Earl R. Merrill: A Mother's Command Led To The Establishment Of What's Now The Oldest Black Press In The U.S.

Sunday, October 1, 2017

A Mother's Command Led To The Establishment Of What's Now The Oldest Black Press In The U.S.

Long before Haki Madhubuti established Third World Press - now turning 50 - on Chicago's South Side, he was a 14-year-old living in Detroit. "His mother gave him a firm order: Go down to the public library and check out 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright." That changed the course of his life, and of publishing for African Americans.