Two men of African descent, John Brown Russwurm and Samuel Cornish were chosen to edit Freedom’s Journal in March 1827, launching the Black press in the United States, a vital institution for communication and social justice. Two hundred years later, newspapers, periodicals, zines, and digital media produced by Black Americans remain a necessary project for political and cultural expression. Freedom’s Journal, founded in New York City by a group of a free Blacks, was the logical outcome of nineteenth-century Black resistance to slavery and oppression. While white abolitionists argued for the gradual emancipation of slaves, the small population of literate free Blacks were determined to establish their own revolutionary voice: “Too long have others spoken for us, too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations,” they declared. This essay will consider this origin of the Black press, its transnational roots, and activist legacy before considering how voices of the Black press were amplified internationally across mediums and through conglomerates, such as the Associated Negro Press and the John H. Johnson conglomerate. Moreover, we will consider the importance of resisting declension narratives and the importance of social justice activism in the transnational anti-racism movement and commemorative public education in this moment of threats of the dismantlement and erasure of Black history.