Lyn Johnson

The Weekly Challenger has a 50 year legacy of providing the most comprehensive news to the African-American communities in the region. Our research and reporting of local events, offer opinions, black history, entertainment, religious news, obituaries, and classifieds. This hyperlocal broadsheet is published on Thursdays, reaching greater Pinellas County offering advertisers and readers the rewarding benefit of reaching a market untapped by mainstream media.

Our readership continues to grow as journalism excellence is the standard. The Weekly Challenger has become the newspaper of record for this community and welcomes both the successes of our past and the future legacies that we will create together.

Lyn Johnson
Publisher/Owner
www.theweeklychallenger.com