October, 1909 issue
*On this date 1841, the A.M.E. Church Review was published. This is the journal of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and arguably the earliest published American Black Journal.
It publishes articles on religion, politics, history, and world events. Originally named The A.M.E. Church Magazine, the church's general book steward, Rev. George Hogarth of Brooklyn, New York, first published it. It was intended to be a monthly publication but appeared only sporadically and was discontinued after eight years due to a lack of funds. The name was changed at the 1884 General Conference to the A.M.E. Church Review, and Rev. Benjamin Tucker Tanner was elected editor.
He was succeeded by Levi Jenkins Coppin in 1888, Hightower Theodore Kealing in 1896, and Reverdy C. Ransom in 1912. Early contributors to the journal included suffragist Hallie Q. Brown, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, journalist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, editor T. Thomas Fortune, Judge David Augustus Straker, educator William Scarborough, Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce, author Theophilus Gould Steward, attorney T. McCants Stewart, and bishops Daniel Alexander Payne, Henry McNeal Turner, and Jabez Pitt Campbell.
In the 21st century, the AME Review maintains its status of informing the public.
