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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Janis Ware |
| Founder(s) | Ed Clayton and J. Lowell Ware |
| Publisher | Janis Ware |
| Editor | Donnell Suggs |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | 633 Pryor St SW Atlanta, GA 30312-2738 |
| City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Country | USA |
| Circulation | 40,000 |
| OCLC number | 4423131 |
| Website | theatlantavoice |
The Atlanta Voice is an African-American community newspaper serving the greater Atlanta metropolitan area.[1] The paper is published weekly on Fridays.[2]
Founded in 1966 by Ed Clayton and J. Lowell Ware,[3][4] the paper now distributes 40,000 copies via 600 metropolitan locations and offers digital content via a website and social media. Today, the paper is published by Janis Ware, J. Lowell Ware's daughter, who took over the paper after her father's death in 1991.[5] The paper's motto is "A people without a voice cannot be heard."[3] The Atlanta Voice is 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]
- ^ "About Us | The Atlanta Voice". The Atlanta Voice | Atlanta GA News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "'Black Press 3.0': The digital transformation of The Atlanta Voice". Local Media Association. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ a b c Brown, Stacy M. (2017-04-19). "The Black Press Shows Resilience of the Black Community | The Savannah Tribune". Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "The Atlanta Voice". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Atlanta Daily World: The Eyes and Voice of the People". Building Memories. Retrieved 2020-10-27.