Remembering James Blount, and the voice he gave to Rochester's Black community

By Stephanie Ballard, WXXI News

A number of people from around the Rochester area gathered over the weekend to celebrate the life and legacy of James Blount, a co-publisher with his wife Carolyne, of About...Time magazine for more than 50 years. 

That publication that the Blounts put together each month was focused on Rochester's Black community. James Blount died last month at the age of 80. 

The memorial service took place on Saturday at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on Adams Street in Rochester. 

James Blount III, a son of James Blount, said that his father’s vision originated from identifying a vital community need and his determined commitment to address it. 

“The value of sharing those stories and the successes that only we can tell through our voice, and be able to share that voice through the written word in the About...Time magazine format," said Blount. “So, he saw idea that this is news that our community can use, without feeling abused or even confused. It was coming straight from an authentic voice of the writer, and the storyteller.” 

 

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