Houston Defender
The Houston Defender is an African-American newspaper published weekly in Houston, Texas. The newspaper was established October 11, 1930.
| 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 |
| Circulation | 30,234 copies |
| Readership | 90,000 |
| Website | https://defendernetwork.com |
C. F. Richardson Sr. established the newspaper. Richardson died in 1939, and his son, C. F. Richardson Jr., took over the newspaper.[1] Then-27-year-old Sonceria Messiah-Jiles purchased the newspaper in 1981. The 2008 readership was 60,000.[2] The 2018 readership is 80,000.
In 1993 the bi-monthly Campus Defender tabloid was created for a younger audience; its contributors are middle and high school students and it has been an online publication since 2008.[3]
See also
- Houston Forward Times
- African-American News and Issues
- History of the African-Americans in Houston
References
- Kleiner, Diana J. "HOUSTON DEFENDER". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "The Defender" (Archive) Houston Defender. Retrieved on March 17, 2014.
- Kleiner, Diana J. "HOUSTON DEFENDER". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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