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Call and Post is a Cleveland based African American Newspaper, it was established

around 1928 by a merger between Cleveland Call 191!" and Cleveland Post 192#"$ %t covers

the social and religious life of African American community, it has always covered the news of

violence on its front page$ %t has been the most influential voice of African Americans in

Cleveland$ %t is &nown as the finest newspaper in country$ 'illiam ($ 'al&er wor&ed hard to

ma&e Call and Post the most influential paper in the country$ %n 19)9 the paper moved from

*$))th street to *$1#)th $ 'ith the passage of time separate editions were established in Cincinnati

and Columbus$

%n 19)9 Call and Post moved to its new offices and began publishing with offset printing,

Call and Post was the first newspaper to use this techni+ue$ Publication of violence incidences on

front page has made Call and Post a successful newspaper$ he violence stories on the front page

of newspaper were balanced by other social and religious news in the paper$ (n the political side

the paper has support from local blac&s and some -epublicans in the National arena$ %n 1981

after the death of 'al&er, .arry Ale/ander became the publisher of Call and Post$ %n 1980 the

traditional aturday Publication was moved up to uesday$

Call and Post faced financial crisis in 199), in 1998 on 3ing purchased the paper and

too& it to new heights of success$ Now the Call and Post en4oys the status of a valuable and

authentic paper in Cleveland area$

%n the past Call 5 Post played a vital role in highlighting the problems of the 6lac&

Community$ 'hen the 6lac&s were living under slavery, they were not getting e+ual rights Call

and Post highlighted their problems in the community$

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on 3ing is currently the publisher of Call and Post, he regularly writes articles for Call

and Post$ (n the website of Call and Post paper there is a section specially dedicated for the

articles of on 7ohnson$ .is articles are read all over the world$ People pay special attention to

the thought, ideas and words of o 7ohnson$ .e always writes for the rights of 6lac&

Community$ .e is well aware of the problems faced by the 6lac& community$

6lac& community was once very oppressed, they had no way to tell the world about its

problems$ Now the Call and Post is playing this role to convey the feelings of 6lac& community

to the whole world$ Call and Post is a dedicated paper to the problems of 6lac& Community, it

conveys the real problems of the 6lac&s to the whole world$

Call and Post is seen with an eye of respect and trust in the entire world, people trust on

its articles$ People try to read it as much as possible in an order to get the idea of real problems of

6lac&s$ Call and Post has made its prestigious reputation in the entire world$ Call and Post offer

an opportunity to people to tell their opinions, there is a section dedicated on its website for this

purpose$ %f someone have any complaint regarding its operation or article he can contact with the

authority$

Call and Post regularly publish articles about education in which it highlights the ma4or

development in the 6lac& Community$ 6lac& Community remained deprived of education for

years, they had no good schools and their children had no means of +uality education$ Call and

Post publishes articles for development in education field of 6lac& Community$

Call and Post also publishes articles on religion, it has dedicated portions on the religious

activities of 6lac& Community$ 6lac& Community has diverse Culture they have different &inds

of religious activities, in the past they faced many problems in practicing their religious

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activities$ Call and Post is aware of this fact and try its best to convey the problems of 6lac&

people to the entire world$

'eather it is educational, cultural, religious, entertainment, health or religious field the

articles of Call and Post are always considered authentic by 6lac& Community$ 6lac& people

thin& that Call and Post is their true representative$ hey thin& Call and Post is doing its best to

convey their problems to the whole world$

Call and Post often organied interview sessions with 6lac& Community it tries its best

to interview with people in trouble$ 'henever 6lac& people encounter any in4ustice Call and

Post interview them, it tries to convey the truth of these happenings to higher officials$ :or

e/ample there was a riot of 6lac& people in Cleveland the national leaders were unaware of the

fact$ Call and Post made interviews with the people in stri&e, actually the truth was that a 6lac&

person &illed in the police custody and the police officials were trying to hide the truth, it was

Call and Post which revealed the truth to higher officials of the country$ As the higher officials

came to &now the true reason of the stri&e the order of investigation was issued$ After the

investigation it was proved that 6lac& People were only protesting for a true reason, there was an

in4ustice with them$ o Call and Post played its role for the welfare of 6lac& people$ ue to this

effort of Call and Post the police officers involved in the murder were punished, Call and Post

reputation and image rose among the people and 6lac& natives$

Langston Hughes, The Big Sea: An Auto Biography ;angston encountered with double

consciousness many times, ;angston .ughes writes about the years of 192#<s he says these were

the days of =anhattan<s 6lac& -enaissance, 'hite people were arriving to .arlem in form of

groups$ hey were not affable to Negroes unless you are a famous person therefor the Negros

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don<t li&e their coming to .arlem$ hey were seeing the Negroes li&e animal of oo$ (nce these

'hite people not allowed Negros in their clubs, this time Negroes were not willing to allow

them in their clubs$ %t was a time of high discrimination 6lac&s were not allowed to appear at

clubs while the presence of whites was considered a fortune$ %t was a time when the white

authors were more successful in writing about the condition of Negroes than the 6lac& authors$

.e says at that time the boo&s of Negro authors were sold with much more fre+uency than 'hite

authors$

At that time he reconsidered his African heritage with a *uropean upbringing in education and

slavery$ .e saw himself through the eye of others he felt his two>ness, an American, a negro,

two souls, two thoughts$

Engagement of Langston Hughes with Call and Post: ;angston .ughes wrote many poems

and articles for Call and Post, in his poems he addressed the ma4or problems of 6lac&s$ .e tried

to highlight the problems of 6lac& Community through Call and Post$ .is poems provide deep

insight to the readers, his poems reflected the 6lac& anger and militancy of 19!#s$ .is poems in

Call and Post had international success$ .ughes was also among the first to use 4a rhythms

and dialect to depict the life of urban blac&s in his wor&$ .e wrote many Columns which were

highly successful and famous$ .is publication rose to new pea&s during 19)# and 19!#$

Call and Post alignment with tertiary level of Bla! onsiousness: Call and Post remained

aligned with the tertiary level of 6lac& consciousness$ Call and Post always &ept the world aware

of the problems of 6lac& community$ Call and Post spread the awareness among the 6lac&

community for their basic rights, Call and Post always reached where the 6lac&s were facing

problems and troubles$

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After the 'orld 'ar 1 the 6lac& population of Cleveland increased massively$ Cleveland

6lac& population was distinctive because there were segregated residential patterns, racism was

found everywhere even in the organiations, churches and businesses$ he Call and Post helped

the 6lac& community by thriving during this depression$ %t<s *ditor 'illiam ($ 'al&er turned

this paper into the biggest voice of the community$

"nterview with a urrent CS# Student: % had an e/perience of interview with a current C?

student 7ohn ;ee, 7ohn is a very brilliant student$ .e has an e/cellent academic career$ .e is a

social wor&er also$ .e always tried his best for the welfare of people around him$ .e is a also a

member of 6lood onor ociety$ 7ohn<s father wor&s in Cleveland tate ?niversity$ % &now 7ohn

for many years, =any times % had interaction with 7ohn, last wee& % had an interview with 7ohn$ %

as&ed 7ohn many +uestions, % tried to e/plore his aims and ideas$

% as&ed 7ohn how he feels about his study and time he spend at C?, his reply was @%

thin& % am fortunate enough to study at C?, this institute is dedicated for academic grooming of

its students, it is playing a vital role in providing country with e/cellent students$ % as&ed him

about how he feels about the teachers of C? his reply was @he teachers at C? are e/tremely

cooperative and &ind, they try their best to help the students, they feel good in teaching their

students, % thin& Cleveland is much more than an institute with e/cellent capability teachers and

faculty, the faculty here at Cleveland is e/tremely good, it do its best t groom the students at

C?$ % as&ed him if he had ever faced any &ind of difficulty n his studies, his reply was @% thin&

sometimes % faced some difficulty in some lessons, but the problem was solved with the help of

my friends and teachers$ C? provided me enough s&ills and opportunities to solve my problems

easily, % thin& it is a world class institute$ hen % as&ed him about his e/perience at C? he

said @C? has diverse culture, here % have seen people from all races and culture, people from all

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around the country come at C? for study, they see C? as a good place for study, % have met

with many &ind of people some were blac& and some were white, % have tried to &noe more

about their thoughts and ideas$ hen % as&ed him about the activities other than his studies in

which he remained involved his reply was @*/cept my study % often play games and go out for

entertainment with my friends, time passes rapidly when % remain engaged with my friends$ %

have made many good friends here in C?, they often try to help me, they are very &ind and

courteous$ hen % as&ed him about his social contributions his reply was @ % am an active

member of certain student clubs at C?, % actively participate in political societies, % thin& these

societies can provide me enough s&ills to 4oin a political party in my future$ % want to ta&e part in

politics in my future, % want to wor& for my people and my community, and these societies can

provide me enough talent and leadership s&ills to become successful leader in my future politics$

% am also a member of blood ban& society % often donate blood to needy people$ % further as&ed

him if he had passion for writing he said @ % often write columns and articles in newspaper and

magaines % try to highlight the problems in society, % had once won the best writer award in my

school, writing % my passion % see myself as a great writer in my future$ % as&ed him if he read

the Call and Post his reply was @Bes it is a very good newspaper % read it regularly it &eep me

abreast of many &ind of social problems, % thin& this newspaper is wor&ing well to solve the

problems of 6lac& community$ % as&ed him if in his future he would li&e to 4oin the Call and

Post he said @(f course it will be an opportunity for me, it will provide me an opportunity to

fulfill my desire of writing, % li&e to write since my childhood, % li&e to write on social problems

so % will happily 4oin Call and Post$

Comparison of Call and Post with The Afro Amerian $ewspaper: he Afro American

newspaper is a 6altimore, =aryland based newspaper founded in 1892$ %t publishes on wee&ly

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basis it was founded by 7ohn .$ =urphy when he merged his church publication$ %n the 190#s

he Afro>American started a powerful campaign &nown as he Clean 6loc& campaign, people

believe that it is still in e/istence today$ he campaign formed into an annual event and was

planned for improving the appearance of, and lowering crime rate in, inner>city neighborhoods$

he Afro>American also started campaign against the outhern -ailroadDs use of 7im Crow cars,

and fought to get e+ual pay for =arylandDs blac& schoolteachers$ uring 'orld 'ar %%, he Afro>

American stationed many of its reporters in *urope, the Aleutians, Africa, 7apan, and other parts

of the outh Pacific, and provided its readers with first hand coverage of the war$

Although Afro American wor&ed hard for the blac& community, yet Call and Post

performed better than it$ Call and Post went to every corner of 6lac& community to highlight the

problems of 6lac& Community$ (ften Call and Post held interviews with 6lac& people who

faced any &ind of problem of racism$

here was a time when 6lac& people were not allowed to travel with 'hite people it was

Call and Post which highlighted this problem and stood for the right people$ he Afro American

was silent over this issue but Call and Post organied certain interviews and road shows to show

the whole world that 6lac&s cannot travel 'hites, as a result it became the tal& of the town and

6lac&s were given the right to travel with 'hites$

Annual Programs: Call and Post usually organie annual events and programs, it invites the

higher officials of the state and the local 6lac& people$ People find a way to convey their

problems to higher officials on these events$ %t is usually impossible for a common man to

approach to higher authorities easily but such &ind of events and activities provide them a chance

to convey their ideas and thoughts to higher officials$

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Call and Post also organies fund raising events for the devastated, poor people, its events targets

the social activities$ %t has a group of social wor&ers who ta&e part actively in these types of

activities$

Call and Post often organies the road tal& shows, which are a good opportunity for a local man

to e/press his ideas and opinions$

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