Black media

In 1965, the Banner was launched in a local and national atmosphere of hostility from many quarters to Black political and economic empowerment. We once again are living through a time of heightened opposition to Black advancement. President Donald Trump and his lackeys have clearly taken aim at Black, brown and progressive voices, including those in the media.

My mother once said to me that history is the skeleton inside a living country. It made sense to me that if we haven’t formed a clear understanding of what happened and why, how are we to make good decisions going forward?

The Black founder of Ozy Media, under federal indictment for fraud, filed a $2 billion civil suit last month against a former New York Times media columnist, accusing the journalist of smearing and destroying his company while hiding his multi-million dollar stake in a competing firm.