Black Owned Spanish Journal, Inc. Stopped Publishing Weekly Newspaper Print In Milwaukee After 45 Years

The Spanish Journal weekly newspaper print hasn't been published since late November 2024.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

December 13, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Black owned Spanish Journal, Inc., which has published the weekly newspaper for the last 45 years allegedly stopped publishing its weekly newspaper print in late November, according to Latino community sources. Also, members of the Latino community including other local media sources and HNNUSA noticed that the Spanish Journal newspaper print was no longer available at its distribution locations throughout the Southside of Milwaukee. 

Multiple attempts to contact Reed Welch, its Vice-President and current Editor-in-Chief of the weekly newspaper print, and Steed Welch, the President of the Spanish Journal, Inc. by Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) were unsuccessful and HNNUSA could not confirm, if the Spanish Journal weekly newspaper print will be published in the near future.

The Spanish Journal began publishing its weekly newspaper print in 1979 under the late Victor L. Welch who passed away on June 1994 at the age of 55 in Milwaukee. Welch was a well known African-American businessman who provided a weekly Spanish and bilingual newspaper print in Milwaukee that lasted for more than 4 decades. (Brief history of the Spanish Journal at link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/11/h-nelson-goodson-from-hnnusa-has.html)

So far, the Spanish Journal website, hasn't had a new post, since December 2023 and its Facebook page has had no new posting since last August 2024.

According to Milwaukee County court records, on October 8, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue filed a delinquent tax warrant against the Spanish Journal, Inc. for $7,673 (judgment lien date 4/26/2024), which remains unpaid to date, according to court records.

On February 20, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue filed a delinquent tax warrant against the Spanish Journal, Inc. for $16,898.15 (judgment lien date 9/7/2022), which was paid in full, according to court records.