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URBAN AMERICA NEWSPAPER "Developing Community Awareness Through the
Expression of Urban Culture"
Urban America Newspaper is a free community-based publication that was founded
in 2000 by a group of minority college students and professionals in order to
educate, promote, and develop community awareness through the expression of
urban culture. Urban culture encompasses all aspects of the urban community
(within the different genres that gave birth to the Hip-Hop, Roots, Spoken
Word and Modern Jazz scenes). We present news that strongly affects the urban
community in the form of entertainment, business, technology, music, sports,
fashion and the arts along with the social, political, health, and financial
issues that affect it. Our target demographic base is primarily minorities who
are between the ages of 15-35.Urban culture is a movement that has been sustained in this world for
centuries and is considered to be the most influential culture in today's way
of life. Urban culture is not limited to what is termed as being "Hip-Hop."
Hip-Hop, itself, is a subculture that first developed in the mid-70s which is
was an offshoot of other urban movements that were taking place at the same
time (namely, the Funk, Reggae and Punk scenes). We at Urban America Newspaper
embrace the urban movement and use it as a vehicle to bring members of our
community together as one. Our goal is to be a leader in urban development
through increased education and awareness while supporting local businesses,
schools, music, and community-based organizations to better our communities.With over 50,000 readers, Urban America Newspaper has demonstrated continued
growth since its conception. In 2004, Urban America Newspaper was voted "Best
Local Urban Zine" by the Miami New Times. Our circulation encompasses the
South Florida region through local businesses, schools, colleges, as well as
special events and venues. We look forward to partnering with our community to
strive towards urban excellence.
