This is a list of African American newspapers and media outlets, which is sortable by publication name, city, state, founding date, and extant vs. defunct status. For more detail on a given newspaper, see the linked entries below. See also by state, below on this page, for entries on African American newspapers in each state.

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African-American newspapersNameCityStateFoundedClosed93d Blue HelmetFort HuachucaArizona1942–1943DefunctAC Phoenix News, TheWinston-SalemNorth Carolina1983ExtantAdvance, TheWilmingtonDelaware1899–19?DefunctAdvocateCharlestonWest Virginia?DefunctAdvocate, ThePortlandOregon1903–1933DefunctAfrican ExpositorRaleighNorth Carolina18??–18?DefunctAfrican-American News and IssuesHoustonTexas1996ExtantAfrico-American PresbyterianWilmingtonNorth Carolina1879–1938DefunctAfro-American Citizen, TheCharlestonSouth Carolina1899–1902DefunctAfro-American CourierYazoo CityMississippi1926–19?DefunctDaily RecordWilmingtonNorth Carolina1895–1898DefunctAliened American, TheClevelandOhio1852–1856DefunctAmerican RecordPlattsmouthNebraska1945ExtantAnti-Slavery Bugle, TheNew LisbonOhio1845–1861DefunctThe Apache SentinelFort HuachucaArizona1943-1945DefunctAppeal, TheSaint PaulMinnesota1889–19?DefunctArizona Black DispatchPhoenixArizona1976-197?DefunctArizona Gleam, ThePhoenixArizona1929–193?DefunctArizona SunPhoenixArizona1942–196?DefunctArizona TribunePhoenixArizona1958–197?DefunctArizona's Negro JournalPhoenixArizona1942-1943DefunctAtlanta Daily WorldAtlantaGeorgia1928ExtantBaltimore Afro-AmericanBaltimoreMaryland1892ExtantBanner-Enterprise, TheWilmingtonNorth Carolina1883–18?DefunctBay State BannerBostonMassachusetts1965ExtantBeacon Journal (later Beacon Digest and West Virginia Beacon Digest)CharlestonWest Virginia1957–DefunctBee, TheWashingtonD.C.1882–1884DefunctBirmingham TimesBirminghamAlabama?ExtantBlack ChronicleOklahoma CityOklahoma1979ExtantBlack Panther, TheOaklandCalifornia1967–1980DefunctBlack Times: Voices of the National CommunityPalo AltoCalifornia1971–1976? DefunctBoston GuardianBostonMassachusetts1901–1950sDefunctBreezeHuntingtonWest Virginia?DefunctBroad Ax, TheSalt Lake CityUtah1895–19?DefunctBuffalo, TheFort HuachucaArizona1942–1945DefunctBurning Spear, TheOaklandCalifornia1968ExtantBystander, TheDes MoinesIowa1916–1922DefunctThe Cactus TribuneTucsonArizona1946-19??DefunctCalifornia EagleLos AngelesCalifornia1879–1964DefunctCall, TheKansas CityMissouri1919ExtantCall and PostClevelandOhio1928ExtantCarolina Panorama, TheColumbiaSouth Carolina1986ExtantCarolina Times, TheDurhamNorth Carolina1921–2020DefunctCayton's MonthlySeattleWashington1921–1921DefunctCayton's WeeklySeattleWashington1916–1921DefunctCentury Voice, TheYazoo CityMississippi194?–19?DefunctCharleston Advocate, TheCharlestonSouth Carolina1867–1868DefunctCharleston Chronicle, TheCharlestonSouth Carolina1971ExtantCharlotte Post, TheCharlotteNorth Carolina1878ExtantChattanooga Observer, TheChattanoogaTennessee1927–1962DefunctChicago DefenderChicagoIllinois1905ExtantChicago Whip, TheChicagoIllinois1919–19?DefunctChicago WorldChicagoIllinois1918–19?DefunctChristian BannerPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaDefunctChristian Recorder, ThePittsburghPennsylvania1854ExtantCincinnati Herald, TheCincinnatiOhio1955ExtantCleveland Gazette, TheClevelandOhio1883–1945DefunctColored American, TheNew York CityNew York1837–1842DefunctColored American, TheWashingtonD.C.1893–1904DefunctColored Citizen, TheHelenaMontana1894–1894DefunctColumbus Times, TheColumbusGeorgia1921ExtantCommunity Citizen, TheNew AlbanyMississippi19??–19?DefunctConcordia Eagle, TheVidaliaLouisiana1873–1890DefunctConnecticut ChronicleHartfordConnecticut194?–194?DefunctCrisis, TheBaltimoreMaryland1910ExtantAfro-American SentinelOmahaNebraska1892ExtantDaily Express, TheDaytonOhio1950–1955DefunctDaily National EraWashingtonD.C.1854–1854DefunctDallas ExpressDallasTexas1892–1970DefunctDayton Forum, TheDaytonOhio1913–1949DefunctDaytona Times, TheDaytona BeachFlorida1978ExtantDelta Leader, TheGreenvilleMississippi1939–19?DefunctDenver Star, TheDenverColorado1913–1963DefunctDetroit TribuneDetroitMichigan1933–1933DefunctDetroit Tribune, TheDetroitMichigan1935–1966DefunctEbonyLos AngelesCalifornia1945ExtantEcho, TheMeridianMississippi1942–1960DefunctEssenceNew YorkNew York1970ExtantFacts, TheSeattleWashington1961ExtantThe ProgressOmahaNebraska1889ExtantFinal Call, TheChicagoIllinois1979ExtantFlorida Sentinel BulletinTampaFlorida1919ExtantFlorida Star, TheJacksonvilleFlorida1951ExtantForum, TheSpringfieldIllinois1904–192?DefunctFranklin's Paper the Denver StarDenverColorado1912–1913DefunctFranklin's Paper the StatesmanDenverColorado1906–1912DefunctFree Citizen, TheOrangeburgSouth Carolina1874–1876DefunctFree Press, TheCharlestonSouth Carolina1868–186?DefunctFreedomNew York CityNew York1950–1955DefunctFreedom's JournalNew York CityNew York1827–1829DefunctFrost IllustratedFort WayneIndiana1968DefunctFuture Outlook, TheGreensboroNorth Carolina1941–1972DefunctGary CrusaderGaryIndiana1961ExtantGazette, TheRaleighNorth Carolina18??–1???DefunctGeorgetown Planet, TheGeorgetownSouth Carolina1873–1875DefunctGolden Rule, TheVicksburgMississippi1898–19?DefunctGossip Depot free online newsMemphisTennessee2020ExtantHarambee NewsLos AngelesCalifornia1966–1969DefunctHartford ChronicleHartfordConnecticut194?–1947DefunctHartford-Springfield ChronicleSpringfieldMassachusetts1940–194?DefunctHouston Forward TimesHoustonTexas1960ExtantHuntington EnterpriseHuntingtonWest Virginia?DefunctHuntington TimesHuntingtonWest Virginia?DefunctIllinois Times, TheChampaignIllinois19??–19?DefunctIndianapolis FreemanIndianapolisIndiana1888–1926DefunctIndianapolis LeaderIndianapolisIndiana1879–1891DefunctIndianapolis RecorderIndianapolisIndiana1895ExtantInkFort WayneIndiana2001–?DefunctIowa State BystanderDes MoinesIowa1894–1916DefunctJackson AdvocateJacksonMississippi1938ExtantJetLos AngelesCalifornia1951ExtantSt. Louis PalladiumSt. LouisMissouri1884?–1911?DefunctJournal of Industry, TheRaleighNorth Carolina1879–1???DefunctKansas City Sun, TheKansas CityMissouri1908–1924DefunctTribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans or New Orleans TribuneNew OrleansLouisiana1864–1870DefunctLangston City Herald, TheLangston CityOklahoma1891–1902DefunctLexington Standard, TheLexingtonKentucky1892–1912DefunctLiberator, TheBostonMassachusetts1831–1865DefunctLos Angeles SentinelLos AngelesCalifornia1933ExtantLouisiana Weekly, TheNew OrleansLouisiana1925ExtantLouisianian, TheNew OrleansLouisiana1870–1871DefunctLouisville DefenderLouisvilleKentucky1933ExtantMaryville RepublicanMaryvilleTennessee1867–187?DefunctMcDowell HeraldKeystoneWest Virginia?DefunctMcDowell Times, TheKeystoneWest Virginia1904–1941DefunctMetropolis Weekly GazetteMetropolisIllinois1???–19?DefunctMetropolitan NewsChicagoIllinois1935–19?DefunctMiami Times, TheMiamiFlorida1923ExtantMichigan ChronicleDetroitMichigan1936ExtantMissionary RecordCharlestonSouth Carolina1868–1879DefunctMojoNew York CityNew York1968–?DefunctMonitor, TheOmahaNebraska1915–1928DefunctMontana Plaindealer, TheHelenaMontana1906–1911DefunctMuhammad SpeaksChicagoIllinois1962–1975DefunctMuskogee Cimeter, TheMuskogeeOklahoma1901–19?DefunctMuslim JournalChicagoIllinois1962ExtantNashville GlobeNashvilleTennessee1906–1960DefunctNational Enquirer and Pennsylvania FreemanPhiladelphiaPennsylvania1836–?DefunctNational Era, TheWashingtonD.C.1847–1860DefunctNational Forum, TheWashingtonD.C.1910–19?DefunctNational Savings BankWashingtonD.C.1868–18?DefunctNew Age, ThePortlandOregon1896DefunctNew Age, TheButteMontana1902–190?DefunctNew England BulletinHartfordConnecticut1949–19?DefunctNew EraWashingtonD.C.1870–1870DefunctNew Era, TheOmahaNebraska1921ExtantNew Journal and GuideNorfolkVirginia1900ExtantNew National EraWashingtonD.C.1870–1874DefunctNew Orleans Tribune, TheNew OrleansLouisiana1985ExtantNew York Amsterdam NewsNew York CityNew York1909ExtantNorth Carolina GazetteRaleighNorth Carolina1885–18?DefunctNorth Carolina RepublicanRaleighNorth Carolina1879–1880DefunctNorth Star, TheRochesterNew York1847–1851DefunctNorthwestern Bulletin, TheSt. PaulMinnesota1922–1924DefunctNorthwestern Bulletin-Appeal, TheSt. PaulMinnesota1924–1925DefunctOakland Post, TheOaklandCalifornia1963ExtantOakland SunshineOaklandCalifornia1897–1922DefunctOhio Daily-Express, TheDaytonOhio1946–1950DefunctOhio State NewsColumbusOhio1944–1952DefunctOmaha ChronicleOmahaNebraska1933ExtantOmaha GuideOmahaNebraska1927ExtantOmaha StarOmahaNebraska1938ExtantOmaha Whip, TheOmahaNebraska1922ExtantOur Time PressBrooklynNew York1996ExtantPeoples' Advocate, TheNew BernNorth Carolina1886–188?DefunctPeople's Advocate, TheAlexandriaVirginia1874ExtantPeople's Recorder, TheColumbiaSouth Carolina1893–1925DefunctPhiladelphia Independent, ThePhiladelphiaPennsylvania1931–1971DefunctPhiladelphia TribunePhiladelphiaPennsylvania1884ExtantPhoenix Index, ThePhoenixArizona193?–19?DefunctPhoenix TribunePhoenixArizona1918–193?DefunctPioneerMontgomeryWest Virginia?DefunctPioneer PressMartinsburgWest Virginia1882–19?DefunctPittsburgh CourierPittsburghPennsylvania1907–1966DefunctPortland Observer, ThePortlandOregon1970ExtantPortland Times, ThePortlandOregonabout 1919.DefunctPost ScriptFort HuachucaArizona1945-1946DefunctPostscript of the Apache SentinelFort HuachucaArizona1945-1946DefunctProfessional World, TheColumbiaMissouri1901–192?DefunctRavenswood PostMenlo ParkCalifornia1953–1981DefunctRepublican, TheMaryvilleTennessee187?–187?DefunctRichmond Free PressRichmondVirginia1992ExtantRising Son, TheKansas CityMissouri1896–19?DefunctRoanoke TribuneRoanokeVirginia1936ExtantRobbins Eagle, TheRobbinsIllinois1951–1963DefunctRock Hill Messenger, TheRock HillSouth Carolina1896–1921DefunctSacramento Observer, TheSacramentoCalifornia1962ExtantSan Francisco Bay ViewSan FranciscoCalifornia1976ExtantSavannah TribuneSavannahGeorgia1875ExtantSeattle MediumSeattleWashington1970ExtantSeattle Republican, TheSeattleWashington1???–1915DefunctSedalia Weekly ConservatorSedaliaMissouri1903–1909DefunctSemi-Weekly LouisianianNew OrleansLouisiana1871–1872DefunctSkanner, ThePortlandOregon1975ExtantSoigne`+Swank MagazineWabassoFlorida2020ExtantSouth Carolina LeaderCharlestonSouth Carolina1865–18?DefunctSouth Florida TimesOakland ParkFlorida?ExtantSouthern Advocate, TheMound BayouMississippi1933–19?DefunctSouthern Indicator, TheColumbiaSouth Carolina1903–1925DefunctSouthern News, TheAshevilleNorth Carolina1936–19?DefunctSouthland Advocate, TheAshevilleNorth Carolina19??–????DefunctSt. Louis ArgusSt. LouisMissouri1912ExtantSt. Louis SentinelSt. LouisMissouri1968ExtantSt. Paul EchoSt. PaulMinnesota1925–1927DefunctStatesman, The. [volume]DenverColorado1889–1906DefunctSun-ReporterSan FranciscoCalifornia1943ExtantTennessee TribuneNashvilleTennessee1992ExtantEnterprise, TheOmahaNebraska1893–1914DefunctTopeka Plaindealer, TheTopekaKansas1900–1932DefunctTraveler Weekly, ThePeoriaIllinois19??-CurrentExtantTribune Independent of Michigan, TheDetroitMichigan1933–1935DefunctTribune, TheRoanokeVirginia1951–19?DefunctTri-State DefenderMemphisTennessee1951ExtantTulsa Star, TheTulsaOklahoma1913–1921DefunctTwin City Star, TheMinneapolisMinnesota1910–19?DefunctVanguard NewsTerre HauteIndiana1994–1995 DefunctVoice of the PeopleLaurelMississippi19??–19?DefunctWashington Afro-American, TheWashingtonD.C.1892ExtantWashington Bee, TheWashingtonD.C.1882–1922DefunctWashington Informer, TheWashingtonD.C.1964ExtantWashington Sun, TheWashingtonD.C.1960s (mid)ExtantWest Virginia DigestCharlestonWest Virginia?DefunctWest Virginia EagleMontgomeryWest Virginia?DefunctWest Virginia EnterpriseCharlestonWest Virginia?DefunctWest Virginia SpokesmanHuntingtonWest Virginia?DefunctWest Virginia WeeklyCharlestonWest Virginia?DefunctWilmington JournalWilmingtonNorth Carolina1928ExtantWinston-Salem ChronicleWinston-SalemNorth Carolina1974Extant

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