Metro Herald (Virginia)

The Metro Herald was an African American newspaper published in Alexandria, Virginia for more than 25 years, covering Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia.^[1] from the early 1990s to February 2018.^[2][3]

Metro Herald

Metro Herald in 2005
Type	Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)	Davis Communications Group
Editor	Paris D. Davis
Founded	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Language	English
Ceased publication	February 2018; 7 years ago (2018-02)
Headquarters	901 North Washington Street, Suite 603 Alexandria, Virginia
Country	United States
Circulation	42,000 (as of 2005)
Website	themetroherald.com
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It was owned by Davis Communications Group, Inc. and was a member of the Virginia Press Association.^[4] In 1999, founder Paris Davis became chief executive officer of the startup Baltimore Press.^[5]

The format of the Metro Herald was a 24-page full-color paper, with a large Community News section as well as a classified ad section.^[6]