Associated Negro Press From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Associated Negro Press Former type News agency Industry Media Founded March 2, 1919 ; 101 years ago Founders Claude Albert Barnett Defunct 1964 ; 56 years ago Headquarters Chicago , United States Area served National, International Services domestic and foreign news coverage, columns, syndication The Associated Negro Press ( ANP ) was an American news service founded in 1919 in Chicago , Illinois by Claude Albert Barnett . The ANP had correspondents, writers, reporters in all major centers of the black population in the United States of America. It supplied news stories, opinions, columns, feature essays, book and movie reviews, critical and comprehensive coverage of events, personalities, and institutions relevant to black Americans. As the ANP grew into a global network. It supplied the vast majority of ...