Honoring and celebrating The Philadelphia Tribune, an advocate and trailblazer for the African American community, on the occasion of its 140-year anniversary as the oldest, continuously published newspaper, owned and operated by African Americans.

Honoring and celebrating The Philadelphia Tribune , an advocate and trailblazer for the African American community, on the occasion of its 140-year anniversary as the oldest, continuously published newspaper, owned and operated by African Americans. WHEREAS, Christopher James Perry, Sr., founder of The Tribune , was born in Baltimore, MD in 1856 and, upon graduating from high school, relocated to Philadelphia. Although Perry’s father wanted him to study law, Perry refused, stating” For my people to make progress, they must have a newspaper through which they can speak against injustice”; and WHEREAS, After 11 years of reporting for a local daily newspaper while attending night school, Perry’s dream of establishing a newspaper came to fruition when he launched The Tribune ; and WHEREAS, At the age of 28, Perry published the first edition of a one-page, one man operation titled Tribune Weekly at 725 Sansom Street; and WHEREAS, During the Post-Reconstruction migration, The Tribune committed itself to improving the standard of living for African Americans in Philadelphia by covering job openings, civic affairs, social events, and church news; and WHEREAS, From its inception until his death, Perry wrote about the challenges faced by African Americans, particularly those in Philadelphia, and worked to give them a platform to address the issues that affected their daily lives; and WHEREAS, Today, The Philadelphia Tribune , stands as America’s oldest continuously published newspaper …