Richmond Free Press to 'Cease Publication' After 30+ Years in Richmond

Richmond Free Press to close after 34 years

After 34 years in operation, the Richmond Free Press is closing its doors.

Richmond Free Press shuts down after 34 years

A longstanding newspaper serving Black Richmonders has closed its doors after 34 years, the latest outlet to shut down amid a rapid decline in local journalism across the country.

Richmond Free Press to 'cease publication' after 30+ years in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. The Richmond Free Press announced Thursday it will cease publication after more than 30 years in business. The free weekly newspaper, which focused primarily on Richmonds African American community, had a stated mission to empower its readers by contributing to the balance of news reporting and commentary in the Richmond area; and, simultaneously, to educate its readers about important issues touching their lives and to motivate th…

Longstanding Newspaper Serving Black Richmonders Shuts Down

After 34 years, the Richmond Free Press announced today that it’s ceasing publication this week with the paper’s first and last online edition. The paper cited dwindling advertising revenues leading to harsh economic times. The Richmond Free Press was founded in 1992 by journalist, editor and professor Raymond Boone and his wife Jean Patterson Boone. See full story here

‘Farewell’: Richmond Free Press ceases publication

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Updated: Richmond Free Press Shutters After 34 Years

The city’s independent African American newspaper folds.