Sun-Reporter Explained

Sun-Reporter
Motto:	A news journal dedicated to the cause of the people
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Foundation:	1943
Headquarters:	1286 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California 94115
Website:	https://thesunreporter.com/

The Sun-Reporter is an American weekly newspaper serving the African-American community of San Francisco.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1943.^[1] When Carlton Benjamin Goodlett, the paper's longtime owner, died in 1997, Amelia Ashley-Ward became the paper's proprietor.^[2] The Sun-Reporter owns the regions two other black weeklies, the California Voice and the Metro Reporter.

Notable journalists associated with the paper include Thomas C. Fleming.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: The Sun-reporter. . 7 May 2019 . Library of Congress.
2. News: Armstrong . David . New era at Sun-Reporter . 7 May 2019 . San Francisco Chronicle . 22 July 1997.
3. News: Millard . Max . Thomas Fleming, "Good Soldier" Of San Francisco's Black Press, Retires From Sun-Reporter At 89 . 7 May 2019 . Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco . 28 July 1997.