ScoopUSA Media Background and History

SCOOP U.S.A. published in 1960 as a weekly entertainment tabloid for Black consumers in the cities of Philadelphia and Chester, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. During this period, Philadelphia became one of the East Coast most popular entertainment cities, with nite clubs featuring top-name stars. Spearheaded by our Founding Publisher, Ricard "Sonny" Driver, Scoop was communications mechanism established to  ensure equality in representation, publicity, and payment for the entertainers who came to Philly. 

Community-oriented with a citywide circulation, SCOOP U.S.A. is the essential source of weekly entertainment and community news in Philadelphia. February 2023 will mark the 63rd anniversary of SCOOP U.S.A., Philadelphia’s oldest, FREE African-American weekly newspaper. Sixty-three (1960-2023) years of dedicated community service, focusing on positive news and information for the people and businesses in Delaware Valley communities.

SCOOP U.S.A. has an expanded distribution that extends beyond the City of Philadelphia to the surrounding counties of Chester, Camden, New Jersey, and Wilmington, DE. Scoop reaches more than 25,000 readers weekly. 

Our wide distribution, teamed with our diverse readership, distinguishes Scoop from any other minority newspaper in Philadelphia, Chester, Pennsylvania, Camden, New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware.

SCOOP U.S.A. has a multiculural audience that includes readers of all ages and races from all walks of life. The distribution and mix of the inner city and suburban counties introduce the paper to readers that range from youth in elementary, middle and high school, individuals in the workforce, to retirees and senior citizens.