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"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Other known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. "A.P.C.O. News" was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"A.P.C.O. News," a newspaper published by the All People's Community Organization of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was founded in 1970 by Rev. Herbert H. Wright. The newspaper was founded to be "the voice of the community" particularly for "the Black and poor" people of Chattanooga. It was published weekly, except for the period from 14 November 1970 - 7 August 1971 during which they published biweekly. "A.P.C.O. News" covered local, national, and international news, particularly around police brutality, civil rights and Black power movements, the Vietnam War, and the Chattanooga Model Cities project and urban renewal, among other topics. The paper ran regular columns such as "The Social Scene" which covered local social events and family news, "The Church News" which included Sunday school lessons and op-eds from local church officials, and "The Young Folk" which included articles written by Black Chattanooga youth about things happening at local high schools. The paper also published editorials, cartoons, and poems from community members. Known editors and managers of the paper include Moses Freeman Jr., Temple Ragland Jr., Johnny Holloway, Willie L. McClendon, Cottie Morrison, Napoleon Alexander, Charles A. Turner, James Moreland, and Henry R. Delany. In addition to publishing the paper, the A.P.C.O also hosted community social events such as an annual Black beauty contest and a dream man contest. They also started a grocery store (the A.P.C.O Dairy) and created the A.P.C.O Legal Fund to help cover bonds and legal fees for Black people arrested during the protest that occurred in 1971. -
"Model Cities Monitor" was a neighborhood newspaper that was published by the Chattanooga Model Cities Program beginning in 1971. Model Cities was a federal government urban renewal program created as part of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" and "War on Poverty" initiatives. The Chattanooga Model Cities Program was approved for $131,000 of federal funds in 1968, making it one of 150 cities in the country to participate in the federal program and one of four cities in Tennessee to participate (the other cities selected were Cookeville, Nashville, and Smithville). The "Monitor" published monthly updates on the program including activities and community meeting dates, quarterly project reviews from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, staff updates, opportunities for community engagement, reports from Model Cities district representatives, Model Cities job opportunities, etc. At the time of publication of the "Monitor," the executive director of the Chattanooga Model Cities Program was Jesse L. McCants. Other known editors of the paper include Willis Sanderfur and James DeWitt Bowen. -
"Model Cities Monitor" was a neighborhood newspaper that was published by the Chattanooga Model Cities Program beginning in 1971. Model Cities was a federal government urban renewal program created as part of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" and "War on Poverty" initiatives. The Chattanooga Model Cities Program was approved for $131,000 of federal funds in 1968, making it one of 150 cities in the country to participate in the federal program and one of four cities in Tennessee to participate (the other cities selected were Cookeville, Nashville, and Smithville). The "Monitor" published monthly updates on the program including activities and community meeting dates, quarterly project reviews from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, staff updates, opportunities for community engagement, reports from Model Cities district representatives, Model Cities job opportunities, etc. At the time of publication of the "Monitor," the executive director of the Chattanooga Model Cities Program was Jesse L. McCants. Other known editors of the paper include Willis Sanderfur and James DeWitt Bowen. -
"Model Cities Monitor" was a neighborhood newspaper that was published by the Chattanooga Model Cities Program beginning in 1971. Model Cities was a federal government urban renewal program created as part of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" and "War on Poverty" initiatives. The Chattanooga Model Cities Program was approved for $131,000 of federal funds in 1968, making it one of 150 cities in the country to participate in the federal program and one of four cities in Tennessee to participate (the other cities selected were Cookeville, Nashville, and Smithville). The "Monitor" published monthly updates on the program including activities and community meeting dates, quarterly project reviews from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, staff updates, opportunities for community engagement, reports from Model Cities district representatives, Model Cities job opportunities, etc. At the time of publication of the "Monitor," the executive director of the Chattanooga Model Cities Program was Jesse L. McCants. Other known editors of the paper include Willis Sanderfur and James DeWitt Bowen. -
"Model Cities Monitor" was a neighborhood newspaper that was published by the Chattanooga Model Cities Program beginning in 1971. Model Cities was a federal government urban renewal program created as part of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" and "War on Poverty" initiatives. The Chattanooga Model Cities Program was approved for $131,000 of federal funds in 1968, making it one of 150 cities in the country to participate in the federal program and one of four cities in Tennessee to participate (the other cities selected were Cookeville, Nashville, and Smithville). The "Monitor" published monthly updates on the program including activities and community meeting dates, quarterly project reviews from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, staff updates, opportunities for community engagement, reports from Model Cities district representatives, Model Cities job opportunities, etc. At the time of publication of the "Monitor," the executive director of the Chattanooga Model Cities Program was Jesse L. McCants. Other known editors of the paper include Willis Sanderfur and James DeWitt Bowen.