Black Sports

*Black Sports*
	The April 1976 cover featuring Julius Erving
Frequency	Monthly
Founder	Allan P. Barron
First issue	April 1971; 53 years ago
Final issue	June 1978; 46 years ago
Country	United States
Based in	New York City

Black Sports was a monthly magazine which was launched in April 1971 in New York City and closed later that decade.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It 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 up with William L. Doneghy, who was vice-president and controller.^[3]^[5] In 1971, Bryant Gumbel became editor, leaving the following year.^[6]

The magazine had low circulation and limited success and was forced to close after the final issue was published in June 1978.^[1]

References

External links

Black Sports Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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