Houston Defender
The Houston Defender is an African-American newspaper published weekly in Houston, Texas. The newspaper was established October 11, 1930 by C. F. Richardson Sr., who was also publisher of the Houston Informer.[1] The Defender served as a community advocate in the pre-Civil Rights era with a focus on equal rights, improved high school curricula and anti-lynching laws.[2][3]
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | C.F. Richardson Sr. |
| Publisher | Sonceria "Sonny" Messiah Jiles |
| Editor | ReShonda Tate Billingsley |
| Founded | October 11, 1930 |
| Headquarters | 12401 South Post Oak, Houston, Texas 77045, United States |
| Website | https://defendernetwork.com |
Richardson died in 1939, and his son, C. F. Richardson Jr., took over the newspaper.[4] Sonceria Messiah-Jiles purchased the newspaper in 1981. The 2008 readership was 60,000.[5]
In 1993 the bi-monthly Campus Defender was created for a younger audience; its contributors are middle and high school students. The publication moved online in 2008.[4]
See also
References
- Cronin, Mary M. (July 2006). "C. F. Richardson and the Houston Informer's Fight for Racial Equality in the 1920s". American Journalism. 23 (3): 79–103. doi:10.1080/08821127.2006.10678026.
- Williams, L. V. (1935-01-01). "Teaching Negro Life and History in Texas High Schools". The Journal of Negro History. 20 (1): 13–18. doi:10.2307/2714418.
- Wilson, Ezell. "Third Ward, Steeped in Tradition of Self-reliance and Achievement" (PDF). Houston History Magazine. Vol. 8 no. 2. p. 34. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- Kleiner, Diana J. "HOUSTON DEFENDER". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- "The Defender" (Archive) Houston Defender. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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