#TheChicagoDefender - Twitter Hashtag

Black Eden Paradise 👣👨🏽‍🎤🪢🪶🪇🪘🗿🌋🏔️🤎 @ParadiseIdle

over 2 years ago

#AmericaDidYouKnow🧐 The Pullman Porters also played A Pivotal Role in the dissemination and distribution of the iconic black newspaper, #TheChicagoDefender which served as an important #resource in the #migration of millions of blacks from the South to the North. #TheMoorYouKnow

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Denise W G @Yur_BEST_friend

almost 4 years ago

@UmarBzv I love this photo. It’s been displayed in black & white so many times. Thank you! #BlackHistory #TheChicagoDefender 🧢 🚖

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Decor By GL Designs @decorbyglds

over 5 years ago

#BlackHistory Without #RobertAbbott, many of the Black publications of today wouldn't exist. #TheChicagoDefender wrote of injustices but also of a spirit that represented unapologetic Black pride, dignity & assertiveness #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory365 https://t.co/1KXGZxcG8d

decorbyglds's tweet photo. #BlackHistory Without #RobertAbbott, many of the Black publications of today wouldn't exist. #TheChicagoDefender wrote of injustices but also of a spirit that represented unapologetic Black pride, dignity & assertiveness #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory365 https://t.co/1KXGZxcG8d https://t.co/HUIglGLAS3

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MrCharley @Charley58115169

over 6 years ago

1902 Born 2/1 #LangstonHughes was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Mo. He is best known as a leader of the #HarlemRenaissance. He wrote a weekly column in a leading #Black newspaper, #TheChicagoDefender. He died 5/22/1967 #BlackHistory365

Charley58115169's tweet photo. 1902 Born 2/1 #LangstonHughes was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Mo. He is best known as a leader of the #HarlemRenaissance. He wrote a weekly column in a leading #Black newspaper, #TheChicagoDefender. He died 5/22/1967 #BlackHistory365 https://t.co/6brzQgnLI6

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Sherrel Stewart @4newzscoop

almost 7 years ago

Stop the presses. The print edition of #TheChicagoDefender ceased publication today. One of the nation's most storied black newspapers will now be all digital. Owners say the decision is about economics. #RIPPRINT. https://t.co/8eXndsf19l

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Kasi C. @Pianobirdy

almost 7 years ago

@TheresaDonaghy "The Role of The Chicago Defender in The Great Migration of 1916–1918" This is a seven-page article. You can sign up for a free account on this site which allows you to access 6 articles per month. #TheChicagoDefender #TheBlackPress #BlackHistory https://t.co/ftOFnh0SCP

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Kasi C. @Pianobirdy

almost 7 years ago

"In its heyday during the late 1920s, the Defender presided as the leading national voice for the African American community, with more than half of its weekly 250,000 circulation outside the Chicago area." #TheChicagoDefender #BlackHistory #TheBlackPress

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Kasi C. @Pianobirdy

almost 7 years ago

"The paper’s bold headlines of the early 1900s through the civil rights movement called for an end to Jim Crow laws that kept the first generations of freed slaves from voting, housing and education." #TheChicagoDefender #BlackHistory #TheBlackPress

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Kasi C. @Pianobirdy

almost 7 years ago

"Robert S. Abbott published the first Chicago Defender from his landlady’s dining room table in May 1905, according to the 1998 documentary 'The Black Press — Soldiers Without Swords.'" #TheChicagoDefender #BlackHistory

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Kasi C. @Pianobirdy

almost 7 years ago

@samjcharles "[T]he 114-year-old publication will switch to a digital-only platform starting July 11, Defender CEO Hiram E. Jackson and Vice President Dyanna Lewis said in a letter sent to advertisers Friday." #TheChicagoDefender #BlackHistory

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avery r. young @beblk

about 7 years ago

#thechicagodefender https://t.co/9pvetP65mF

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Barbara's Bookstore @barbarasbooks

over 7 years ago

#BlackHistoryMonth “A good newspaper was one of the… strongest weapons ever to be used in defense of a race deprived of citizenship rights.” Abbott launched 300 copies of a 4p sheet called #thechicagodefender for 25cents. History of the most prominent black newspaper in America.

barbarasbooks's tweet photo. #BlackHistoryMonth “A good newspaper was one of the… strongest weapons ever to be used in defense of a race deprived of citizenship rights.” Abbott launched 300 copies of a 4p sheet called #thechicagodefender for 25cents. History of the most prominent black newspaper in America. https://t.co/Yyxoz0hIvX

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Terri Winston @iamterriwinston

over 7 years ago

Special thanks to the The Chicago Defender for featuring the Black Fire Brigade In their latest issue https://t.co/Ty1feZRiAP #BlackFireBrigade #BlackFireBrigadeEMTProgram #BlackHistory #TheChicagoDefender #ChicagoDefender #Excellence #EMT

iamterriwinston's tweet photo. Special thanks to the The Chicago Defender for featuring the Black Fire Brigade In their latest issue

https://t.co/Ty1feZRiAP

#BlackFireBrigade
#BlackFireBrigadeEMTProgram
#BlackHistory
#TheChicagoDefender
#ChicagoDefender
#Excellence
#EMT https://t.co/h6BKkRzG0B

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Karen E Quinones Miller @KarenEQmiller

about 8 years ago

|| A LEARNING MOMENT || 113 years ago, May 5, 1905, Robert Sengstacke Abbott printed 1st ed. of #TheChicagoDefender. The most influential AfAm newspaper in history. Credited w/starting #TheGreatMigration; 5 million... https://t.co/FDafy4M4GJ (RT - SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE!)