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The Chavis Chronicles
Rev. Dr. Frances Draper
Season 4
Episode 410
Dr. Chavis interviews newspaper publisher Frances Draper of the The Baltimore Afro-American, the longest-running African-American family-owned newspaper in the United States, established in 1892. Chavis and Draper discuss the historical, political and cultural importance of the black press in America and black women in leadership roles.
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