[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15333-15334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE JACKSON ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER FOR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                               COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable newspaper, the Jackson Advocate. Established in 1938 by Mr. 
Percy Greene, the Jackson Advocate is a weekly newspaper covering 
issues affecting the African-American community.
  Founder, Mr. Greene was a veteran of World War I and a Civil Rights 
leader in the

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1940s and 1950s. Mr. Greene was determined to make a contribution to 
the struggle of African-American people in the South during a time when 
they were severely oppressed by legal segregation and Jim Crow.
  In 1940 Mr. Greene and thirty other publishers formed a consortium of 
African American newspapers to bring relevant information to black 
readers in the United States of America. That consortium led to the 
Negro Newspaper Publishers Association, which promoted coverage of 
injustices against African Americans as well as their accomplishments. 
In 1978, Mr. Charles Tisdale became the owner and publisher of the 
Jackson Advocate and remained the owner and publisher until he passed 
in 2007.
  The paper has received numerous awards and citations in its 68 years 
of service in reporting news and events relevant to the African-
American community, including the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus 
Award for Excellence, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 
Journalism Award, and the National Black Chamber of Commerce Newspaper 
of the Year. In 1988 the magazine Newsday referred to the Advocate as a 
``national treasure.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Jackson 
Advocate for their dedication to serving and educating those in 
Mississippi and around the country.

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