List of African-American newspapers in Connecticut

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James W.C. Pennington, who published The Clarksonian in the 1840s.

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Connecticut. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

Connecticut's first newspaper by and for African Americans was , published from 1843 to 1844 in Hartford.[1] The first known paper after that came much later, however, with the Hartford Herald in 1918.[2] Connecticut's African American community has also historically been served by papers from neighboring states such as Massachusetts.

African-American newspapers in Connecticut today include the Inner-City News of New Haven and the of Hartford (successor to the Inquirer family of newspapers in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury).[3]

Newspapers[]

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Bridgeport Afri-Voice Review (1991–)[5] /
Afro-Voice Review (1988–1991)		 1988[4] 1992?[4] Unknown[4]
  • LCCN sn94053124, sn94053125
  • OCLC 30675511, 30675663
Bridgeport Harambee Union /
Harambee		 1969[6] 1976[6] Monthly newspaper[6]
  • Partially in Spanish.[6]
Bridgeport / Hartford The Bridgeport Inquirer 1977?[8] 2006[7] Weekly[8]
  • Merged into Inquiring News.
Hamden The Elm City Trader 1991[9] 1990s[9] Weekly[9]
Hartford 1843[1] 1844[10] Monthly newspaper[10]
Hartford Connecticut Chronicle /
Hartford Chronicle /
Hartford-Springfield Chronicle		 1915[11] 1949?[11] Weekly[11]
Hartford Hartford Herald 1918[2]
  • No issues survive.[2]
Hartford The Informer 1977[12] ?[12] Weekly[12]
  • Published by Robert Hales[13]
Hartford The Hartford Inquirer 1975[3] 2006[3] Weekly[3]
  • Merged with other Inquirer papers to form Inquiring News.[3]
  • Edited and published by William R. Hales.[14]
Hartford The New Haven Inquirer 1976[15] ?[15] Weekly[15]
Hartford 2006[7] current
Hartford New England Bulletin 1949[16] ?[16] Weekly[16]
Hartford North Hartford Truth 1971[17] 1974?[17] Monthly[17]
  • Published by Horace Bushnell Church.[18]
Hartford 1974[19] or 1975[20] current Weekly[20]
Hartford Springfield Inquirer 1981?[21] ?[21] Weekly[21]
Hartford / Springfield Hartford Star 1969[22] 1974[22] Weekly[22]
  • Edited by Henry Morris.[22]
Hartford / Springfield The Hartford Voice 1974[23] 1975[23] Weekly[23]
  • Successor to the Hartford Star.[22]
New Haven The Crow / The Heritage Hall Crow 1968[25] ?[24] Twice monthly[24] or biweekly[25]
New Haven Black Coalition Weekly /
The Greater New Haven Black Coalition Weekly (1972)[27]		 1972[26] 1900s[26] Weekly[26]
New Haven The Inner-City News /
The Inner-City		 1980s[28] current Monthly newspaper[28]
New Haven New Haven Local News 1987[32] 1990[32] Twice monthly[32]
  • Published by Willie Williams, Jr.[32]
New Haven The Open Gate News 1961[33] ?[33] Twice-monthly[34] or bimonthly[33]
  • Edited by Jeff Dyous.[33]
  • Extant through at least 1962.
Waterbury Black Voice 1970[35] 1970s[35]
Waterbury People's Weekly 1972[36] 1900s[36] Monthly newspaper[36]
  • Published by the Center for Black Development.[36]

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Works cited[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Stone, Frank Andrews (2008). African American Connecticut: The Black Scene in a New England State. Trafford Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 9781425175788.
  2. ^ a b c Vara-Dannen, Theresa (2014). The African-American Experience in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut: Benevolence and Bitterness. Lexington Books. p. xxvi. ISBN 9780739188637.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About The Hartford inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1975-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 21, ¶ 215.
  5. ^ "About The Afro-voice review. [volume] ([Bridgeport, Conn.]) 1988-1991". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 267, ¶ 2793.
  7. ^ a b "About The Bridgeport inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 19??-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  8. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 115, ¶ 1192.
  9. ^ a b c "About The Elm City trader. (Hamden, CT) 1991-199?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  10. ^ a b Webber, Christopher L. (2011). American to the Backbone: The Life of James W. C. Pennington, the Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists. Pegasus Books. p. 387. ISBN 9781681770116.
  11. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 172, ¶ 1788.
  12. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 296, ¶ 3123.
  13. ^ "About The informer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1977-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  14. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2833.
  15. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4257.
  16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 407, ¶ 4243.
  17. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 429, ¶ 4469.
  18. ^ "About North Hartford truth. (Hartford, Conn.) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  19. ^ a b Hamilton, Anne M. (2015-08-09). "A Voice Of African American Community". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  20. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 431, ¶ 4482.
  21. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 537, ¶ 5599.
  22. ^ a b c d e Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2834.
  23. ^ a b c "About The Hartford voice. (Springfield, Mass.) 1974-1975". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  24. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 180, ¶ 1878.
  25. ^ a b "About The crow. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1968-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  26. ^ a b c "About Black coalition weekly. (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  27. ^ "About The Greater New Haven Black coalition weekly. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-1972". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  28. ^ a b "About The inner-city. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 198?-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  29. ^ "Current Members". National Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  30. ^ Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew (2003-02-11). "Yale's inner-city blues (make me wanna holler)". Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  31. ^ "Setting the record straight on the Inner-City News". The Yale Daily News. 2003-03-06. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  32. ^ a b c d "About New Haven local news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1987-1990". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  33. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 444, ¶ 4626.
  34. ^ "About The Open gate news. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1961-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  35. ^ a b "About Black voice. [volume] ([Waterbury, Conn.]) 1970-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  36. ^ a b c d "About People's weekly. (Waterbury, Ct.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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