"The Facts" founder Fitz Redd Beaver originally started the paper because he was looking for a source of income after losing his previous job.

Fitz Redd Beaver examined the possibility of making a difference in his particular community to identify how data and information can be delivered.

This viewpoint allowed an audience to develop an inherent eye on how information in the North West, specifically Seattle could be identified.

The Facts also hired many black journalists who later left the paper to create other newspapers such as The Medium, The Skanner and more in and around the northwest region.

Fitzgerald Redd Beaver the founder of "The Facts" assisted his biggest competitors Chris Bennett and Ernie Foster in opening their own African American oriented newspapers.

Fitz had several jobs before coming to the Northwest including: a civilian employee for the U.S. Army, a railroad porter, and working at a radio station.

[6] "The Facts" is an avenue in which information can be illustrated, however, the Community Involvement Commission is a designed platform for sources to provide immediate services.