Draft:Afro-American Gazette

Afro-American Gazette (1991-1995) was an African American newspaper and periodical that was first published on January 1, 1991 and whose last documented publication was August 7, 1995.

Originating in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Afro-American Gazette was published by Patricia E. (née Grier) Mathis, and distributed by Topaz Marketing & Distributing Co., of which she was also President and CEO. The frequency of publication varied: monthly from January 1991 to August 1992, weekly from August 31 and September 6 1992 to November 23 and 29 1992, and monthly, again, from December 1992 to December 1993.

Publication History
Afro-American Gazette had two publishers Michelle B. (née Bibbs) Plear and Walter L. Mathis Sr. Editor Walter L. Mathis Sr. was married to the publisher and creator, Patricia E. Mathis, who often undertook the alias Patricia E. Grier or P.E. Grier for publication matters.

In the last documented issue of Afro-American Gazette from August 7, 1995, the publication announced an upcoming title rebrand that would start January 1996. The publication took on the new name ''TAKE PRIDE! Community''. According to University of Wisconsin-Madison libraries, ''TAKE PRIDE! Community'' publications could continue from November/December 1997 to July/August 1998 with at least three issues.

Under the new name of ''TAKE PRIDE! Community'', the publication would look to expand its coverage to reach major cities in the midwest. They also aimed to increase their target audience to all Ethnic groups, with ethnic pertaining to group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language – denoting emphasis on African Americans in nearby Michigan counties such as Kent, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon.