This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in North Carolina. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in North Carolina was the Journal of Freedom of Raleigh, which published its first issue on September 30, 1865. [1] The African-American press in North Carolina has historically been centered on a few large cities such as Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro. [2]
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Asheville | The Asheville Advocate | 1987 [3] | ? | Weekly [3] or biweekly [4] | ||
Asheville | The Church Advocate | 1943 [5] | 1940s [6] | Unknown [5] |
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Asheville | Freedom's Advocate | 1879 [1] | Weekly [1] | |||
Asheville | The Southern News | 1936 [7] or 1938 [8] | 1974 [8] | Weekly [8] or monthly [7] |
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Asheville | The Southland Advocate | 1942 [9] | ? [9] | Weekly [9] | ||
Asheville | West Asheville News | 1942? [11] | ? [11] | Weekly [11] |
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Chapel Hill | Black Ink : Black Student Movement, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 1969 [12] | 2000s [13] | Frequency varies [12] |
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Chapel Hill |
| 1968 [14] | 1970s [15] | Weekly [15] |
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Wilmington / Charlotte (1897–) [16] | Africo-American Presbyterian | 1879 [17] | 1939 [17] or 1938 [16] | Weekly [17] | ||
Charlotte | Messenger | 1882 [18] |
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Charlotte | The Metrolinian | 1971 [19] | 1900s [19] | Weekly [19] | ||
Charlotte | The Charlotte Post | 1918 [20] | current | Weekly [21] |
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Charlotte | The Queen City Gazette | 1963? [22] | 1900s [23] | Weekly [22] | ||
Charlotte [24] | The Weekly Journal | 1978 [24] | 1900s [25] | Weekly [24] |
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Concord [26] | Twin-City Weekly | 1972 [26] | 1900s [27] | Weekly [26] | ||
Durham |
| 1919 [28] | current | Weekly [28] |
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Durham | The Triangle Tribune | 1998 [31] | current | Weekly [31] | ||
Fayetteville | The Fayetteville Black Times | 1981? [32] | ? [32] | Weekly [32] |
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Fayetteville | The Challenger | 1987? [33] | 1900s [34] | Weekly [33] |
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Fayetteville | The Educator | 1874 [35] | 1875 [35] | Weekly [35] |
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Fayetteville | The Fayetteville Press | 1990 [36] | current | Monthly newspaper [36] |
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Forest City | The Carolina News | 1952 [37] | 1900s [38] | Twice monthly [37] |
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Goldsboro | The Carolina Enterprise | 1880s [39] | 1883 [39] | Weekly [39] | ||
Greensboro | African World | 1971 [40] | 1975 [40] | Monthly newspaper [40] |
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Greensboro | The Carolina Peacemaker | 1967 [42] | current | Weekly [42] |
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Greensboro | The Future Outlook | 1941 [44] | 1972 [45] | Weekly [44] |
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Greenville | The 'M' Voice [46] | 1987 [46] | 1994 [47] | Weekly [47] |
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Harris | The Harris Herald | 1946 [48] | 1949 [49] | Monthly newspapers [48] |
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High Point | The Tribunal Aid | 1973 [50] | 1976 [51] | Weekly [50] | ||
Laurinburg | The Laurinburg Post | 1895 [52] | ? [52] | Weekly [52] | ||
Lincolnton | The Colored Industrial | 1890s [53] | 1900s [53] | Semimonthly newspaper [53] |
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Littleton | The True Reformer | 1899 [54] | 1909 [54] | Weekly [54] |
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Maxton | The Maxton Blade | 1890 [55] | 1900s [56] | Weekly [55] |
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New Bern | The Peoples' Advocate [57] | 1886 [58] | 1880s [57] | Weekly [58] | ||
Raleigh | African Expositor | 1800s [59] | 1800s [59] | Quarterly [59] |
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Raleigh |
| 1881 [61] | 1800s [60] | Weekly [60] |
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Raleigh | The Carolina Tribune | 1928 [62] | 1941? [62] or 1940 [63] | Weekly [62] | ||
Raleigh | The Carolinian | 1941 [64] or 1940 [65] | current | Twice weekly [64] | ||
Raleigh | Dispatch: A Carolinian Newspaper | 1991 [66] | Weekly [67] or twice weekly [66] |
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Raleigh | Enterprise | 1866 [1] | 1866 [1] | Weekly [1] |
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Raleigh | The Gazette | 1800s [68] | ? [68] | Weekly [68] | ||
Raleigh | 1884 [61] or 1885 [69] | 1800s [70] | Weekly [69] |
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Raleigh | The Raleigh Independent | 1916 [71] | 1900s [71] | Weekly [71] | ||
Raleigh | Journal Of Freedom (1865) | 1865 [1] | 1867 [1] | Weekly [1] |
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Raleigh | The Journal of Industry | 1879 [72] | ? [72] | Weekly [72] |
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Raleigh | North Carolina Republican | 1879 [73] | 1880 [73] | Weekly [73] |
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Raleigh | The Union Reformer | 1926? [75] | ? [75] | Twice monthly [75] |
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Raleigh |
| 1867 [76] | 1867 [1] | Weekly [76] | ||
Rocky Mount | Justice Speaks | 1982 [77] | 1990s [77] | Monthly newspaper (except August) [77] | ||
Salisbury / Charlotte [74] | Star of Zion | 1876 [74] | current | Weekly [74] |
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Statesville |
| 1982? [79] or 1980 [80] | 1997 [80] | Weekly [79] |
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Statesville | The County News | 1997 | current [78] | Weekly [78] | ||
Statesville | 1980 [81] | 1980 [82] | Weekly [81] | |||
Weldon | 1884 [83] | ? | Weekly [83] | |||
Whiteville | The Afro-chronicle | 1972 [85] | ? [85] | Weekly [85] |
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Wilmington | Africo-American Presbyterian | 1879 [86] | 1938 [86] or 1939 [87] | Weekly [86] |
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Wilmington | The Banner-Enterprise | 1883 [88] | 1800s [88] | Weekly [88] |
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Wilmington | The Cape Fear Journal | 1900s [90] | 1900s [90] | Weekly [90] | ||
Wilmington | The Challenger | 1988 [91] | ? | Weekly [91] | ||
Wilmington | The Daily Record | 1890s [93] | ? [93] | Daily (except Sunday) [93] |
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Wilmington |
| 1901 [95] | current | Weekly [95] |
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Wilmington | Wilmington Record | 1890s [96] | ? [96] | Weekly [96] | ||
Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Chronicle | 1974 [97] | current | Weekly [97] | ||
Winston-Salem | The People's Spokesman | 1940s [98] | ? [98] | Weekly [98] | ||
Winston-Salem | The AC Phoenix | 1982 [99] | current | Monthly newspaper [99] | ||
Winton | The Baptist Pilot | 1887 [84] | Weekly [84] |
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Black Ink, Black Student Movement Newspaper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1969-200?), Chapel Hill, NC