{"id":121,"date":"2025-09-23T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:50:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"121\" class=\"elementor elementor-121\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f630074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f630074\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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affiliated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with that earlier title; our modern history begins in the mid-1970s as a community newspaper serving Philadelphia\u2019s Black residents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42335a5\" data-id=\"42335a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497b8414 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"497b8414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Established in <\/span><b>1976<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and published <\/span><b>weekly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Observer has chronicled local news, politics, culture, business, education, and neighborhood life for nearly five decades. 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Your iPhone<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ae91a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25ae91a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839965f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"839965f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5295b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e5295b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rear-view-of-three-young-women-standing-side-by-side-at-a-summer-music-festival-wearing-feather.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rear-view-of-three-young-women-standing-side-by-side-at-a-summer-music-festival-wearing-feather.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rear-view-of-three-young-women-standing-side-by-side-at-a-summer-music-festival-wearing-feather-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rear-view-of-three-young-women-standing-side-by-side-at-a-summer-music-festival-wearing-feather-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rear-view-of-three-young-women-standing-side-by-side-at-a-summer-music-festival-wearing-feather-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71938b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71938b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efce67 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9efce67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our roots in the Black press<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53b35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53b35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Observer belongs to a proud lineage of Black newspapers that have documented and advocated for our communities across Pennsylvania and the nation. In Philadelphia, that ecosystem includes longstanding outlets such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philadelphia Tribune<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, these papers have amplified the achievements and struggles of Black communities while mentoring generations of journalists.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8db239 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8db239\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810cee0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"810cee0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7679747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7679747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-man-takes-a-photo-of-food-on-his-smartphone-at-a-filipino-restaurant-he-shares-your-lifestyle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-man-takes-a-photo-of-food-on-his-smartphone-at-a-filipino-restaurant-he-shares-your-lifestyle.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-man-takes-a-photo-of-food-on-his-smartphone-at-a-filipino-restaurant-he-shares-your-lifestyle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-man-takes-a-photo-of-food-on-his-smartphone-at-a-filipino-restaurant-he-shares-your-lifestyle-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-man-takes-a-photo-of-food-on-his-smartphone-at-a-filipino-restaurant-he-shares-your-lifestyle-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee74083 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee74083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da0d9a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4da0d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our roots in the Black press<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5fc37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5fc37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Observer belongs to a proud lineage of Black newspapers that have documented and advocated for our communities across Pennsylvania and the nation. In Philadelphia, that ecosystem includes longstanding outlets such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Philadelphia Tribune<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, these papers have amplified the achievements and struggles of Black communities while mentoring generations of journalists.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ffd02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81ffd02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f3d62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28f3d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e482a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e482a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arab-male-influencer-filming-video-review-of-contemporary-smartphone-on-dslr-camera-at-home-mockup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arab-male-influencer-filming-video-review-of-contemporary-smartphone-on-dslr-camera-at-home-mockup.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arab-male-influencer-filming-video-review-of-contemporary-smartphone-on-dslr-camera-at-home-mockup-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arab-male-influencer-filming-video-review-of-contemporary-smartphone-on-dslr-camera-at-home-mockup-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/arab-male-influencer-filming-video-review-of-contemporary-smartphone-on-dslr-camera-at-home-mockup-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb4f28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cb4f28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c477112 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c477112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family leadership &amp; stewardship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0174a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0174a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2000s, the Observer came under the leadership of <\/span><b>Walter \u201cBall\u201d Smith Jr.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a visionary Black press publisher who also led the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Beacon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Smith believed that community journalism wasn\u2019t just about reporting events, but about creating space for truth, accountability, and opportunity. Today, his family carries that torch forward\u2014ensuring that the Observer continues to inform, empower, and inspire Philadelphia\u2019s Black community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e5c7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4e5c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc56c04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc56c04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bbcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6bbcd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/young-shocked-girl-holding-big-basket-of-popcorn-and-watching-movie-in-cinema.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-40\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/young-shocked-girl-holding-big-basket-of-popcorn-and-watching-movie-in-cinema.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/young-shocked-girl-holding-big-basket-of-popcorn-and-watching-movie-in-cinema-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/young-shocked-girl-holding-big-basket-of-popcorn-and-watching-movie-in-cinema-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.ranausman.com\/ashleysmith332\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/young-shocked-girl-holding-big-basket-of-popcorn-and-watching-movie-in-cinema-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d21d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1d21d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04edea6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04edea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we publish today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367347a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367347a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We publish timely <\/span><b>news articles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and community features centered on Philadelphia\u2019s Black neighborhoods\u2014local government and schools, public safety and courts, small business and jobs, health and housing, arts and culture, faith and family, sports and youth achievement. Our mission: <\/span><b>report with accuracy, context, and respect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and make space for perspectives too often left out of the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Philadelphia Observer Serving Philadelphia\u2019s Black community with news that informs, connects, and uplifts. The Philadelphia Observer \u00a0Historical records sometimes mention a 19th-century \u201cPhiladelphia Observer\u201d that evolved into the Christian Observer\u2014a separate, religious publication from the 1830s. 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