TheLos Angeles Waveis anAfrican-American newspapercreated by C.Z. Wilson,[1]first published in 1912 inLos Angeles, California.[2]It has 92,000 subscribers, which is more subscribers that any other black newspaper.[3]The newspaper group claims to have circulation of 1.2 million serving diverse neighborhoods in the greater Los Angeles area.[4]

The Los Angeles Wave
Largest Black editorial in the Western US
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)
  • Los Angeles Wave Publications Group
Founded1912
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California,U.S.
CountryUnited States
Circulation92,000

History

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The paper continues to cover issues that are of interest to African-American readers. They have a section entitled "This Week In Black History" where they cover historic news; especially relevant to Los Angeles readers.[5]

The Wave publications are known as the best way to reach African-American readers in the Los Angeles area.[6]

References

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  1. ^"Central News-Southeast Star and Southside Journal Wave (Los Angeles, Calif.) 19??-1991".Loc.gov.Library of congress.RetrievedSeptember 27,2021.
  2. ^"Los Angeles Wave".Mondo Times.Mondo Code LLC.RetrievedSeptember 26,2021.
  3. ^Schmidt, Christine (March 1, 2019)."Here's the state of African-American media today — and steps it can take going forward".Nieman Lab - by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.RetrievedSeptember 26,2021.
  4. ^"About Us".The Wave.The Wave publications.RetrievedSeptember 26,2021.
  5. ^"This Week In Black History".Los Angeles Wave. April 27, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 27,2021.
  6. ^Austin, Nefertiti (2019).Motherhood So White.Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks.RetrievedSeptember 27,2021.