a Newspaper Business". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. Humanities, National Endowment for the. "The New York beacon". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. "Walter Smith Jr., New York Beacon publisher, passes at 83". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. "Current Members". NNPA. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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