African American Newspapers, 1827 - 1998
Title List
(including April 2010 release)
Newspaper Title City State Start Date End Date Issues

Alabama
Wide-awake Birmingham AL "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Huntsville Gazette Huntsville AL "1881-06-18" "1894-12-29"
746  
Huntsville Star Huntsville AL "1900-01-26"
1  
Montgomery Enterprise Montgomery AL "1900-01-26"
1  

Alaska
Alaska spotlight Anchorage AK "1956-07-28" "1968-11-30"
12  
Anchorage gazette Anchorage AK "1992-12-01" "1993-01-01"
2  

Arkansas
Homeland Forrest City AR "1991-10-01" "1999-07-01"
90  
American Guide Little Rock AR "1900-01-27"
1  
Arkansas Freeman Little Rock AR "1869-10-05"
1  
Arkansas State press Little Rock AR "1941" "1959"
Forthcoming  
Arkansaw Dispatch Little Rock AR "1883-06-30" "1884-04-19"
40  
Southern mediator journal Little Rock AR "1962-06-22" "1966-02-25"
2  
Pine Bluff Weekly Herald Pine Bluff AR "1900-01-27"
1  

California
Free Angela Davis Newsletter Los Angeles CA "1971" "1971"
Forthcoming  
Inter-faith churchman Los Angeles CA "1941-04-20" "1941-04-20"
1  
Los Angeles tribune Los Angeles CA "1943-09-06" "1960-04-22"
150  
Teller Los Angeles CA "1946-03-20" "1946-03-20"
1  
Oakland Sunshine Oakland CA "1915" "1922"
Forthcoming  
Western Outlook Oakland CA "1894" "1894"
Forthcoming  
Elevator San Francisco CA "1865-05-05" "1898-06-11"
274  
Mirror of the Times San Francisco CA "1857-12-12"
1  
San Francisco Vindicator San Francisco CA "1887" "1889"
Forthcoming  

Colorado
Colorado Statesman Denver CO "1900-01-27"
1  

Connecticut
Black coalition weekly New Haven CT "1972-03-06" "1972-09-14"
13  

Delaware
Advance Wilmington DE "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  

District of Columbia
Black networking news Washington DC "1989-01-01" "1990-08-01"
11  
Colored American Washington DC "1898-03-12" "1904-11-12"
327  
Leader Washington DC "1889" "1889"
Forthcoming  
Metro chronicle/National Chronicle Washington DC "1987-02-26" "1991-09-20"
77  
National Leader Washington DC "1888" "1889"
Forthcoming  
People's Advocate Washington DC "1879" "1884"
Forthcoming  
Washington Bee Washington DC "1883-01-06" "1922-01-21"
1,777  
Washington Grit Washington DC "1883-12-21" "1884-10-18"
36  

Florida
Florida Sentinel Jacksonville FL "1900-01-26"
1  
Florida tattler Jacksonville FL "1934-12-01" "1945-09-29"
5  

Georgia
Atlanta Age Atlanta GA "1900-01-13"
1  
Weekly Defiance Atlanta GA "1882-10-24" "1883-02-24"
2  
Augusta Union Augusta GA "1900-01-27"
1  
Colored American Augusta GA "1865-12-30" "1866-01-06"
2  
Loyal Georgian Augusta GA "1866" "1868"
Forthcoming  
Columbus Chronicle Columbus GA "1900-01-27"
1  
Macon Sentinel Macon GA "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Savannah Tribune Savannah GA "1875-12-04" "1922-12-28"
1,497  
Savannah Weekly Echo Savannah GA "1883" "1884"
Forthcoming  

Hawaii
Afro-Hawaii news Honolulu HI "1987" "1997"
Forthcoming  

Illinois
Bags and baggage Chicago IL "1937-08-01" "1943-04-01"
38  
Black x-press Chicago IL "1973-06-30" "1975"
1  
Broad Ax Chicago IL "1899" "1927"
Forthcoming  
Bulletin Chicago IL "1968-09-11" "1969-12-03"
63  
Central South sider Chicago IL "1929-07-06" "1929-07-06"
1  
Chicago courier Chicago IL "1974-04-13" "1975-11-15"
4  
Chicago courier Chicago IL "1932-10-22" "1932"
1  
Chicago metro news Chicago IL "1973-11-03" "1990-10-06"
827  
Chicago world Chicago IL "1925-10-29" "1935-06-15"
6  
Chicago world Chicago IL "1900-01-27"
1  
Conservator Chicago IL "1882-11-18" "1886-12-18"
3  
Illinois sentinel Chicago IL "1937-11-20" "1937-11-20"
1  
Independent bulletin Chicago IL "1972" "1972"
Forthcoming  
Metropolitan post Chicago IL "1938-09-10" "1939-06-03"
18  
Olivet Baptist Church herald Chicago IL "1936-11-29" "1936-11-29"
1  
Reminder Chicago IL "1938-01-02" "1938"
1  
Second ward news Chicago IL "1935-12-14" "1938-04-02"
12  
Spokesman Chicago IL "1933-01-07" "1933-03-18"
10  
Common bond East Moline IL "1974" "1978"
Forthcoming  
Crusader Rockford IL "1952" "1971"
Forthcoming  
Illinois conservator Springfield IL "1929-06-29" "1929"
1  
Illinois Record Springfield IL "1897-11-06" "1899-04-22"
77  
State Capitol Springfield IL "1891" "1892"
Forthcoming  

Indiana
Freeman Indianapolis IN "1888-07-21" "1916-12-30"
1,301  
Indianapolis ledger Indianapolis IN "1918-04-13" "1922-10-28"
2  
Indianapolis World Indianapolis IN "1900-01-27"
1  
Recorder Indianapolis IN "1899" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Colored Visitor Logansport IN "1879-08-01"
1  
Weekly Review New Albany IN "1881" "1881"
Forthcoming  
South Bend forum South Bend IN "1923" "1923"
Forthcoming  

Iowa
Iowa Baptist Standard Des Moines IA "1897-05-21"
1  
Iowa State Bystander Des Moines IA "1896" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Weekly Avalanche Des Moines IA "1893" "1893"
Forthcoming  

Kansas
Atchinson Argus Atchinson KS "1892" "1894"
Forthcoming  
Southern Argus Baxter Springs KS "1891" "1892"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Homestead Cherokee KS "1899" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Coffeyville Vindicator Cofeeville KS "1904" "1906"
Forthcoming  
Afro-American Advocate Coffeyville KS "1891-09-09" "1893-08-25"
64  
American Coffeyville KS "1898" "1899"
Forthcoming  
Coffeyville Herald Coffeyville KS "1908" "1908"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Blackman Coffeyville KS "1894" "1896"
Forthcoming  
Emporia Citizen Emporia KS "1932" "1932"
Forthcoming  
Fair Play Fort Scott KS "1898-04-22" "1899-06-16"
57  
Messenger Fort Scott KS "1917" "1918"
Forthcoming  
Blade Hutchinson KS "1919-12-20" "1922-04-01"
111  
Hutchinson's Journal Hutchinson KS "1908" "1908"
Forthcoming  
Advocate Kansas City KS "1916-01-07" "1926-04-23"
660  
American Citizen Kansas City KS "1897-01-01" "1907-09-21"
474  
Daily American Citizen Kansas City KS "1898" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Elevator Kansas City KS "1916" "1916"
Forthcoming  
National Review Kansas City KS "1913" "1913"
Forthcoming  
People's Elevator Kansas City KS "1937-08-19" "1940-09-19"
71  
Plaindealer Kansas City KS "1932-05-20" "1958-11-07"
1,302  
Topics Kansas City KS "1895" "1895"
Forthcoming  
Western Christian Recorder Kansas City KS "1898-02-05" "1899-08-19"
42  
Wyandotte Echo Kansas City KS "1930-04-04" "1937-12-24"
404  
For Our People Lawrence KS "1971" "1971"
Forthcoming  
Harambee Lawrence KS "1971" "1971"
Forthcoming  
Historic Times Lawrence KS "1891" "1891"
Forthcoming  
Western Recorder Lawrence KS "1883-03-17" "1884-11-06"
85  
Leavenworth Advocate Leavenworth KS "1888-10-23" "1891-04-18"
21  
Leavenworth Colored Radical Leavenworth KS "1876" "1876"
Forthcoming  
Leavenworth Herald Leavenworth KS "1894" "1896"
Forthcoming  
Nicodemus Cyclone Nicodemus KS "1887" "1888"
Forthcoming  
Nicodemus Enterprise Nicodemus KS "1887" "1887"
Forthcoming  
Eye Opener Parsons KS "1892" "1892"
Forthcoming  
Parsons Weekly Blade Parsons KS "1892" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Freeman's Lance Peru KS "1891-02-20" "1891-12-25"
41  
Uplift Pittsburg KS "1914" "1914"
Forthcoming  
Afro-American Review Salina KS "1915" "1915"
Forthcoming  
Salina Enterprise Salina KS "1908" "1909"
Forthcoming  
American Citizen Topeka KS "1889-01-18" "1889-07-19"
24  
Benevolent Banner Topeka KS "1887" "1887"
Forthcoming  
Capital Plaindealer Topeka KS "1936-09-20" "1938-08-06"
51  
Colored Patriot Topeka KS "1882" "1882"
Forthcoming  
Evening Call Topeka KS "1893" "1893"
Forthcoming  
Herald of Kansas Topeka KS "1880" "1880"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Baptist Herald Topeka KS "1911" "1913"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Sentinel Topeka KS "1960" "1960"
Forthcoming  
Kansas State Tribune Topeka KS "1881" "1881"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Watchman Topeka KS "1905" "1905"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Whip Topeka KS "1934-11-02" "1955-09-30"
182  
Little Weekly Topeka KS "1938" "1938"
Forthcoming  
Messenger Topeka KS "1969" "1970"
Forthcoming  
National Watchman Topeka KS "1914" "1914"
Forthcoming  
Plaindealer Topeka KS "1899-01-06" "1931-12-25"
1,767  
State Ledger Topeka KS "1892" "1906"
Forthcoming  
Times-Observor Topeka KS "1891" "1892"
Forthcoming  
Topeka Call Topeka KS "1891" "1893"
Forthcoming  
Topeka Post-Review Topeka KS "1970" "1971"
Forthcoming  
Topeka Tribune Topeka KS "1880" "1880"
Forthcoming  
Topeka Tribune and Western Recorder Topeka KS "1885" "1885"
Forthcoming  
Weir City Eagle Weir City KS "1887" "1900"
Forthcoming  
American Times Wichita KS "1908" "1908"
Forthcoming  
Colored Citizen Wichita KS "1903" "1904"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Headlight Wichita KS "1894-09-14"
1  
Kansas Sunflower Wichita KS "1890" "1890"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Voice Wichita KS "1946" "1947"
Forthcoming  
Kansas Weekly Journal Wichita KS "1980" "1981"
Forthcoming  
Midwest News Press Wichita KS "1959" "1959"
Forthcoming  
National Baptist World Wichita KS "1894" "1894"
Forthcoming  
National Reflector Wichita KS "1895" "1897"
Forthcoming  
Negro Star Wichita KS "1920-05-07" "1952-12-26"
1,657  
News Hawk Wichita KS "1979" "1979"
Forthcoming  
People's Elevator Wichita KS "1924-02-21" "1927-12-29"
169  
People's Friend Wichita KS "1894" "1894"
Forthcoming  
Wichita Factarian Wichita KS "1914" "1914"
Forthcoming  
Wichita Globe Wichita KS "1887" "1887"
Forthcoming  
Wichita Post-Observer Wichita KS "1953-01-23" "1953-12-25"
36  
Wichita Protest Wichita KS "1923" "1923"
Forthcoming  
Wichita Searchlight Wichita KS "1900" "1912"
Forthcoming  
Wichita Times Wichita KS "1972" "1977"
Forthcoming  

Kentucky
Lexington Standard Lexington KY "1900-01-27"
1  
Bulletin Louisville KY "1881-09-24"
1  
Ohio Falls Express Louisville KY "1891-07-11"
1  

Louisiana
Black Republican Baton Rouge LA "1865" "1865"
Forthcoming  
Community leader Baton Rouge LA "1985-06-13" "1985-06-13"
1  
Observer Baton Rouge LA "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Inside New Orleans New Orleans LA "1965-05-01" "1965-05-01"
1  
L'Union New Orleans LA "1862" "1864"
Forthcoming  
New Orleans Daily Creole New Orleans LA "1856-07-01" "1856-12-31"
155  
New Orleans Tribune New Orleans LA "1864-07-21" "1869-02-28"
674  
Weekly Louisianian New Orleans LA "1872-06-22" "1882-12-25"
413  
Weekly Pelican New Orleans LA "1886-12-04" "1889-11-23"
95  
Echo St. Martinville LA "1873" "1873"
Forthcoming  
Concordia Eagle Vidalia LA "1875-10-02" "1883-04-12"
6  

Maryland
Negro Appeal Annapolis MD "1900-02-16"
1  
Afro-American Baltimore MD "1892" "1898"
Forthcoming  
American Citizen Baltimore MD "1879-04-19"
1  
Commonwealth Baltimore MD "1915-07-24" "1915-09-04"
6  
Race Standard Baltimore MD "1897" "1897"
Forthcoming  

Massachusetts
Boston Advance Boston MA "1900-02-17"
1  
Boston Courant Boston MA "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Guardian Boston MA "1902" "1913"
Forthcoming  

Michigan
Detroit independent Detroit MI "1923-01-13" "1923"
1  
Detroit Informer Detroit MI "1900-01-13"
1  
Plaindealer Detroit MI "1889-09-20" "1892-10-07"
66  
Afro-American gazette Grand Rapids MI "1991-01-01" "1995-08-07"
117  

Minnesota
Afro-American Advance Minneapolis MN "1899" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Appeal St. Paul MN "1903-02-07" "1923-11-24"
1,086  
Broad Axe St. Paul MN "1891-10-01" "1903-06-11"
440  
Negro World St. Paul MN "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Western Appeal St. Paul MN "1885" "1888"
Forthcoming  

Mississippi
Free State Brandon MS "1900-01-20"
1  
Mississippi free press Jackson MS "1961-12-16" "1964-08-01"
117  
Mississippi weekly Jackson MS "1935-05-18" "1935-05-18"
1  
Mound Bayou news-digest Mound Bayou MS "1950-05-13" "1950-05-13"
1  
Golden Rule Vicksburg MS "1900-01-27"
1  
Light Vicksburg MS "1900-01-18"
1  

Missouri
Rising Son Kansas City MO "1903" "1907"
Forthcoming  
Sedalia Times Sedalia MO "1901" "1903"
Forthcoming  
St. Louis clarion St. Louis MO "1920-12-18" "1921-04-02"
2  
St. Louis Palladium St. Louis MO "1903" "1907"
Forthcoming  

Nebraska
Afro-American Sentinel Omaha NE "1896-02-22"
1  
Enterprise Omaha NE "1895" "1897"
Forthcoming  
Progress Omaha NE "1890" "1891"
Forthcoming  

New Jersey
Sentinel Trenton NJ "1880-06-26" "1882-11-04"
113  

New York
Northern Star and Freeman's Advocate Albany NY "1842" "1843"
Forthcoming  
Sojourner-Herald Albany NY "1995-04-01" "1998-11-01"
27  
People's community news Harlem NY "1970-05-10" "1970-05-10"
1  
Freedom's Journal New York NY "1827" "1829"
Forthcoming  
Harlem daily New York NY "1965" "1965"
Forthcoming  
New York Age New York NY "1889" "1892"
Forthcoming  
New York Freeman New York NY "1886" "1887"
Forthcoming  
New York Globe New York NY "1883-01-06" "1884-11-08"
90  
Rights of All New York NY "1829-05-29" "1829-10-09"
5  
Frederick Douglass' Paper Rochester NY "1847-12-03" "1860-02-17"
136  

North Carolina
Africo-American Presbyterian Charlotte NC "1899-12-21"
1  
True Reformer Littleton NC "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Dispatch Raleigh NC "1991" "1993"
Forthcoming  
Gazette Raleigh NC "1893" "1898"
Forthcoming  

Ohio
Colored Citizen Cincinnati OH "1866-05-19"
1  
Aliened American Cleveland OH "1853-04-09"
1  
Cleveland Gazette Cleveland OH "1883-08-25" "1945-05-20"
2,344  
Columbus Standard Columbus OH "1901-07-27"
1  
Free American Columbus OH "1887-03-19"
1  
Minority report Dayton OH "1969-01-01" "1970-12-18"
15  
Ohio Standard and Observor Xenia OH "1900-01-27"
1  

Oklahoma
Langston City Herald Langston OK "1891-11-14" "1893-03-30"
55  
Guide Oklahoma City OK "1898-10-06" "1903-08-01"
162  

Oregon
Portland New Age Portland OR "1900" "1907"
Forthcoming  

Pennsylvania
First world news Allentown PA "1993-11-01" "1995-04-01"
2  
State Journal Harrisburg PA "1883" "1885"
Forthcoming  
Christian Banner Philadelphia PA "1900-01-12"
1  
Defender Philadelphia PA "1900-01-27"
1  
North Philly free press Philadelphia PA "1982-03-23" "1983-01-18"
9  
Odd Fellows Journal Philadelphia PA "1900-01-11"
1  
Political digest Philadelphia PA "1937-10-31" "1937-10-31"
1  

South Carolina
Afro-American Citizen Charleston SC "1900-01-17"
1  
Charleston Advocate Charleston SC "1867-05-11"
1  
Free Press Charleston SC "1868-04-05" "1868-04-11"
2  
Lighthouse and informer Charleston SC "1950-01-21" "1950"
1  
Missionary Record Charleston SC "1873-07-05"
1  
South Carolina Leader Charleston SC "1865" "1866"
Forthcoming  
People's Recorder Columbia SC "1900-01-13" "1900-01-27"
2  
Southern Indicator Columbia SC "1921" "1923"
Forthcoming  
Georgetown Planet Georgetown SC "1873-05-31"
1  

Tennessee
Justice Chattanooga TN "1887-12-24"
1  
Jackson Headlight Jackson TN "1900-01-27"
1  
Negro World Knoxville TN "1887" "1887"
Forthcoming  
Memphis triangle Memphis TN "1928-11-17" "1929-07-27"
2  
Murfreesboro union Murfreesboro TN "1939-06-06" "1939-06-06"
1  
Colored Tennessean Nashville TN "1865-08-12" "1886-07-18"
6  

Texas
Soul City Afro-American Corsicana TX "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Brotherhood eyes Dallas TX "1936-10-31" "1936-10-31"
1  
Dallas Express Dallas TX "1900-01-13"
1  
Bronze Texan news Fort Worth TX "1969" "1969"
Forthcoming  
Dallas district crusader Fort Worth TX "1944" "1944"
Forthcoming  
Fort Worth mind Fort Worth TX "1943-11-13" "1947-09-13"
3  
Torchlight Appeal Fort Worth TX "1890" "1890"
Forthcoming  
USA monitor Fort Worth TX "1992-08-01" "1993-03-01"
6  
Free Man's Press Galveston TX "1868-10-24"
1  
Independent Houston TX "1900-01-27"
1  
Western Star Houston TX "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Paul Quinn Weekly Waco TX "1900-01-27"
1  

Utah
Broad Ax Salt Lake City UT "1895-08-31" "1897-01-30"
75  

Virginia
People's Advocate Alexandria VA "1876" "1876"
Forthcoming  
Midland Express Boydton VA "1893-03-03"
1  
National Pilot Petersburg VA "1900-02-01"
1  
Reformer Richmond VA "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
Richmond Planet Richmond VA "1895" "1900"
Forthcoming  

Washington
Seattle Republican Seattle WA "1900" "1900"
Forthcoming  
World Seattle WA "1899" "1899"
Forthcoming  

West Virginia
Advocate Charleston WV "1904-06-09" "1904-06-09"
1  
Pioneer Press Martinsburg WV "1890-09-06" "1892-01-16"
2  

Wisconsin
Soul city courier Beloit WI "1976-10-12" "1977-01-18"
5  
Wisconsin labor advocate La Crosse WI "1886-08-20" "1887-06-06"
52  
Wisconsin free press Madison WI "1984" "1990"
Forthcoming  
Milwaukee defender Milwaukee WI "1957-01-03" "1958-02-01"
43  
Milwaukee star Milwaukee WI "1967-07-22" "1977-02-10"
705  
Northwestern Recorder Milwaukee WI "1892-12-03" "1893-03-30"
4  
Racine Courier Milwaukee WI "1976-10-16" "1992-07-25"
185  
Soul city times Milwaukee WI "1968-09-14" "1971-12-16"
144  
Wisconsin Afro-American Milwaukee WI "1892" "1892"
Forthcoming  
Wisconsin Weekly Advocate Milwaukee WI "1898" "1907"
Forthcoming