The Chicago Defender

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gptkbp:instanceOf newspaper
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Newspaper_Publishers_Association
gptkb:Chicago_Association_of_Black_Journalists
gptkbp:circulation over 200,000 at its peak
gptkbp:firstHeld first black newspaper to win a Pulitzer Prize
gptkbp:founded 1905
gptkbp:founder Robert_S._Abbott
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Chicago Defender
gptkbp:impact Advocated for social justice
Challenged racial stereotypes
Influenced black journalism
Promoted black culture
Documented_African_American_history
gptkbp:investmentFocus progressive
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:media_coverage gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Great Migration
gptkbp:notable_event Community forums
Scholarship programs
Cultural celebrations
Political endorsements
Annual_Black_History_Month_events
gptkbp:notable_winners gptkb:Chicago_Press_Veterans_Association_Award
gptkb:Illinois_Press_Association_Award
gptkb:National_Headliner_Award
gptkb:Edward_R._Murrow_Award
gptkb:National_Association_of_Black_Journalists_Award
gptkb:Illinois_Associated_Press_Editors_Award
gptkb:Society_of_Professional_Journalists_Award
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_History
gptkb:Associated_Press_Managing_Editors_Award
gptkb:Chicago_Headline_Club_Award
gptkbp:notableFor advocacy for civil rights
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jesse_Jackson
gptkb:William_H._Johnson
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks
gptkb:Lerone_Bennett_Jr.
gptkb:Ethel_Payne
gptkbp:owner Real Times Media
gptkbp:type African_American_newspaper
gptkbp:website chicagodefender.com