Dallas Examiner

The Dallas Examiner is a newspaper that covers the African-American community in Dallas-Fort Worth.[2] Published weekly, it was founded in 1986 by Fred Finch, Jr., an influential attorney and civil rights leader, along with his wife, Mildred Finch, a math teacher described by the New York Times as "almost legendary in her dedication to her students and community."[3] Financed entirely by the Finches, it was originally mailed to subscribers. It is the largest Black-owned broadsheet newspaper in Dallas-Fort Worth, and the first Black-owned newspaper to be published digitally.[4]

The Dallas Examiner
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Fred Finch, Jr.
PublisherMollie Finch Belt
EditorRobyn Jimenez
Founded1986 (1986)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters4510 Malcolm X Blvd, Dallas, TX 75215
Circulation5,000 (as of 2023)[1]
Websitewww.dallasexaminer.com

Fred and Mildred Finch were murdered after four issues of The Dallas Examiner were published. Their daughter, Mollie Finch Belt, assumed the role of publisher following the death of her parents.[5] In 2002, it was named "Best Weekly Newspaper" by the Texas Publisher's Association. It was also named "Best Weekly Newspaper" by the regional chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.[6]

References
  1. "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. ""Top Black Newspapers"". www.blacknews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. Applebome, Peter; Times, Special To the New York (1986-03-23). "MURDERED COUPLE MOURNED BY DALLAS BLACKS (Published 1986)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. "The Dallas Examiner Gives Voice to Black Community". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. "Dallas Examiner Publisher Mollie Belt to Receive NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award". The Washington Informer. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  6. Belt, Mollie; Crowe, Larry F; Hickey, Matthew; HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (2016). The HistoryMakers video oral history with Mollie Belt. OCLC 994208954.
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