List of African-American newspapers in Washington (state)

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Front page of Horace R. Cayton's The Republican from August 22, 1896. Seattle Republican 1896-08-22.jpg
Front page of Horace R. Cayton's The Republican from August 22, 1896.
Headquarters of The Facts in Seattle. Seattle - The Facts 01.jpg
Headquarters of The Facts in Seattle.

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Washington. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Washington was the Seattle Standard , established in 1890. [1] Notable current newspapers in Washington include The Facts and the Seattle Medium .

Contents

Newspapers

CityTitleBeginningEndFrequencyCall numbersRemarks
Tacoma Kitsap County Dispatch1989? [2] 1998 [2] Weekly [2]
  • Published by Virginia Taylor. [2]
Everett Rising Sun1910s [3] ? [3] Weekly [3]

[OCLC 18267600] [LOCCN

Sn88085811]
  • Published by Thomas L. Cate. [4]
Seattle The Advertiser’s Weekly Messenger1964 [5] ? [5] Weekly [5]
  • LCCN   sn88085824
  • OCLC   18272432
Seattle Afro-American Journal /
The Afro-American Journal [6] 		1967 [7] 1972 [8] Weekly [7]
Seattle Bee1890s [9] 1900 [9] Weekly [9]
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin. [9]
Seattle Bee1906 [10] ?Weekly [10]
  • Edited by Walter Griffin. [10]
Seattle Builder?1954 [11] Weekly [11]
Seattle [3] Cayton's Weekly (1916-1921) /
Cayton's Monthly (1921) [12] 		1916 [13] 1921 [12] Weekly, then monthly [12]
Seattle Seattle Dispatch /
The Seattle Dispatch [15] 		1946 [16] or 1947 [15] 1948 [16] Weekly [16]
  • Formerly The Pacific Dispatch of Portland, Oregon. [15]
  • Absorbed the Northwest Clarion of Portland. [16]
Seattle Northwest Enterprise [17] /
The Northwest Enterprise [18] /
The Seattle Enterprise (1920–) [19] /
The Enterprise (–1930) [20] 		1920 [19] or 1921 [17] 1952 [18] or 1962 [17] Weekly [17]
Seattle The Facts /
The NW Facts [21] 		1961 [21] or 1962 [22] currentWeekly [22]
Seattle K-Zam Kazette1962 [23] 1975 [24] Weekly [23]
Seattle Seattle Medium /
The Medium (1970–1983) [25] 		1970 [26] currentWeekly [26]
Seattle Messenger1964 [27] 1960s [27] Weekly [27]
Seattle News Forum1960s [28] ? [28] Biweekly [28]
  • Extant as of 1967. [28]
Seattle The Northwest Bulletin1937 [29] 1940 [29] Twice-monthly newspaper [29]
Seattle The Northwest Herald1943 [30] 1946 [30] Weekly [30]
Seattle Northwest Illuminator1897 [31] or 1898 [32] 1898Weekly [32] or monthly [31]
  • Edited by George E. Watkins. [32]
  • Regarded by competitor Horace R. Cayton Sr. as a front for the Populists. [33]
Seattle Seattle Observer1964 [34] 1964? [34] Weekly [34]
Seattle Pacific Leader1952 [35] 1956 [35] Weekly [35] or twice monthly [36]
Seattle Pacific Northwest Bulletin /
Pacific Northwest Review [37] /
Pacific Northwest Review Bulletin [37] /
Bulletin [37] 		1936? [38] 1949 [38] Twice-monthly newspaper [37]
  • Published by George M. Francis. [38]
Seattle Progressive Herald /
The Progressive Herald [39] 		1933 [40] 1930s [39] Weekly and monthly [41]
Seattle Puget Sound Observer (1957–1959, 1960–) [42] [43] /
Puget Sound and Inland Empire Observer (1959–1960) [44] 		1954? [45] or 1957 [46] 1961 [46] Variable: weekly, twice-monthly and bimonthly [46]
  • Published by Robert Albert. [46]
Seattle Renaissance Courier1969 [47] ? [47] Weekly [47]
  • Edited by H. A. Monroe Jr. [47]
Seattle The Seattle Republican /
The Republican (1894–) [48] 		1894 [49] 1915 [49] Weekly [49]
Seattle Searchlight1903 [1] or 1905 [50] 1925 [50]
  • Founded by Rev. S.S. Freeman. [1]
Seattle The Skanner 1990 [51] currentWeekly [51]
  • Published in Seattle and in Portland, Oregon. [52]
Seattle Seattle Standard /
Seattle Washington Standard [53] 		1890 [54] or 1891 [53] 1892? [1] or 1902 [53] Weekly [53]
Seattle Trumpet [55] /
The Trumpet [56] 		1966 [57] or 1967 [55] 1970? [55] Monthly newspaper [55]
  • Official publication of the Central Area Motivation Program. [56]
Seattle Western Sun1898 [58] 1900 [58] Weekly [58]
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin. [59]
  • Regarded by competitor Horace R. Cayton Sr. as the successor to the Northwest Illuminator as a Populist/Fusion front. [33]
Seattle The World1898 [60] 1903 [61] or 1914 [60] Weekly [60]
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin. [61]
Spokane The Citizen1908 [62] 1913 [62] Weekly [62]
  • Published by Charles Parker and Charles Barrow. [63]
  • Billed as “[t]he only weekly paper devoted to promoting Race interests in the Industrial and Agricultural development of the Pacific Southwest.” [62]
Spokane Washington Exponent1900 [64] 1900 [64]
Spokane Forum1908 [65] or 1909 [64] 1912 [65] Monthly newspaper [65]
  • Founded by Rev. J. Gordon McPherson, [64] who previously founded the Salt Lake City Democratic Headlight in 1899.
Spokane Northwest Echo1896? [66] 1896? [1] Weekly [66]
Spokane Northwest Review-Bulletin1936 [68] Biweekly [68]
Spokane Star1946 [69] Weekly [69]
Spokane Voice of the West1913? [70] 1915 [70] Weekly [70]
Spokane Black Lens2015CurrentMonthly
  • Founded by Sandra Williams
Tacoma Sunday Morning Echo1907 [71] 1912 [71] Weekly [71]
  • Edited by attorney Gustave B. Aldrich. [70]
  • Focused on Roman Catholics and Catholicism. [72]
Tacoma The Tacoma Facts1971? [73] ? [73] Weekly [73]
  • Extant through at least 1980. [74]
Tacoma The Northwest Tacoma Facts1970 [75] 1970s [76] Weekly [75]
  • Published and edited by Fitzgerald Beaver. [75]
Tacoma The Forum 1903 [77] 1918 [77] or 1920 [78] Weekly [77]
  • Founded by John Ryan. [79] Published by Ella Ryan after 1906. [80]
  • Known for its activism against racism in the Seattle area. [79]
Tacoma The Northwest Dispatch1982 [81] or 1984 [82] 5 days a week [82]
  • Published by Virginia Taylor (1938–2001). [83]
Tacoma Reporter (1966–1967) [84] /
Journal Reporter (1967) [85] 		1966 [84] 1967 [85] Weekly [84]
Tacoma Northwest Journal Reporter1970 [86] 1970s [87] Weekly [86]
Tacoma Progress Messenger1971 [88] 1970s [88] Weekly [88]
Tacoma Tacoma True Citizen 1972? [89] ? [89] Weekly [89]
  • Published by W. Larry Williams [90]
  • Extant through at least 1976. [90]
Tacoma The Weekly1903 [80] 1903 [80] Weekly
  • First African American-owned newspaper in Tacoma. [80]
  • Founded by John Ryan and Ella Ryan. [80]
Vancouver Portland Medium1979? [91] ? [91] Weekly [91]
  • Successor to the Soul Town Review. [91]
  • Published by Christopher H. Bennett. [91]

See also

Works cited

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 328, ¶ 3429.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4269.
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