The Black Dispatch

The Black Dispatch (1914–1982) was an African- American weekly newspaper published in Oklahoma City.^[1][2] Roscoe Dunjee was the paper's editor.^[3] Dunjee was an influence on Ralph Ellison, who was a courier for the paper.^[4]

The Black Dispatch

Founded	1915
Ceased publication	October 24, 1980
Headquarters	Oklahoma City United States
OCLC number	2258388

Under the editorial guidance of Dunjee, the paper maintained significant circulation, especially outside of Oklahoma. This caused financial difficulty for the paper as out-of-state subscribers would have been disinterested in advertising targeted to Oklahoma residents. Roscoe Dunjee sold his stake in the newspaper to his nephew, John Dunjee, who later became the new editor for the paper after Roscoe retired in 1955.^[5]

See also

• African-American newspapers
• List of African-American newspapers and media outlets

References

1. "The Black Dispatch". www.dougloudenback.com.
2. Dunjee, Roscoe (November 2, 1922). "The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 1922". The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
3. Dunjee, Roscoe (September 21, 1917). "The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City and Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1917". The Gateway to Oklahoma History.
4. Gates, Henry Louis Jr.; Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, eds. (April 29, 2004). African American Lives. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199882861.
5. Simmons, Charles A. (May 18, 2018). The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, with Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965. McFarland. pp. 144-. ISBN 978-1-4766-3494-4.

Further reading

• Charles A. Simmons, African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises. ISBN 978-0786426072