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 Mirror of the Times , 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]
The Northern California region takes up the northern two-thirds of the state, including the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.
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City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks | |
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Albany | Black Times: Voices of the National Community | 1971 [4] | 1976? [4] | Monthly [4] | |||
Fresno | The California Advocate | 1967 [5] | current | Monthly / irregular [5] or weekly | |||
Menlo Park | Ravenswood Post | 1953 [6] | 1981 [6] | Weekly [6] |
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Oakland | The Black Panther | 1967 [7] | 1980 [7] | Weekly/ Biweekly/ Monthly [7] | |||
Oakland | Illustrated Guide: The recognized organ of the Colored people | 1892 [8] | ? [8] | Weekly [8] |
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Oakland | Oakland Post / Oakland Sunday Post | 1963 [9] | current | Weekly / Triweekly / Daily / Semiweekly [9] | |||
Oakland | Oakland Sunshine | 1897 [10] | 1922 [10] | Weekly [10] |
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Oakland | Oakland Times | 1869 [11] | ? [11] | Daily (except Sunday) [11] | |||
Oakland [12] | San Francisco Post / San Francisco Sunday Post [12] | 1963 [12] | Twice weekly / Weekly [12] | ||||
Oakland | Berkeley Tri-city Post | 1985 [13] | Weekly [13] | ||||
Oakland | Western American | 1926 [14] | 1929 [14] | Weekly [14] |
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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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Sacramento | The Sacramento Observer | 1964? [18] | current | Weekly [18] | |||
San Francisco | African American Chronicle | 1991 [19] | 1993? [19] | Monthly newspaper [19] | |||
San Francisco | The Free American | 1866 [20] | ? [20] | Weekly [20] | |||
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] | ||||
San Francisco | California Voice | 1919 [25] | Weekly [25] | ||||
San Francisco | Western Appeal | 1919? [26] | ? [26] | Twice-monthly [26] | |||
San Francisco | Mirror of the Times | 1855, [1] 1856, [3] [28] or 1857 [29] | 1862 [29] or 1858 [30] | Weekly [29] |
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San Francisco | Peninsula Metro Reporter | 1972? [31] | 1993? [31] | Weekly [31] | |||
San Francisco | San Francisco Bay View | 1976 [32] | current | Biweekly [32] | |||
San Francisco | San Francisco Metro Reporter | 1972 [33] | ? [33] | Weekly [33] | |||
San Francisco | San Francisco Vindicator | 1884 [34] | 1906 [34] | Weekly [34] | |||
San Francisco | The Western Outlook | 1894 [35] | 1928 [35] | Weekly [35] | |||
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] |
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–?) [39] / Pasadena Eagle (1968–1973) [40] | 1968 [39] | ? [40] | Weekly [39] |
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Bakersfield | The Bakersfield Advocate | 1970s [41] | 1979 [41] | Weekly [41] | ||
Bakersfield | 1970 [42] | 1970s [42] | Weekly [42] | * LCCN sn95061892 | ||
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) [46] / The Outlook: The News Publication (1961–1964) [47] / The Outlook (1964–1966) [48] / The Outlook News (1966–?) [49] | 1950s | ? [49] | Twice-monthly, [46] later weekly [48] [49] |
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Beverly Hills | The Ethiopian Mirror | 1993? [50] | ? [50] | Monthly newspaper [50] |
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Compton | Compton Bulletin | 1970? [51] | current | Weekly [51] | ||
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] | ||
Los Angeles | African Connection Newspaper | 1988? [56] | Biweekly [56] | |||
Los Angeles | South End Bee | 1934 [57] | 1987? [57] | Weekly [57] | ||
Los Angeles | Bronzeville News | 1943 [58] | ? [58] | Weekly [58] | ||
Los Angeles | Herald-Dispatch | 1952 [59] | Weekly [59] | |||
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] | ||
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] | ||
Los Angeles | Liberator | 1901 [65] | 1913 [65] | Weekly [65] | ||
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] | |||
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] | ||
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] | ||
Los Angeles | The Western News | 1889 [86] | 1889 [86] | Weekly [86] | ||
Los Angeles | Inglewood Hawthorne Wave | 1987? [87] | Weekly [87] |
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Los Angeles | L.A. Watts Times | 1976? [88] | Weekly [88] | |||
Los Angeles / Inglewood | The Los Angeles Community Circle News / Los Angeles Community Circle Clipper | 1989 [89] | Bimonthly newspaper [89] | |||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Illustrated Reflector | 1934? [90] | ? [90] | Weekly [90] | ||
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Tribune | 1941 [91] | 1960 [91] | Weekly [91] | ||
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] | ||
Los Angeles (or Bakersfield) [95] | United Pictorial Review | 1965 [96] or 1966 [95] | ? [96] | Weekly [96] |
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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] | ||
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] | ||
San Bernardino | Precinct Reporter | 1965 [106] | Weekly [106] | |||
San Bernardino | The San Bernardino American | 1969 [107] | Weekly [107] | |||
San Diego | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint | 1960 [108] | Current [108] | Weekly [108] | https://sdvoice.info/ | |
San Diego | San Diego Eagle | 1923? [109] | ? [109] | Weekly [109] | ||
Santa Ana | The Orange County Star Review | 1971 [110] | 1973? [110] | Weekly [110] |