doi:10.7916/d8-h876-sk12Oral history interview with Eloise Banks, 1971Banks, Eloiseoral historiesmixed materialJournalistsAfrican American pressAfrican American journalistsNewspapers--CirculationNewspaper publishing--Economic aspects--United StatesAfrican Americans--Civil rightsPhoenix (Ariz.)Banks, EloiseNational Newspaper Publishers Association (U.S.)United States. National Advisory Commission on Civil DisordersReportIn this interview Banks discusses her family and childhood, her education, her move to Phoenix, and the origin of The Arizona Tribune. More broadly, she discusses: the strengths and weaknesses of black newspapers in the United States; the struggle to find employment as a black educator; the economic strife of black publications; and the importance of a diverse readership. Banks mentions her late husband Edward Banks, including his move from Huddersfield, England to Phoenix, Arizona; his work as a photographer; their collaboration in starting a newspaper; and his death in 1969. Banks details her motivation to connect African Americans in Phoenix to national issues, as a member of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). She concludes with a discussion of the Kerner Commission Report (Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders).