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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.
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 .
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.
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 New York Beacon is an African-American newspaper in New York City. In 1981, Big Red News, a weekly newspaper in New York City, was bought by Walter "Ball" Smith. He later changed the name of the paper to New York Beacon with the mission of delivering news to the African-American community there. "Showing the Way to Truth and Justice" soon ...
The City Sun was a weekly newspaper that was published in Brooklyn from 1984 through 1996. Its primary focus was on issues of interest to African Americans in New York City. [2] The City Sun was founded by African American journalists Andrew W. Cooper and Utrice C. Leid. Cooper served as publisher and Leid as managing editor. [2]
The Inter-State Tattler, previously known as The Tattler and The Hotel Tattler, was a New York City-based newspaper that ran from 1925 to approximately 1932. [1] [2] This newspaper primarily served the African American community in Harlem, New York, where weekly publications covered a variety of prevalent local topics, events, and news.