| Carolina Peacemaker | |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Language: | American English |
| Foundation: | 1967 |
| Owners: | Carolina Newspapers, Inc. |
| Editor: | Afrique I. Kilimanjaro |
| Circulation: | 9,100[1] |
| Headquarters: | 807 Summit Ave Greensboro, Guilford County, NC 27405 |
| Publishing City: | Greensboro |
| Publishing Country: | United States |
| Oclc: | 27183769 |
The Carolina Peacemaker is an African-American weekly newspaper in Greensboro in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It began publication in 1967[2] and is a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association[3] and the North Carolina Press Association.[4] It has a weekly circulation of 9,100 copies.[5]
The paper was founded in 1967 by Dr. John Kilimanjaro, a professor at North Carolina A&T State University.[6] Kilimanjaro served as the president and publisher of the Carolina Peacemaker until his death in 2019.[7] [8]
The paper endorsed Democratic candidate Tom Gilmore in the 1984 North Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary.[9]
An editorial criticizing the film The Color Purple for its portrayal of a same-sex relationship between two women appeared in the paper in 1986.[10] The Carolina Peacemaker published a rebuttal to the editorial soon after.