Sun-Times’ 75th anniversary is a time for Black journalists to look back from whence we came, Mary Mitchell writes
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 3, 2023
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Chicago Sun-Times, we are exploring the history of Chicago — and our own — and thinking about how the next 75 years might unfold.
For decades, letting the world know the plight of Blacks in America fell on the shoulders of journalists like Fletcher Martin.
Martin became the first Black journalist to work with white journalists in the Sun-Times newsroom when he joined the staff as a reporter in 1952 after . . .
