Although the woman said she charged the purchase to her ex’s credit card, the newspaper staff said they didn’t charge it Extra, extra! A woman recently took out a full-page advertisement in the ...

The writing was already on the wall for the end of slavery, but a few last desperate words made it into print on April 22, 1865. “My Negro Woman JANE left my house, one Tuesday April 5 th,” wrote N.G.

In the digital age, it’s easy to assume that traditional advertising methods like newspaper ads have become obsolete. However, newspaper advertising still offers unique advantages that can be ...

At the end of slavery, Black families had been fractured — children, siblings, parents had been sold off and dispersed across the country. Longing to find them, people bought newspaper ads in order to ...

A woman named Jenny claims that she was wronged by her husband, Steve, and decided that with the help of a local newspaper, she would get some revenge on him. Jenny reached out to the Australian ...

Penn State removed nearly three dozen racks containing its independent student-produced newspaper from on-campus locations last week because politics-related ads on the racks violated school policy.

Old newspaper ads are serving as a window into the hopes and histories of hundreds of individuals who were newly emancipated. By Rachel L. Swarns This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for ...

Editor's note: In honor of Black History Month, this story was written to convey both the terror of enslaved individuals as they sought their freedom and as they were ...