Description: The AFRO is the leading creditable and experienced news source for people of color pursuing reliable information that matters to them It is also the longestrunning African American family owned newspaper business in the nation leading the charge as a force for racial equality and equal opportunity as well as economic and social growth of Blacks in America In 2014 NieslenEssence Consumer report ranked The AFRO as the 1 African American newspaper in the country The AFRO publicizes the facts and considers a range of topics from Black perspective with both historical reference and current relevance broadening their scope and understanding of how issues impact their life their community and the world