Washington Informer

CTL-E-0750 · Publication · other · 1964-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Washington, D.C. weekly founded 1964 by Calvin W. Rolark; female-owned (publisher Denise Rolark Barnes); mission-driven "positive news" Black press institution.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-133; source research type(s): Publication.

Sources

nnpa.org (60th anniversary editorial); DC Preservation historic sites; Wikipedia (primary source)
Wikipedia (Washington Informer); National Press Club, 2020
Wikipedia; National Press Club, 2020; MACPA listing
National Press Club, 2020; civilsocialmedia company profile (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0750 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 4 sources (2 primary) · CTL research: MEDIA-001.
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