Kansas City The Call, or The Call is an African-American newspaper founded in 1919 by Chester A. Franklin. It serves the black community of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.
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Chester Arthur Franklin (1880–1955) founded The Call newspaper in May 1919. It was owned and operated by him until his death on May 7, 1955. Chester Franklin was born on June 7, 1880 as the only child of George F. Franklin, a barber, and Clara Belle Williams Franklin, a teacher. He was born at the time when African Americans were moving out of Texas in search of better educational opportunities for their children.
Roy Wilkins, later the executive secretary of the NAACP, served as managing editor of The Call from 1923 to 1931. Frank A. (Fay) Young, the pioneering African American sportswriter served as managing editor of The Call from 1934-1937.[1] Young was succeeded by Lucile Bluford, who would subsequently become part-owner and publisher after Franklin's death in 1955.
The Call has two offices, with the original being in the 18th & Vine District at 1715 East 18th Street in Kansas City, Missouri and the other one being at 2730 North 13th Street in Kansas City, Kansas.
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