This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Florida. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The earliest known African-American journalists in Florida were John T. Shuften and John Wallace, who both worked for newspapers that were otherwise white. The first newspaper by and for African Americans in Florida was The New Era , which Josiah T. Walls purchased in 1873. [1]
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Coral Springs [2] / Pompano Beach [3] | The Broward Times | 1983? [2] | ? [2] | Weekly [2] |
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Daytona Beach | Daytona Times | 1976 [4] or 1978 [5] | current | Weekly [4] |
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Eatonville | Eatonville Ledger | 1886 [6] | 1889 [6] |
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Eatonville | Eatonville Speaker | 1889 [7] | ? [7] | Weekly [7] | ||
Fort Lauderdale | Florida Spur | 1947 [8] | 1950s? [8] | |||
Fort Lauderdale | Westside Gazette | 1971 [9] | current | Twice weekly [9] | ||
Fort Myers | The Community Voice | 1988? [10] | ? | Weekly [10] | ||
Fort Myers | 1978 [12] | current | Monthly newspaper [13] | |||
Fort Pierce | The Chronicle | 1957 [14] | 1992 [15] | Weekly [14] |
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Fort Pierce | Florida Courier | 1990s [16] | current | Weekly [16] |
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Gainesville | Farmers' Journal | 1884 [17] | 1884 [17] |
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Gainesville | The Gainesville Journal | 1986? [18] | 1900s [19] | Weekly [18] |
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Gainesville | The New Era | 1873 [1] | 1874? [20] | Weekly [20] |
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Gainesville / Pensacola (1900–1902) [21] / Jacksonville (1919–) [21] |
| 1887 [23] | 1900s [24] | Weekly [24] |
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Gainesville | Gainesville Voice | 1986? [26] | ? [26] | Weekly [26] |
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Jacksonville | The Jacksonville Advocate | 1930s [27] | 1987 [28] | Weekly [28] | ||
Jacksonville | The Jacksonville Advocate-Free Press | 1987 [29] | 1990 [29] | Weekly [29] | ||
Jacksonville | Afro-American Gazette | 1900s | 1900s |
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Jacksonville | Daily American | 1894 [30] | 1894 [30] | Daily [30] |
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Jacksonville | Florida Baptist | 1887 [31] | 1888 [31] |
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Jacksonville | Florida Cyclone | 1888 [31] | 1888 [31] |
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Jacksonville | The Florida Evangelist | 1896 [32] | 1902 [32] | Weekly [32] |
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Jacksonville | 1979 [35] or 1986 [36] | current | Weekly [35] |
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Jacksonville | Edward Waters Globe | 1892 [37] | ? [37] | |||
Jacksonville | Florida Labor Templar | 1901 [22] | ? | |||
Jacksonville | The Northwest Florida Advocate | 1986? [38] | ? | Weekly [38] | ||
Jacksonville | 1883 [41] | 1893 [42] | Weekly [39] |
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Jacksonville | Progressive News | 1938 [27] | ? | |||
Jacksonville | The Florida Searchlight | 1937? [43] | ? [43] | Weekly [43] |
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Jacksonville | The Florida Standard | 1906 [22] | 1917 [22] | |||
Jacksonville |
| 1951 [45] | current | Weekly [45] |
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Jacksonville | 1876 [49] | ? | Triweekly, [49] then daily (except Monday) [48] |
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Jacksonville | Sunday School Lesson | 1906? [22] | ? | |||
Jacksonville | The Florida Tattler | 1934 [50] | 1962? [27] | Weekly [50] | ||
Jacksonville | Florida Templar | 1886 [51] | 1888 [51] |
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Key West / Jacksonville (1885–) [52] | 1882 [52] | 1888 [54] | Weekly, then twice weekly [52] |
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Lakeland | The Weekly Bulletin | 1969 [55] | 1900s [55] | Weekly (published on Friday) [55] |
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Marianna | West Florida Bugle | 1880s [56] | 1920s [56] |
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Miami | Haiti Vision | 1994 [57] | ? | Weekly [57] | ||
Miami | Haïti en Marche | 1987 [58] | current | Weekly [58] |
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Miami | Haitian-American Business Journal | 1991? [59] | ? | Biweekly [59] | ||
Miami | Liberty News | 1961 [60] | ? [60] | Biweekly [60] |
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Miami | The Miami Times | 1923 [61] | current | Weekly [61] |
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Miami | Miami Tropical Dispatch | 1929 [62] | 1965? [62] | Weekly [63] |
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Miami | Miami Whip | 1934 [64] | 1950 [64] | |||
Milton | Colored Signal | 1920s [65] | 1920s [65] |
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Ocala | Ocala Ledger | 1887 [6] | 1890 [66] |
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Ocala | Mahogany Revue | 1988 [67] | current [67] | Biweekly [67] |
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Ocala | The Florida Watchman | 1924 [68] | ? [68] | Twice monthly [68] | ||
Opa Locka | Miami Courier | 1979? [69] | 1983? [69] | Weekly [69] |
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Orlando |
| 1990s [70] | current | Weekly [70] | ||
Orlando | Afro-Chronicle: A View from the Other Side | 1972? [71] | 1975 [71] | Weekly [71] |
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Orlando | Central Florida Times | 1945 [72] | 1949 [72] | |||
Orlando | Record | 1910? [8] | 1912? [8] |
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Orlando |
| 1922 [8] | current | Weekly [73] |
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Orlando | The Orlando Times | 1976 [8] | current | Weekly [74] |
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Palatka | The Palatka Advocate | 1917 [75] | 1927? [75] |
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Pensacola |
| 1910 [76] or 1913 [27] or 1914 [77] | 1965 | Weekly [77] |
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Pensacola | Pensacola Courier | 1935 [27] or 1937 [78] | 1960s? [79] | Weekly [78] |
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Pensacola | Pensacola Enterprise | 1887 [30] | 1888 [30] |
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Pensacola | The Pensacola Exposure | 1971 [80] | ? [80] | Weekly [80] |
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Pensacola | Pensacola Times | 1888 [30] | 1888 [30] |
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Pensacola |
| 1965 [81] or 1973? [82] | 2018 [81] | Weekly [82] |
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Progress Village | Progress Village Pioneer | 1961 [83] | 1900s [83] | Monthly newspaper [83] | ||
Sarasota | The Bulletin | 1959 [84] | ? | Weekly [84] |
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Sarasota | Tempo News | 1986 [36] | current | |||
St. Augustine | Saint Augustine Post | 1933 [85] | 1900s [86] | Weekly [85] |
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St. Petersburg / Louisville, Kentucky (1978–1980) / Gainesville (1980–1981) / Oakland, California (1981–1986) [87] | Burning Spear | 1969 [88] or 1970 [87] | ? [87] | Irregular [87] |
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St. Petersburg |
| 1966 [90] | current | Weekly [90] |
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St. Petersburg | The Pinellas Negro Weekly | 1944 [91] | 1900s [91] | Weekly [91] |
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St. Petersburg | Public Informer | 1937 [92] | ? [92] | |||
St. Petersburg | World | 1930s? [92] | 1930s? [92] | |||
Tallahassee | Capital Outlook | 1975 [93] | current | Weekly [93] |
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Tallahassee | The Front | 1900s [94] | 1970s [94] | Bimonthly newspaper [94] |
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Tallahassee | Haiti Espoir Magazine | 1994 [95] | ? [95] | Monthly [95] |
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Tallahassee | Metropolitan | 1920s? [8] | 1920s? [8] | |||
Tallahassee | Record-Dispatch | 1947 [8] | ? |
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Tampa | Afro-American Monthly | 1915 [96] | ? [96] | Monthly newspaper [96] | ||
Tampa | The Black Journal | 1988 [97] | ? [97] | Biweekly [97] |
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Tampa | 1914 [98] | 1959 [99] | Weekly [98] | |||
Tampa | Florida Sentinel-Bulletin | 1945 [101] | ? [101] | Twice weekly [101] |
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Tampa | The Tampa Guardian | 1873 [102] | 1886 [102] | Weekly [102] | ||
Tampa | The News Reporter | 1957? [104] | ? [104] | Weekly [104] |
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Tampa | Florida Sentinel Bulletin | 1959 [105] | current | Twice weekly [105] | ||
Tampa | Florida Sentinel | 1945 [24] | 1950s [24] | Weekly [24] |
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Tampa | Southern Progress | 1886 [106] | ? [106] |
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West Palm Beach | Florida Photo News | 1956? [107] | ? | Weekly [107] |
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West Palm Beach | Markethhouse Internationale | 1992? [108] | ? | Monthly newspaper [108] | ||
West Palm Beach [109] | Palm Beach Gazette | 1989 [109] | ? | Weekly [109] |
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Winter Park | Winter Park Advocate | 1885 [6] or 1889 [111] | 1891? [111] |
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Winter Park |
| 1891 [37] | 1915 [37] |
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The Community Press is published on the first Friday of the month.