After founding the weekly African American-focused newspaper in 1965, Melvin B. Miller sold the Banner to two new Black owners: former WBZ-TV photojournalist Ron Mitchell and filmmaker André Stark.

The Banner began with an all-black staff that included a two-person writing team and editor Bryant Rollins, who would later go on to work for the New York Times. The paper has had at least seven ...

The weekly Bay State Banner has suspended publication amidst falling advertising revenues after more than four decades in print. WBUR's Bob Oakes looks at what the paper's demise means for the ...

After nearly six decades, Miller says it’s time for someone new to take over his life’s work: the Bay State Banner, Boston’s oldest Black-owned newspaper. Miller announced Wednesday he is handing the ...

Del. Sean Hornbuckle speaks during an unveiling for the 2024 Black History Month Banner Program honorees on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at the A D Lewis Community Center in Huntington.