Black History 365 Sub Plan: The Business of The Black Press | Middle School Economics| 60-Minute Lesson

This Black History 365 one-day sub plan introduces middle school students to the Black press as a powerful example of media, entrepreneurship, advertising, and community economics. Students learn how Black-owned newspapers shared information, created jobs, supported Black-owned businesses, connected consumers to services, and helped communities build public influence.

Designed for a 60-minute class period, this resource requires minimal teacher guidance and is ideal for substitute days, emergency lesson plans, Black History Month, economics units, entrepreneurship lessons, media literacy lessons, or year-round culturally responsive instruction.

This resource includes a substitute directions page, student reading passage, vocabulary preview, comprehension questions, newspaper business model chart, advertising and community economy activity, CER writing response, exit ticket, extension activity, and answer key.