List of African-American newspapers in California
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This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of California, including both historical and contemporary publications. California's first such newspaper was the , which began publishing in the mid-1850s.[1]
Although the number of African Americans in California did not exceed 1,100 until the 20th century,[2] seven African-American newspapers were established in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 19th century.[3]
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Northern California[]
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The Northern California region takes up the northern two-thirds of the state, including the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Fresno | The California Advocate | 1967[4] | current | Monthly / irregular[4] or weekly |
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Menlo Park | Ravenswood Post | 1963?[5] | ?[5] | Weekly[5] |
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Oakland | The Black Panther | 1967[6] | 1980[6] | Weekly/ Biweekly/ Monthly[6] | ||
Oakland | Illustrated Guide: The recognized organ of the Colored people | 1892[7] | ?[7] | Weekly[7] |
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Oakland | Oakland Post / Oakland Sunday Post | 1963[8] | current | Weekly / Triweekly / Daily / Semiweekly[8] |
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Oakland | 1897[9] | 1922[9] | Weekly[9] |
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Oakland | Oakland Times | 1869[10] | ?[10] | Daily (except Sunday)[10] |
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Oakland[11] | San Francisco Post / San Francisco Sunday Post[11] | 1963[11] | Twice weekly / Weekly[11] |
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Oakland | Berkeley Tri-city Post | 1985[12] | Weekly[12] |
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Oakland | Western American | 1926[13] | 1929[13] | Weekly[13] |
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Palo Alto | Black Times: Voices of the National Community | 1971[14] | 1976?[14] | Monthly[14] | ||
Richmond | Richmond Post | 1963[15] | current | Twice weekly[15] |
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Sacramento | The Forum | 1906[16] | ?[16] | Twice weekly[16] |
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San Francisco | The Elevator: A Weekly Journal of Progress | 1865[17] | 1904[17] | Weekly[17] |
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Sacramento | The Sacramento Observer | 1964?[18] | current | Weekly[18] | ||
San Francisco | African American Chronicle | 1991[19] | 1993?[19] | Monthly newspaper[19] |
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San Francisco | The Free American | 1866[20] | ?[20] | Weekly[20] |
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San Francisco | The Lunar Visitor | 1862[21] | ?[21] | Monthly[21] |
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San Francisco | Pacific Appeal / The Pacific Appeal | 1862[22] | 1880[22] | Weekly[22] |
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San Francisco | San Francisco Reporter | 1942[23] | ?[23] | Weekly[23] |
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San Francisco | The Sun Reporter | 1943[24] | Weekly[24] |
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San Francisco | 1919[25] | Weekly[25] | ||||
San Francisco | Western Appeal | 1919?[26] | ?[26] | Twice-monthly[26] |
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San Francisco | 1855,[1] 1856,[3][30] or 1857[28] | 1862[28] or 1858[29] | Weekly[28] |
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San Francisco | Peninsula Metro Reporter | 1972?[31] | 1993?[31] | Weekly[31] |
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San Francisco | San Francisco Bay View | 1976[32] | current | Biweekly[32] |
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San Francisco | San Francisco Metro Reporter | 1972[33] | ?[33] | Weekly[33] |
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San Francisco | San Francisco Vindicator | 1884[34] | 1906[34] | Weekly[34] |
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San Francisco | The Western Outlook | 1894[35] | 1928[35] | Weekly[35] |
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San Jose | The Forum | 1908[36] | ?[36] | Weekly[36] |
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San Jose | The Phoenix | 1891[37] | 1892[37] | Daily (except Monday)[37] |
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Stockton | Progressor / San Joaquin Progressor | 1969[38] | ?[38] | Weekly[38] |
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Southern California[]
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The Southern California region takes up the southern third of the state, and includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Diego, and the Inland Empire region.
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Altadena | The Eagle (1973–?)[40] / Pasadena Eagle (1968–1973)[39] | 1968[40] | ?[39] | Weekly[40] |
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Bakersfield | The Bakersfield Advocate | 1970s[41] | 1979[41] | Weekly[41] |
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Bakersfield | 1970[42] | 1970s[42] | Weekly[42] | *LCCN sn95061892
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Bakersfield | The Colored Citizen | 1914[43] | ?[43] | Weekly[43] |
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Bakersfield | The News | 1957[44] | ?[44] | Monthly newspaper[44] |
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Bakersfield | Bakersfield News Observer | 1977[45] | Weekly[45] |
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Bakersfield | Outlook / The News Publication (1950s–1961)[47] / The Outlook: The News Publication (1961–1964)[48] / The Outlook (1964–1966)[49] / The Outlook News (1966–?)[46] | 1950s | ?[46] | Twice-monthly,[47] later weekly[49][46] |
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Beverly Hills | The Ethiopian Mirror | 1993?[50] | ?[50] | Monthly newspaper[50] | ||
Compton | Compton Bulletin | 1970?[51] | current | Weekly[51] |
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Compton | Metropolitan Gazette | 1967?[52] | ?[52] | Weekly[52] |
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Compton | Compton Star Review | 1927?[53] | ?[53] | Weekly[53] |
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Culver City | Culver City Wave | 1925[54] | Weekly[54] |
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Hollywood | The National Record | 1944[55] | 1993?[55] | Monthly newspaper.[55] |
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Los Angeles | African Connection Newspaper | 1988?[56] | Biweekly[56] |
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Los Angeles | South End Bee | 1934[57] | 1987?[57] | Weekly[57] | ||
Los Angeles | Bronzeville News | 1943[58] | ?[58] | Weekly[58] |
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Los Angeles | Herald-Dispatch | 1952[59] | Weekly[59] |
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Los Angeles | The California Eagle | 1879[60] | 1965[60] | Weekly[60] |
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Los Angeles | Central News Wave | 1963?[61] | Weekly[61] |
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Los Angeles | Firestone Park News & Southeast News-Press | 1954?[62] | ?[62] | Weekly[62] | ||
Los Angeles | Florence Messenger | 1939?[63] | 1983?[63] | Weekly[63] |
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Los Angeles | Florence News | 1986?[64] | ?[64] | Twice monthly[64] | ||
Los Angeles | The Illustrated Journal | 1956[65] | ?[65] | Weekly[65] | ||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Black Voice | 1968[66] | ?[66] | Weekly[66] | see Black Voice News | |
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Herald | 1950?[67] | ?[67] | Weekly[67] | ||
Los Angeles (Pacoima) | Pacoima Herald-Dispatch | 1952[68] | ?[68] | Weekly[68] | ||
Los Angeles | New Age Dispatch or New Age[69] | 1907[69] | 1949[69] | Weekly[69] |
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Inglewood | Los Angeles Bay News Observer | 1986?[70] | Weekly[70] |
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Los Angeles | The Weekly Observer | 1888[71] | 1888[71] | Weekly[71] |
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Los Angeles | Liberator | 1901[65] | 1913[65] | Weekly[65] |
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Los Angeles | The Pacific Defender | 1923[72] | Weekly[72] | |||
Los Angeles | Pacific Enterprise | 1927[73] | Weekly[73] |
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Los Angeles | Los Angeles Sentinel | 1933[74] or 1934[75] | current | Weekly[75] | ||
Los Angeles | Watts Star Review | 1875[76] or 1929[77] | Weekly[76] |
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Los Angeles | Angeles Mesa Wave | 1978[78] | ?[78] | Weekly[78] |
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Los Angeles | Hawthorne Wave | 1981[79] | 1987?[79] | Weekly[79] |
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Los Angeles | Inglewood Wave | 1981[80] | 1987?[80] | Weekly[80] |
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Los Angeles | Southwest Wave | 1920[81] | 1987?[81] | Weekly[81] |
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Los Angeles | Topics / Sun Wave | 1942?[82] | Weekly[82] |
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Los Angeles | Westchester Wave | 1921?[83] | Weekly[83] |
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Los Angeles | The Western Clarion | 1926?[84] | ?[84] | Weekly[84] | ||
Los Angeles | The Western Dispatch | 1921[85] | ?[85] | Weekly[85] |
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Los Angeles | The Western News | 1889[86] | 1889[86] | Weekly[86] |
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Los Angeles | Inglewood Hawthorne Wave | 1987?[87] | Weekly[87] |
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Los Angeles | L.A. Watts Times | 1976?[88] | Weekly[88] |
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Los Angeles / Inglewood | The Los Angeles Community Circle News / Los Angeles Community Circle Clipper | 1989[89] | Bimonthly newspaper[89] |
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Los Angeles | Los Angeles Illustrated Reflector | 1934?[90] | ?[90] | Weekly[90] | ||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Tribune | 1941[91] | 1960[91] | Weekly[91] |
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Los Angeles | The Los Angeles Truth | 1935?[92] | ?[92] | Unknown[92] | ||
Los Angeles | The National Negro Press | 1970?[93] | ?[93] | Unknown[93] | ||
Los Angeles | The Search Light and Open Sesame | 1893[94] | 1908[94] | Weekly[94] |
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Los Angeles (or Bakersfield)[96] | United Pictorial Review | 1965[95] or 1966[96] | ?[95] | Weekly[95] |
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Los Angeles | Southeast Star Wave | 1938?[97] | 1987?[97] | Weekly[97] |
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Los Angeles | Southern California Guide | 1892[98] | 1895[98] | Weekly[98] |
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Los Angeles | Southside Journal Wave | 1937?[99] | 1987?[99] | Weekly[99] |
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Los Angeles | Southwestern Sun Wave | 1947?[100] | 1987?[100] | Weekly[100] |
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Los Angeles | Tribune Mesa News Wave | 1978[101] | Weekly[101] |
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Los Angeles | Wave | 1958?[102] | Weekly[102] |
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Pasadena | The Western Herald | 1925?[103] | ?[103] | Weekly[103] | ||
Redlands | The Colored Citizen | 1905[104] | 1906[104] | Monthly newspaper[104] |
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Riverside | Black Voice News[105] | 1972[105] | current | Weekly[105] |
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San Bernardino | Precinct Reporter | 1965[106] | Weekly[106] |
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San Bernardino | The San Bernardino American | 1969[107] | Weekly[107] |
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San Diego | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint | 1960[108] | Current[108] | Weekly[108] |
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San Diego | San Diego Eagle | 1923?[109] | ?[109] | Weekly[109] | ||
Santa Ana | The Orange County Star Review | 1971[110] | 1973?[110] | Weekly[110] |
See also[]
- List of African-American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African-American newspapers in Arizona
- List of African-American newspapers in Nevada
- List of African-American newspapers in Oregon
- List of newspapers in California
Works cited[]
- Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. G. K. Hall. ISBN 9780816111398.
- Berardi, Gayle K.; Segady, Thomas W. (1990). "The Development of African-American Newspapers in the American West: A Sociohistorical Perspective". The Journal of Negro History. 75 (3/4): 96–111. doi:10.2307/3031501. JSTOR 3031501. S2CID 142393523.
- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Junne, George H. (2000). Blacks in the American West and Beyond--America, Canada, and Mexico: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313312083.
- Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.
- Snorgrass, J. William (1981). "The Black Press in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1856-1900". California History. 60 (4): 306–317. doi:10.2307/25158067. JSTOR 25158067.
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