Black Lens News
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December 2020 issue
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| Type | Monthly newspaper |
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| Publisher | Sandra Williams |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | 1312 N. Monroe Street, #148 Spokane, WA 99201 |
| Circulation | 700. Issues monthly (as of 2016)[1] |
| Website | Black Lens News |
Black Lens News is a monthly African-American newspaper based in Spokane, Washington.
History
The newspaper was founded in 2015 by Sandra Williams who acts as the newspaper's publisher and editor.[2][3] Williams, who partly grew up in the Spokane area, remembered that the region used to have the newspaper African American Voice, which covered topics relevant to the Black community.[4] She got the idea for creating a new newspaper for the Black community while her father was dying and came out with the first issue in January 2015.[4] A U.S. Justice Department report noting the disproportionate use of force on African Americans in Spokane shaped her vision for the paper, and was the focus of its first lead story.[5] The newspaper was originally twelve pages and has expanded to 20.[4] It contains Black news highlights from other sources both local and in the larger world as well as local sections such as its "It Takes a Village" section which highlights accomplishments of local people and a regular column "Thoughts from a Grandmother".[4] The newspaper primarily circulates through Black churches and businesses and contains a directory of Black-owned businesses.[6]
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