The Weekly Challenger is an African-American news source serving Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. It publishes in print every Thursday.[1] Otherwise, the newspaper publishes online articles daily.[2] The newspaper was founded by Cleveland Johnson Jr.[3] and is based in St. Petersburg and is considered a historical aspect of the city.[4] Despite being distributed in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, and Safety Harbor, its main readers are based in St. Petersburg.[2]The Weekly Challenger has played a large role in the documentation of African Americans' history in St. Petersburg since its initial release in 1967.[3] The preservation of the newspaper is of vital importance to the African American community of St. Petersburg.[3] The city is working on digitizing old and new copies of The Weekly Challenger to allow its history to be preserved in a sustainable way.[1] Although this newspaper is not widely recognized, its historical significance in St. Petersburg is extremely important to members of the town.[1]
Lyn Johnson is the Publisher/General Manager of The Weekly Challenger, the newspaper does not have any publicized affiliations.[5]
Ethel Johnson, the paper's owner, died in 2023.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Preserving, Digitizing, and Sustaining The Weekly Challenger, a Local African-American Newspaper". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ a b "The Weekly Challenger". theweeklychallenger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ a b c Shedden, David. "USF St. Petersburg Library: Weekly Challenger African American Digital Newspaper Archive and Research Guide: Overview". lib.stpetersburg.usf.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Company, Tampa Publishing. "Effort seeks to preserve history of St. Petersburg's Weekly Challenger newspaper". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Weekly Challenger newspaper in Tampa/St. Petersburg Florida - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ says, Faye Hines (June 11, 2023). "Ethel Johnson, owner of 'The Weekly Challenger' dies". The Weekly Challenger.
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