This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Tennessee. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
More than 100 such papers have been published in Tennessee. [1] The first was The Colored Tennessean , first published in Nashville on April 29, 1865. [2]
Newspapers currently in publication are highlighted in green in the list below.
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Athens | Watchman | 1891 [3] | 1895 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | The Chattanooga Advocate | 1915 [4] | 1900s [4] | Weekly [4] | ||
Chattanooga | 1898 [3] | 1916 [3] | Weekly [5] | |||
Chattanooga | Citizen | 1947 [3] | 1947 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Colored Citizen | 1908 [3] | 1911 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Chattanooga Courier | 1990s [6] | 1990s [6] | Weekly [6] | ||
Chattanooga | Defender | 1917 [3] | 1937 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | The Chattanooga Enterprise | 1969 [7] | 1900s [7] | Weekly [7] | ||
Chattanooga | Freeman | 1896 [3] | 1897 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Harambee | 1974 [3] | 1974 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Independent Tribune | 1886 [3] | 1886 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Industrial Searchlight | 1899 [3] | 1903 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Journal | 1973 [3] | 1974 [3] | |||
Chattanooga | Justice | 1887 [8] | 1887 [3] | Weekly [8] |
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Chattanooga |
| 1986 [10] | 1994 [11] | Weekly [11] | ||
Chattanooga | Sun | 1913 [12] | 1915 [12] | |||
Chattanooga | National Democracy | 1918 [12] | 1921 [12] | |||
Chattanooga |
| current | Weekly | |||
Chattanooga | The Chattanooga North Star | 1982 [13] | 1980s [13] | Weekly [13] | ||
Chattanooga | Observer | 1890 [12] | 1895 [12] |
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Chattanooga | Chattanooga Observer | 1927 [12] or 1928? [14] | 1966 [12] | Weekly [14] | ||
Chattanooga | Radiance | 1978 [12] | 1978 [12] | |||
Chattanooga | Southern American | 1884 [12] | 1887 [12] | |||
Chattanooga | Tribune | 1928 [12] | 1931 [12] | |||
Clarksville | News Herald | 1913 [12] | 1917 [12] | |||
Clarksville | Negro Index | 1901 [12] | 1903 [12] | |||
Clarksville | Sun | 1950s [15] | 1950s [15] | |||
Columbia | Headlight | 1893 [15] | 1895 [15] | |||
Columbia | Columbia Index | 1901 [16] | 1900s [16] | Monthly newspaper [16] | ||
Fayetteville | Advocate | 1900 [15] | 1905 [15] | |||
Fayetteville | Rising Sun | 1895 [15] | 1899 [15] | |||
Franklin | The Black Perspective Inside/Out | 1981 [17] | 1980s [17] | Monthly newspaper [17] |
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Gallatin | The Major | 1905 [15] | 1914 [15] | Twice monthly [18] |
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Jackson | 1890 [19] | 1890 [15] | Weekly [19] | |||
Jackson | Afro-American Standard | 1903 [15] | 1906 [15] | |||
Jackson | Community Focus | 1985 [21] | 1987 [21] | Weekly [21] |
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Jackson | Gazette | 1910 [15] | 1912 [15] | |||
Jackson | The Jackson Headlight | 1899 [15] or 1900 [22] | 1900 [15] | Weekly [23] | ||
Jackson | The Metro Forum | 1989 [24] | ? | Weekly [24] | ||
Jackson | News | 1906 [15] | 1907 [15] | |||
Knoxville | Knoxville Bulletin | 1881 [25] | ? |
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Knoxville | Knoxville Crusader | 1963 [26] | ? [26] | Weekly [26] |
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Knoxville | The East Tennessee News | 1906 [15] or 1908? [27] | 1948 [15] | Weekly [27] |
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Knoxville | The Enlightener | 1989 [28] | 1990s [28] | Weekly [28] | ||
Knoxville | Enquirer | 1939? [29] | 1939? [29] | |||
Knoxville | The Knoxville Examiner | 1982 [30] | ? | Biweekly [30] | ||
Knoxville | The Examiner | 1878 [25] | 1878 [29] |
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Knoxville | The Knoxville Express | 1982 [31] | 1982 [31] | Biweekly [31] |
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Knoxville | Flashlight Herald | 1931 [29] | 1963 [29] | |||
Knoxville | Gleaner | 1891 [29] | 1900 [29] | Founded by printer and attorney James Leonard Smith. [32] | ||
Knoxville | Herald | 1927 [29] | 1935 [29] | |||
Knoxville | Independent Call | 1952 [29] | 1961 [29] | |||
Knoxville | Keyana | 1974 [33] | 1974 [33] | Weekly [33] | ||
Knoxville | The Keyana Spectrum | 1974 [34] | 1975 [33] | Weekly [34] | ||
Knoxville | Messenger | 1908 [33] | 1910 [33] | |||
Knoxville | Monitor | 1944 [33] | 1954 [33] | |||
Knoxville |
| 1887 [36] or 1888 [38] | 1895 [36] or 1892 [33] | Biweekly [36] or weekly [35] |
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Knoxville | New South | 1887 [39] | 1895 [39] | |||
Knoxville | Public Guide | 1934 [39] | 1938 [39] | |||
Knoxville | Review | 1904 [39] | 1910 [39] | |||
Knoxville | The Righteous Tribe | 1973 [40] | ? [40] | Biweekly [40] | ||
Knoxville | The Knoxville Spectrum | 1974 [41] or 1975 [39] | 1975 [41] | Weekly [41] | ||
Knoxville | Times | 1964 [39] | 1966 [39] | |||
Knoxville | Voice | 1949 [39] | 1949 [39] | |||
Liberty | Afro-American | 1899 [39] | 1902 [39] | |||
Maryville |
| 1879 [39] | 1882 [39] | |||
Maryville | The Maryville Monitor | 1872 [42] | 1874 [42] | Monthly newspaper [42] |
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Maryville |
| 1867 [43] | 1878 [43] or 1877 [39] | Weekly [43] |
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Memphis | African American Voice | 1994? [44] | ? [44] | Monthly newspaper [44] | ||
Memphis | Afro-American | 1895 [45] | 1895 [45] | |||
Memphis |
| 1902 [45] or 1903 [47] or 1904? [46] | 1920 [45] | Weekly [47] |
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Memphis | Colored Citizen | 1900 [45] | 1921 [45] | |||
Memphis | Dublin Weekly Bulletin | 1920 [48] | 1922 [48] | |||
Memphis | The Greater Memphis & Mid-South Silver Star News | 1980s [49] | 1998 [49] | Weekly [49] | ||
Memphis | Head and Hand | 1902? [48] | 1902? [48] | |||
Memphis | Headlight | 1886 [48] | 1888 [48] | |||
Memphis |
| 1888 [50] | 1892 [51] |
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Memphis | Index | 1923 [48] | 1936 [48] | |||
Memphis | The Jerusalem Chronicle | 1990 [53] | current | Monthly [53] |
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Memphis | Journal | 1936 [48] | 1938 [48] | |||
Memphis | Mid-South Express | 1979 [48] | 1980s [54] | Weekly [54] |
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Memphis | The Mid-South Tribune | 1996 [55] | Weekly [55] | |||
Memphis | Mid-Weekly Progress | 1905 [48] | 1910 [48] | |||
Memphis | The Moon Illustrated Weekly | 1905 [56] or 1906 [48] | 1906 [56] | Weekly [56] |
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Memphis | The New Tri-State Defender | 1961 [57] | 1967 [57] | Weekly [57] | ||
Memphis | Outlook | 1902 [48] | 1906 + 1920s [48] | |||
Memphis | Record | 1920 [48] | 1922 [48] | |||
Memphis | Scimitar | 1898 [58] | 1900 [58] | |||
Memphis | The Memphis Sentinel | 1940 [59] | 1900s [59] | Weekly [59] | ||
Memphis | Signal | 1901 [58] | 1916 [58] | |||
Memphis | The Memphis Silver Star News | 1980s [60] | 1989 [60] | Weekly [60] | ||
Memphis | Star Times | 1954 [58] | 1957 [58] | |||
Memphis | Sun | 1913 [58] | 1913 [58] | |||
Memphis | Times | 1918 [58] | 1937 [58] | |||
Memphis | The Times-Herald | 1959 [61] | 1900s [61] | Weekly [61] | ||
Memphis |
| 1951 [62] | current | Weekly [62] | ||
Memphis | The Tri-state Tribune | 1920s [64] or 1930 [58] | 1932 [58] | Weekly [64] | ||
Memphis | Memphis Triangle | 1920s [65] or 1930 [58] | 1932 [58] | Weekly [65] |
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Memphis | Memphis Watchman | 1884? [66] | 1889? [66] | Weekly [66] |
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Memphis | Weekly Planet | 1872 [58] | 1872 [58] | Weekly | ||
Memphis | Memphis World | 1931 [67] | 1972 [58] | Twice weekly [67] or weekly [68] | ||
Morristown | Reporter | 1920 [69] | 1921 [69] | |||
Murfreesboro | The Murfreesboro News | 1954 [70] or 1956 [69] | 1966 [69] | Monthly newspaper [70] |
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Murfreesboro | The Murfreesboro Union | 1920 [71] | 1900s [71] | [71] |
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Nashville | 780 Countdown | 1962 [72] | 1964 [72] | |||
Nashville | The Block Bulletin | 1947 [73] or 1950 [69] | 1950s [74] | Monthly newspaper [73] |
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Nashville | 1963 [75] | 1965 [69] | Twice monthly [75] |
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Nashville | Citizen | 1893 [69] | 1905 [69] | |||
Nashville | The City Examiner | 1960 [69] or 1962 [76] | 1962? [76] | Weekly [76] |
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Nashville | Nashville Clarion | 1896 [77] or 1902 [69] | 1937 [69] | Weekly [77] |
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Nashville | The Colored Tennessean | 1865 [78] | 1866 [78] or 1867 [69] | Weekly [78] |
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Nashville | The Nashville Commentator | 1948 [79] | 1971 [80] | Weekly [79] | ||
Nashville | Corner Stone | 1881 [80] | 1892 [80] | |||
Nashville | The Nashville Defender | 1938 [81] | 1943 [80] | Weekly [81] |
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Nashville | The Ebony Gazette | 1975 [82] | 1976 [80] | Weekly [82] |
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Nashville | Emigration Herald | 1879 [80] | 1879 [80] | |||
Nashville | Free Lance | 1885 [80] | 1887 [80] | |||
Nashville | 1930s [83] | 1960 [85] | Weekly [84] |
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Nashville | The Nashville Globe | 1906 [86] | 1930s [86] | Weekly [86] |
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Nashville | The Herald Examiner | 1976 [87] | 1976 [85] | Biweekly [87] or irregular [88] |
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Nashville | Herald and Pilot | 1879 [85] | 1879 [85] | |||
Nashville | Independence News | 1972 [89] | ? [89] | Biweekly [89] |
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Nashville | Nashville Independent | 1929 [85] or 1931 [90] | 1938 [85] | Weekly [90] |
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Nashville | Metropolitan | 1979 [85] | 1979 [85] | |||
Nashville | Metropolitan Times | 1980 [92] | 1997 [93] | Weekly [92] |
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Nashville | Metropolitan Weekly | 1980 [94] | 1980s [94] | Irregular [94] | ||
Nashville | The Mid-State Observer | 1978 [95] | 1970s [85] | Weekly [95] or irregular [96] |
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Nashville | Neighborhood Times | 1959 [97] | 1962 [97] | Monthly newspaper (two summer months combined) [97] | ||
Nashville | News | 1914 [85] | 1918 [85] | |||
Nashville | Nashville News-Star | 1960 [98] | 1961 [85] | Weekly [98] | ||
Nashville | Palladium | 1883 [85] | 1909 [85] | |||
Nashville | 1988 [100] | current | Weekly [99] |
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Nashville | The Nashville Sun | 1950 [102] | ? [102] | Weekly [102] |
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Nashville |
| 1865 [104] or 1866 [103] | 1867 [103] or 1866 [104] | Weekly [103] |
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Nashville | The Tennessee Star | 1886 [105] | 1891 [105] | Weekly [105] |
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Nashville | Sun | 1950 [72] | 1951 [72] | |||
Nashville | Times Mirror Tennessee | 1997 [106] | 1998 [106] | Weekly [106] | ||
Nashville | Tribune | 1912 [72] | 1913 [72] | |||
Nashville | The Tennessee Tribune | 1992 [107] | current | Weekly [107] | ||
Nashville | Uplift | 1973 [72] | 1976 [72] | |||
Nashville | The Urban Journal | 1998 [108] | ? | Weekly [108] | ||
Nashville | Weekly Pilot | 1878 / 1879 [72] | 1879 / 1879 [72] | |||
Nashville | Nashville World | 1932 [72] | 1938 [72] | Weekly [109] | ||
Nashville | Yours | 1949 [72] | 1949 [72] | |||
Paris | Headlight | 1909 [72] | 1911 [72] | |||
Winchester | Negro Enterprise | 1899 [72] | 1900 [72] |
The Tennessee Tribune is an African-American newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. Its circulation is statewide - Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded in 1991 by Rosetta Irvin Miller-Perry.
In 1878 Yardley was the publisher and editor of Knoxville's first black newspaper, the Knoxville Examiner. In 1882 he organized and published another newspaper, the Knoxville Bulletin.
The Free Speech received national attention in 1892 for its coverage of the so-called Curve Riot.
The Nashville PRIDE newspaper was founded on January 15, 1988 by Dr. Larry D. Davis and Dr. Cynthia E. Hodge.