On this day, Christopher J. Perry—pioneering Black journalist, entrepreneur, and advocate for racial equality—passed away. In 1884, he founded The Philadelphia Tribune, which remains the oldest continuously published African-American newspaper in the United States and the largest in the Greater Philadelphia area. Under his leadership, the Tribune became a vital platform for civil rights, education, and economic empowerment in the Black community.
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