It says the support of community partners provided infrastructure and resources that played an important role in reestablishing the Black Lens.

And the history of the Black press stems from not waiting for our stories to be told, not letting the picture, um, get painted by people who don't live it, who don't know it, and who have agendas.

There's never a shortage of Black stories, so I'ma find them too.

If I have to ask a friend to tell her friend to let me interview them, it's just what comes from that.

The monthly paper is now its own nonprofit organization and its own publisher.

We're moving towards our own independence, um, being careful about the partnerships we create to help continue.

There's a lot that goes into creating a paper, so, um, we found a lot of resources.

We hired our own layout designer, um, a Black woman.