[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2267]
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           TRIBUTE TO THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE 65TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2001

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the Michigan 
Chronicle, which celebrated its 65th Anniversary on Friday, September 
21, 2001. Truly a milestone occasion, 2001 marks 65 years of 
outstanding commitment to its readership and dedicated journalism.
  Pioneered from the Detroit edition of the famous Chicago Defender, 
the Michigan Chronicle has come to signify excellence in African-
American journalism in its 65 years of commitment to the African-
American community in Michigan.
  Printed for the first time in 1936, as part of the Chicago Defender, 
the paper gained immediate importance in the African-American community 
and became an institution in Detroit. Independently established from 
the Chicago Defender in 1937, the paper's first editor, Louis Martin, 
created the cornerstone of excellent journalism, with just under 1000 
paid subscriptions that year. The paper, not seen by many as 
respectable journalism, was building interest in the community and 
became known as ``the colored paper.'' Soon after, paid subscriptions 
grew to 15,000 in 1940, 25,000 in 1944, and to today's readership of 
47,000. In 1984, Sam Logan was named Vice President and General Manager 
of the Michigan Chronicle. His ingenuity took the paper to new heights, 
moving the paper to the four color format and computer-based 
journalism.
  Longworth Quinn became the General Manager in 1944, and eventually 
was promoted to publisher of the ever-growing Michigan Chronicle. He 
dedicated his life to the paper and the communities it represents and 
informs, training young journalists to follow in his footsteps. He 
served at the helm for 42 years until his passing. This year, the 
Longworth M. Quinn Community Service Award will be presented to an 
individual in the Detroit Metro area that embodies Mr. Quinn's 
commitment to community, diversity, and serving the public through 
volunteerism.
  Dedicated to helping promising scholars, the Michigan Chronicle will 
also be a proud sponsor of the John H.H. Sengstacke Scholarship Award. 
This award will be given to an outstanding high school student in 
Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb County to help in the pursuit of a journalism 
degree.
  Today the Michigan Chronicle is making new headway under publisher 
Alisa M. Giddens. I believe she has the vision to expand readership, 
help end racial prejudice, and provide true public service through 
journalism to the African-American communities in Michigan. I ask that 
all my colleagues join me in celebrating the Michigan Chronicle's 65 
years of journalistic excellence.

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