A copy of Freedom’s Journal, the first African American newspaper, was featured in an exhibit of Black journalism as part of Black History Month at the National Press Club in Washington in 2006.

Wilmington lost another historic building last month when the former home of longtime newspaper The Wilmington Journal, a landmark in the Black community, was torn down. Located at 412 S.

Mervin Aubespin, one of The Courier Journal's first Black reporters, who dedicated his life to documenting local Black history, has died. Aubespin died June 26 at the age of 86.

Rhea helped earn a Pulitzer for The Journal. Rhea, who died in 1989, is one of numerous journalists featured in Stages of Freedom’s upcoming exhibit on the Black press, set to open Sept. 21 ...