List of African American newspapers in Maryland

Front page of The Afro-American Ledger, today the Baltimore Afro-American , from January 1902.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Maryland. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

Maryland's first known African American newspaper was The Lyceum Observer , launched by members of the Galbreath Lyceum in 1863. ^[1] It was followed in 1865 by The True Communicator , which is also sometimes named as the state's first African American newspaper. ^[2]

As in many other states, the late 19th century saw a dramatic growth in Maryland's African American press, with 31 newspapers launched in Baltimore before 1900. ^[3] Most were short-lived. A notable exception was The Afro-American , which launched in Baltimore in 1892 and continues today.

In addition to The Afro-American, other notable newspapers published in Maryland today include the Baltimore Times and The Prince George’s Post .

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Frequency	Call numbers	Remarks
Adelphi	Gaffat Ethiopia / Gaffat	1992 [4]		Monthly newspaper [4]	OCLC   27806235	Focused on the Ethiopian-American community. [4] Partially in Amharic. [4]
Baltimore	African American News and World / African American News and World Report [5]	1979 [6]	1984? [6]	Weekly [6]	LCCN   98062569 OCLC   40118959	Published by Catherine E. Pugh. [6]
Baltimore	The Afro-American (1892–1900, 1915–) [7] / Afro-American Ledger (1900–1915) [8] / Baltimore Afro-American	1892 [9]	current	Weekly [10]	The Afro-American (1892–): ISSN   2473-5922 LCCN   2011254020, 00252024, sn8309626 OCLC   192107159, 11751962, 9235910, 7645599, 4393753, 2698193 Afro-American Ledger (1900–1915): ISSN   2473-5965 LCCN   sn83045756, 00252026 OCLC   9721724, 4393846, 7645666	Official site Free online archive Merged with Ledger in 1900. [10]
Baltimore	The American Citizen	1879 [11]	1800s [11]	Weekly [11]	LCCN   2011254039, sn83027092 OCLC   664616228, 9948094, 22156041	Edited by Daniel Williams. [12]
Baltimore	Church Advocate	1890s		Weekly [13]
Baltimore	The Colored Harvester	1890s		Weekly [13]
Baltimore	The Commonwealth	1915 [14]	1915 [14]	Weekly [14]	LCCN   2011254356, sn83027090 OCLC   747723326, 9902528
Baltimore	Dawn [3]	1887 [3]	?	Weekly [3]
Baltimore	Daily Evening Chronotype	1867 [15]	?	Daily (six days a week) [16]		Published by Mansfield, Hobbs, & Co. [15] Second African American daily newspaper ever published, after La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orleans . [16] One issue survives, from February 18, 1867. [16]
Baltimore	Good News and Informer	1981? [17]	? [17]	Bimonthly newspaper [17]	OCLC   32791628	Extant through at least 1982. [17]
Baltimore	Joy [3]	1887 [3]	?	Weekly [3]
Baltimore	The Lancet	1900s [18]	1900s [18]	Weekly [18]	LCCN   sn88065132 OCLC   18579802	Extant in June 1902. [18]
Baltimore	The Ledger	1898 [19]	1899 [19]	Weekly [19]	ISSN   2473-5949 LCCN   00252025, 2018252112, sn83045833 OCLC   42347909, 1062885119, 9717406	Published by W.E. Tabb [20] Merged with the Afro-American, which thereafter for a time was named the Afro-American Ledger. [20]
Baltimore	The Lyceum Observer	1863 [1]	1860s [1]	Monthly [21]	LCCN   sn88065197 OCLC   18853991	First African American newspaper in Baltimore. [15] Co-founded by a group of lyceum members including Christian Fleetwood and Alfred Ward Handy.
Baltimore	The Monthly Chronicle Of Religion And Learning	1875 [22]	1870s [22]	Monthly newspaper [22]	LCCN   sn88065150 OCLC   18680788	Published by C.B. Perry. [22]
Baltimore	Muhammad Speaks	1981 [23]	? [23]	Unknown [23]
Baltimore	The Negro Appeal	1899 [24]	1900 [24]	Weekly [24]	LCCN   2013254335, sn84025821 OCLC   845108487, 10337773, 2753738	Published by S. Timothy Tice. [24]
Baltimore	Prohibition Advocate	1890s		Weekly [13]
Baltimore	The Race Standard	1894 [25]	1898 [25]	Weekly [25]	LCCN   2014254319, sn83016481 OCLC   876293844, 9864898, 2806324	Edited by G. Wellington Bryant. [25]
Baltimore	Star [3]	1887 [3]	?	Weekly [3]
Baltimore	The Baltimore Times	1987? [26]	current	Weekly [26]	OCLC   26486022	Official site Published by Joy Bramble and edited by Ernie Boston. [26]
Baltimore	The True Communicator	1865 [2]	1866 [27]	Weekly [21] or twice-weekly [15]		No copies survive. [28] Edited by George T. Cook. [27] Published at Baltimore's Douglass Institute. [29]
Elkton	The Dawn	1890s		Monthly newspaper [13]
Hyattsville	The Crusader	1979 [30]	? [30]	Weekly [30]	LCCN   sn99063213 OCLC   41091736
Hyattsville	Straight From The Street	1990s [31]	?	Monthly newspaper [31]	ISSN   1061-5237 LCCN   sn92003166 OCLC   25375385
Landover	Neighborhood Talk	1987 [32]	? [32]	Weekly [32]		Published by Legusta Floyd and edited by Bianca Floyd. [32]
Temple Hills	Maryland Hawk	1984 [33]	? [33]	Weekly [33]	LCCN   sn90057060 OCLC   21166035	Published by Ben Holman. [33]
Upper Marlboro	The Crusader	1890s		Weekly [13]
Upper Marlboro	The Prince George’s Post / Prince George's Post-Sentinel	1932 [34]	current	Weekly [34]	ISSN   1053-2226 LCCN   sn90057050 OCLC   21191451	Official site Edited by Legusta Floyd. [34]

See also

• Maryland portal
• Journalism portal

• List of African American newspapers and media outlets
• List of African American newspapers in Delaware
• List of African American newspapers in Pennsylvania
• List of African American newspapers in Virginia
• List of African American newspapers in Washington, D.C.
• List of newspapers in Maryland

Works cited

• Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674007888.
• Farrar, Hayward (1998). The Baltimore Afro-American, 1892-1950. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313305177.
• Lee, Alfred McClung (2000). The Daily Newspaper in America, Volume 1. Routledge. ISBN   9780415228916.
• Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN   9780882581927.
• Scharf, John Thomas (1881). History of Baltimore City and County, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. L.H. Everts.
• Tanner, Benjamin Tucker (1867). An Apology for African Methodism. ISBN   9783849643805.

References

1. "About The Lyceum observer. (Baltimore [Md.]) 1863-186?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
2. Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 82.
3. Farrar 1998, p. xiv.
4. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 244, ¶ 2564.
5. "About African American news and world report. (Baltimore, Md.) 1979-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
6. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 13, ¶ 128.
7. "About The Afro-American. (Baltimore, Md.) 1954-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
8. "About Afro-American ledger. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1900-1915". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
9. "About Afro-American. [online resource] (Baltimore, MD) 1892-1899". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
10. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 25, ¶ 250.
11. "About The American citizen. [online resource] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1879-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
12. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 40, ¶ 405.
13. Afro-American Encyclopedia: Or, the Thoughts, Doings, and Sayings of the Race. Haley & Florida. 1895. p. 132.
14. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 167, ¶ 1735.
15. Scharf 1881, p. 636.
16. Lee 2000, p. 177.
17. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 252, ¶ 2638.
18. "About The Lancet. (Baltimore [Md.]) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
19. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 334, ¶ 3494.
20. "About The Ledger. [microfilm reel] (Baltimore, Md.) 1898-1899". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
21. Tanner 1867, p. 129.
22. "About The Monthly chronicle of religion and learning. (Baltimore [Md.]) 1875-187?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
23. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 378, ¶ 3946.
24. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 398, ¶ 4152.
25. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 481, ¶ 5018.
26. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 59, ¶ 598.
27. Alvord, J.W. (January 1, 1867). Semi-annual Report on Schools for Freedmen. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 39. 'The True Communicator,' Baltimore, George T. Cook (colored) editor; published until a few months since; suspended at present, but is to be issued again about the first of May.
28. Bernier, Celeste-Marie (2018). If I Survive: Frederick Douglass and Family in the Walter O. Evans Collection. Edinburgh University Press. p. 17. ISBN   9781474439732. the short-lived True Communicator, a newspaper published in Baltimore of which no copies have survived.
29. Coppin, Levi Jenkins (1919). Unwritten History. A. M. E. Book Concern. p. 39. ISBN   9781466293021.
30. "About The crusader. (Hyattsville, Md.) 1979-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
31. "About Straight from the street. (Hyattsville, MD) 199?-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
32. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 404, ¶ 4209.
33. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 354, ¶ 3703.
34. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 472, ¶ 4921.