The Call

African-American newspaper in Kansas City
Organization periodical Q7720998
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The Call

Summary

The Call is a periodical[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Call was a member of Missouri Press Association[3].
  • The Call was a member of National Newspaper Publishers Association[4].
  • The Call is located in Kansas City[5].
  • The Call is in the country of United States[6].
  • The Call's instance of is recorded as periodical[7].
  • The Call's instance of is recorded as newspaper[8].
  • The Call's instance of is recorded as African American newspaper[9].
  • The Call's founder is recorded as Chester A. Franklin[10].
  • The Call's place of publication is recorded as Kansas City[11].
  • The Call's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Call's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Call[14].
  • The Call's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gklcg[15].
  • The Call's official website is recorded as https://www.kccallnews.net/[16].
  • The Call's Library of Congress item ID is recorded as sn86063343[17].
  • The Call's described by source is recorded as Project Oasis[18].
  • The Call's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert[19].
  • The Call's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Call'}[20].
  • The Call's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kansas City Call'}[21].
  • The Call's X is recorded as kcCALLnewspaper[22].
  • The Call's Facebook username is recorded as Kansas-City-CALL-Newspaper-377380053241[23].
  • The Call's publication interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q23387', 'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • The Call's Facebook page ID is recorded as Kansas-City-CALL-Newspaper/377380053241[25].
  • The Call's USNPL ID is recorded as 6282[26].
  • The Call's Muck Rack media outlet ID is recorded as kccall[27].

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Founding

The Call's founder is recorded as Chester A. Franklin[10]. +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[14].

Why It Matters

The Call ranks in the top 6% of periodical entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . dx.doi.org. dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . mopress.com. Retrieved . mopress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . nnpa.org. Retrieved . nnpa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . dx.doi.org. dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . projectnewsoasis.com. Retrieved . projectnewsoasis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . usnewsdeserts.com. Retrieved . usnewsdeserts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Facebook page id Kansas-City-CALL-Newspaper/377380053241
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P11705]]: 377380053241, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257115|batch #257115]]"
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