Black Sports Magazine
![]() The April 1976 cover featuring Julius Erving | |
Frequency | Monthly |
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Founder | Allan P. Barron |
First issue | April 1971 |
Final issue | June 1978 |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Black Sports Magazine was a monthly magazine that launched in April 1971 in New York City and closed later that decade.[1][2][3]
The magazine was the first major sports magazine aimed specifically at African Americans.[4] The magazine was the brainchild of Allan P. Barron, who became President and Editor. Barron teamed with William L. Doneghy, who acted as Vice-President and Controller.[3][5] In 1971, Bryant Gumbel became editor of the magazine, leaving the following year.[6][7][8]
The magazine had low circulation and limited success, and ultimately was forced to close. The final issue was published in June 1978.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b David K. Wiggins (March 26, 2015). African Americans in Sports. Taylor & Francis. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-317-47743-3. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Black Sports: new magazine in town". Boston Globe. March 18, 1971. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Black ... not so beautiful on paper". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Future in Sports. Ebony. August 1992. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Black Sports Hall of Fame planned in N.Y. Jet. July 19, 1973. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Gumbel, Bryant (1948– ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". The Black Past. June 23, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Overview for Bryant Gumbel". TCM. Retrieved March 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Joseph Fitzhenry (December 5, 2012). "Bryant Gumbel speaks his mind to students and faculty". Maristmy575. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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Categories:
- African-American magazines
- Monthly magazines published in the United States
- Sports magazines published in the United States
- Defunct magazines published in the United States
- Magazines established in 1971
- Magazines disestablished in 1978
- Magazines published in New York City