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Perry Publishing and Broadcasting was founded in April 1979 by Russell M. Perry and began publishing the Black Chronicle, Oklahoma's oldest African-American community newspaper, that same month. In 1993, Perry Publishing acquired its first radio station with the purchase of AM 1140 (now known as KRMP ) in Oklahoma City. [ 1 ]
Black people had a lower business ownership rate due to zero inherited wealth, education, and trouble getting loans to start a company. Furthermore, the Jim Crow restrictions and redlining made it harder for black entrepreneurs to create businesses outside ghettos, prohibiting them from expanding and becoming as successful as their white peers.
This is a list of African American newspapers and media outlets, which is sortable by publication name, city, state, founding date, and extant vs. defunct status. For more detail on a given newspaper, see the linked entries below. See also by state, below on this page, for entries on African American newspapers in each state.
Which cities in Oklahoma are people moving to for career shifts?
The United States Census has tracked the number of people who move annually since 1948 and 2023 saw the lowest numbers recorded in history.. But, while fewer people were on the move overall in ...
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African-Americans first settled in Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears. While many of these people were enslaved Africans, around 500 chose to do so in order to escape slavery. [4] During the 19th century, pre-statehood Oklahoma was viewed as desirable for settlement by African-Americans seeking political freedom in the American Frontier. [5]
Reddy founded Kagiso Interactive, a mobile app development company, as his first business venture. [10] In 2020, Reddy faced legal action from an advertising executive who sought the return of R200,000 paid to Kagiso Interactive as part of a partnership to develop an "influencer platform" application, according to TimesLIVE reporting.