The Charleston Chronicle
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The Charleston Chronicle was a weekly newspaper serving the African-American and Black communities in Charleston, South Carolina. The paper was founded in 1971 by James J. French[1] and it ceased publication shortly after his death in 2021.[2]
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | James J. French |
Publisher | Tolbert Smalls |
Editor | Damion Smalls |
Founded | August 19, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-08-19) |
Ceased publication | 2021 |
Headquarters |
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City | Charleston |
Country | United States |
Circulation | 6,000 |
ISSN | 0746-1429 |
OCLC number | 28446174 |
Website | charlestonchronicle |
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The paper was a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group of more than 200 Black-owned media companies in the United States.[3] Its estimated circulation is 6,000 copies in 2020.[4] Damion Smalls was the paper's editor and Tolbert Smalls was the publisher as of 2018.[5]