An urban media company in Boston since 1965. The Bay State Banner is an African American owned news weekly that reports on the political, economic, social and cultural issues that are of interest to urban residents. We have daily updated content on our digital platform, as well as specialty publications Be Healthy and Banner Biz. Started in 1965 by Melvin B. Miller, a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, the Banner provides its estimated 120,000 weekly print readers and 300,000 online readers with reports on a mix of local,national, international news and cultural events.