The Forum was an African-American owned newspaper founded by John Henry Ryan and Ella Ryan and published by the Graham–Hickman Company weekly from 1903 to 1918 covering the Tacoma area of the U.S. state of Washington.
The Forum published occasional reprinted pieces from other publications with black interests.
[6][7][dubious – discuss] In 1903, The Forum merged with the Tacoma Sun, a weekly newspaper that had been publishing for 12 years.
John Henry Ryan was still listed on the masthead as editor, although he pursued a political career.
[5] John would go on to be the first African American elected to the Washington state senate.