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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of New York. It includes both current and historical newspapers. New York was the birthplace of the African American press, with the publication of Freedom's Journal in 1827, and has remained a vibrant center of publishing ever since.
African-American newspapers Name City State Founded Closed 92d Buffalo: Fort Huachuca: Arizona: ... Colored American, The: New York City: New York: 1837–1842: Defunct
Pages in category "African-American newspapers published in New York (state)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Amsterdam News (also known as New York Amsterdam News) [3] is a weekly Black-owned newspaper serving New York City.It is one of the oldest newspapers geared toward African Americans in the United States and has published columns by such figures as W. E. B. Du Bois, Roy Wilkins, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and was the first to recognize and publish Malcolm X.
The American Freedman was a New York-based paper that served as an outlet to inspire African Americans to use the Reconstruction era as a time for social and political advancement. This newspaper did so by publishing articles that referenced African American mobilization during that era that had not only local support but had gained support ...
The Colored American was an African American newspaper published in New York City from 1837 to 1842 by Samuel Cornish, Phillip Alexander Bell, and Charles Bennett Ray. When Cornish retired, James McCune Smith joined as co-editor. [1] An announcement published in the newspaper
Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. [1] [2] Founded by Rev. John Wilk and other free Black men in New York City, it was published weekly starting with the March 16, 1827 issue. [3]
In 2010, when republishing an editorial by Allimadi, the San Francisco Bay View described the Black Star as "New York's leading Pan African weekly investigative newspaper." [10] The Black Star has been described as "one of the few news sources that regularly features African voices". [11]