SPOKANE, Wash. — After the longtime beloved editor of the Black Lens, Sandy Williams, passed away on Sept. 4, 2022, the newspaper will return to print in 2024.
The paper recently hired a new editor - Natasha Hill.
Hill, a renowned lawyer and activist, formerly ran for Congress against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
A Spokane native, NAACP member, mom and now the head of the only Black newspaper in Spokane, Hill confirmed to KREM 2 News she has fulfilled the position.
The Black Lens first started publishing in 2015, giving a voice to Black voices around the Spokane area. Williams started the paper out of her basement and served as her own news staff. In 2019, she shared with KREM 2 News, “When I started out, my idea was that I was just going to do happy stories about people in Spokane because a lot of the news that focuses on the African-American community is negative,” Williams said. “That lasted about five minutes because I ended up needing to cover stories that weren’t getting covered in other places.”
The filled spot and return of the newspaper comes over a year since the paper was put on pause after Williams' tragic death. One year after Williams' death, KREM 2 News honored the activist's legacy by sharing her continued vision for the Black Lens. You can watch the full special Sandy's Story: Celebrating Civil Rights Activist Sandy Williams below.
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