[1] The brothers began the newspaper as a response to the lack of information the African American residents of Arizona were given.
Cloves C. Campbell Sr. was the first black state senator for the state[2][1] and spent his ten years in legislature fighting for the civil rights movement.
[1] When the brothers started up the newspaper they chose to utilize it by creating a voice for the black community and remain informed on the matters of the community[1] Since the death of Cloves Campbell Sr., leadership has been taken over by Cloves Campbell Jr.
[1] In 2017, the Arizona Informant joined other black-led businesses and organizations in calling for the removal of Confederate monuments in Arizona.
[3] As of 2019, The Informant was published weekly on Wednesdays to the entire state with a circulation of 15,000.