Danny Bakewell

Danny Joseph Bakewell (born 1946) is an American civil rights activist and entrepreneur. He is the owner of The Bakewell Company, which includes among its holdings the New Orleans radio station WBOK and the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper. He is currently Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association.

Early life and career

Bakewell was born and raised in New Orleans, graduating from St. Augustine High School.

Bakewell is the co-founder of the National Black United Fund.[1] He also served as President of The Brotherhood Crusade, a civil rights advocate organization, for over 30 years,[2] before stepping down to focus on his other projects.

In recent years, Bakewell has been focused on expanding and diversifying his firm The Bakewell Company, which is the largest minority-owned development firm on the West Coast.[3] He purchased the Los Angeles Sentinel, the city's oldest and largest Black newspaper, in 2004.[4] Soon after, in 2007, he purchased the New Orleans radio station WBOK.[5]

In 2009, Bakewell was elected Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association.[6]

Personal life

Bakewell and his wife Aline have two adult children and four grandchildren.[7] Bakewell and his family currently reside in Bradbury, California.[7]

References
  1. "Danny Bakewell - HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Danny Bakewell takes over Sentinel". LA Observed.
  5. "WBOK purchased by Danny Bakewell, champion of Black economic self-determination". 4 June 2009.
  6. "Bakewell Elected to Lead Black Press across Nation - Los Angeles Sentinel". 2 July 2009.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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