Basic Black: March on Washington and New Bay state Banner OwnersOur show on Friday we will recognize the upcoming 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and the new owners of the Bay State Banner.  In many ways the Bay State Banner may have not happened if it wasn’t for the March on Washington.  The March for Freedom, Civil Rights and jobs along with the passage of 1964 Civil Right Act, inspired editor and publisher Melvin Miller to start the Banner, covering local and national stories affecting Boston’s African American community.  Now the torch has been passed to two new Black owners of the Bay State Banner, and we’ll learn what they have in store for the 58-year-old newspaper.Panelists:Ronald Mitchell, Co-Owner, Editor and Publisher, Bay State Banner.Glynn Lloyd, Executive Director, Mill Cities Community Investments, lead investor for the Bay State BannerAndré Stark, Co-Owner and C-O-O, Bay State Banner.Callie Crossley hosts.

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