7/7 And they have exhibits on @idabwellssociety.bsky.social and a lot more. And the Smithsonians are open until 11PM tonight!
5/7 They had quite a few excerpts from Provincial Freedom, edited by the first African American woman to publish and edit a newspaper, Mary Ann Shadd Cary.
2/7 They have the trenchcoat of Robert Churchwell, the first African-American journalist to be at a major Southern newspaper.
4/7 They have the desk of Robert Abbott, the owner of the Chicago Defender.
6/7 They have the paper cutter of the Baltimore Afro-American, one of the most widely circulated black newspapers on the East Coast.
John H. Murphy Sr., a formerly enslaved person, founded the paper in 1892 and they used this machine to trim stacks of papers for 70 years.
1/7 Happy #Juneteenth!
I took my holiday on Tuesday this week since #IRE26 falls Jun 18-20 this year.
Here are a few highlights from the National Museum for African American History and Culture, which has a lot of great exhibits on the black press.
2006:
🏒Carolina clinches 1st Cup
🎓 I graduate DC J-school & move to S Carolina
🏝️ @katystech.bsky.social & I start @postandcourier.bsky.social ~same time
2026:
🏒Carolina repeats
📰Back in DC for @ire.org #ire26
🥰 I get to catch up w/ Katy and learn about legends like @idabwellssociety.bsky.social!
Beautiful day to take @amtrak.com & @septa-social.bsky.social.
3/7 They have a feature on the California Eagle, led by the fearless Charlotta Spears Bass, who personally wrote many editorials blasting the KKK.
Not mentioned in the exhibit, but worth noting: they nearly bankrupted her later by suing for libel, though the paper eventually survived.
