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List of African American newspapers in Virginia

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

The True Southerner from February 1866.
George Freeman Bragg, editor of the Virginia Lancet.
Front page of the Richmond Planet from 1902.

The first African American newspaper in the state was The True Southerner, in 1865.[1] In the ensuing four decades, more than 50 such newspapers sprang up, addressing the manifold challenges facing the African American community during and after Reconstruction.[2] Among these, a few took a leading role in the state's political discourse, such as the Richmond Planet, Virginia Lancet and Virginia Star.[3]

Notable African American newspapers in Virginia today include the New Journal and Guide, Roanoke Tribune, and Richmond Free Press.

Newspapers edit

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Alexandria Clipper 1891[4] 1894[4]
  • Merged with Alexandria Leader in 1894.[4]
Alexandria The Industrial Advocate 1900 1910
Alexandria Leader 1888[4] 1894[4]
  • Merged with Alexandria Clipper in 1894.[4]
Alexandria Leader and Clipper /
The Alexandria Leader (1898–)[4]		 1894[4] 1890s[4]
  • Formed from merger of Leader and Clipper in 1894.[4]
Alexandria The Metro Herald 1990?[6] 2018[5] Weekly[5]
  • ISSN 1061-4532
  • LCCN sn92003167
  • OCLC 25375495
Alexandria The People's Advocate 1876[7] 1879[7] Weekly[7]
  • Moved to Washington, D.C. in 1879.[8]
Alexandria Post and National Echo 1882[4] 1882[4]
Alexandria Virginia Post 1880[4] 1882[4]
Berryville The People's Journal 1800s[9] 1900s[9] Monthly newspaper[9]
  • Extant in at least 1899.[9]
  • Published by G.L.D. Harris.[9]
Boydton The Midland Express 1891[10] 1895[10] Weekly[10]
Buckingham The Informant 1987[11] current Monthly newspaper[11]
  • Published by Charles W. White.[11]
  • Extant through at least 2017.[12]
Catlett The Circuit 1937[14] 1954[13] Monthly newspaper[14]
Charles City Charles City Times 1966[15] ?[15] Twice-monthly[15]
Charlottesville The African American Reflector 2003[17] 2005[16] Biweekly[17]
  • Edited by Corey E. Carter.[17]
  • Named in honor of T.J. Sellers' The Reflector newspaper.[18]
Charlottesville Messenger 1909[19] 1928[19] Weekly[20]
  • Edited by John G. Shelton.[20]
Charlottesville The Reflector 1933[21] ?[21] Weekly[21]
Charlottesville Charlottesville Tribune 1950[22] 1951[22] Weekly[22]
  • Published by the Roanoke Tribune.[22]
Charlottesville The Tribune (1992–)[24] /
Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune (1954–1992)		 1954[25] 2011[23] Weekly[25]
Claremont The Monthly Advocate 1896[26] 1800s[26] Twice-monthly[26]
  • Published by the Temperance, Industrial and Collegiate Institute.[26]
Danville Danville News and Observer 1974?[27] ?[27] Monthly[27]
  • Extant through at least 1977.[28]
Farmville The Voice Of Prince Edward County 1960s[29] ?[29] Monthly newspaper[29]
  • Extant from 1966.[29]
Hampton The Hampton Roads Voice 1994[30] 2014[30] Weekly[30]
  • Published by Jack J. Green.[30]
  • Merged with Richmond Voice in 2014 to form The Voice.[30]
Hampton The True Southerner 1865[31] 1866[31] Weekly[31]
Lynchburg Counselor and Herald 1892?[34] ?[34] Weekly[34]
Lynchburg First Class 1984[35] ?[35] Bimonthly newspaper[35]
Lynchburg Interpreter 1903[8] 1906[8]
  • Founded by Robert W. Goff.[8]
  • Only African American paper in Lynchburg in first decade of 1900s.[8]
Lynchburg Laboring Man 1886[8] 1888[8]
Lynchburg Southern Forge 1895[8] 1896[8]
Lynchburg The Voice Of God 1890s[36] 1900s[36] Weekly[36]
  • Surviving issue from 1897.[36]
Newport News The Star/
Newport News Star[37]		 1900[19] or 1901[38] 1940[37] Weekly[38]
Newport News Your Tidewater Community Paper 1991[39] Monthly (Irregular)[39]
  • Published by Ibn H.K. Khailfah.[39]
Norfolk American Sentinel 1880[4] 1881[4]
Norfolk The American Ethiopian 1900[19] 1907[19]
Norfolk Journal and Guide /
The New Journal and Guide (1991–)[40]		 1901[41] current Weekly[41]
  • Official site
  • Published as Journal and Guide and Newport News Star from 1940 to 1943.[42]
Norfolk The Lodge Journal and Guide 1900[19] 1910[19]
Norfolk The News and Advertiser 1900[19] 1908[19]
Norfolk The Rambler 1894[19] 1898[19]
Norfolk The Right Way 1885[4]
Norfolk The Speaker 1889[19] 1893[19]
  • Politically independent.[19]
Norfolk The Spectator 1887[19] 1891[19]
Norfolk The Standard 1889[19] 1891[19]
Petersburg Afro-American Churchman 1885[44] or 1886[43] 1890[43] Monthly newspaper[43]
Petersburg The Colored Virginian 1875?[45] ?[45] Weekly[45]
Petersburg The Evening Recorder 1897[19] Daily[19]
Petersburg The Family Reguel 1880s[19] 1880s[19] Monthly[19]
Petersburg The Petersburg Herald 1888[46] 1899[46] Weekly[46]
Petersburg The Lancet /
Virginia Lancet		 1882[47] 1886[47] Weekly[47]
Petersburg The National Pilot 1886[48] 1900[48] Weekly[48]
  • Edited by Charles B.W. Gordon.[48]
Petersburg The Recorder 1893[49] 1897[19] Weekly[49]
Petersburg The Southern Tribune 1884[19] 1884[19]
  • Founded to counteract the pro-Readjuster effect of the Petersburg Lancet.[19]
Petersburg The Star of Zion 1880s[19] 1880s[19] Weekly[19]
Petersburg Union Republican 1866[32] Triweekly[50]
Portsmouth Black Net Working 1980s[51] 1900s[51]
  • Extant as of 1987.[51]
  • Published by Larry Alexander.[51]
Richmond Richmond Afro-American 1939[52] 1941[52] Weekly[52]
Richmond Richmond Free Press 1992[53] current Weekly[53]
Richmond The Good News Herald 1986?[55] Monthly newspaper[55]
Richmond Industrial Day 1888 1890
Richmond Legacy 2015[56] current Weekly[56]
Richmond The Negro Advocate 1902[57] ?[57] Biweekly[57]
Richmond Richmond Planet 1883[58] 1938[58] Weekly[58]
Richmond The Reformer 1895[59] 1931[59] Weekly[59]
  • Official newspaper of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers.[59]
Richmond The Reporter 1890[8] 1893[8]
  • Politically independent.[8]
Richmond The Southern News 1892[60] 1894[60] Weekly[60]
Richmond The Southside Voice 1987[61] 1987[61] Semimonthly newspaper[61]
  • Free newspaper.[61]
  • Published by Southside Voice, Inc.[61]
Richmond St. Luke Herald 1902?[62] ?[62] Weekly[62]
Richmond The Virginia Star 1877[63] 1888[63] Weekly[63]
  • "[E]stablished in September 1877 by R.A. Green, a physician, in partnership with black businessmen O.M. Steward and P.H. Woolfolk."[8]
  • Supported the Readjuster Party.[8]
Richmond Richmond Voice 1987?[64] 2000s Weekly[64]
  • Distributed free of charge.[65]
  • Published by Jack J. Green[65]
  • Followed by Legacy.
Richmond The Richmond Voice /
The Voice		 1917?[66] or 1918[8] 1926[8] Weekly[66]
  • Edited by Benjamin F. Vaughn.[66]
  • Took the place of the Young Men's Voice.[66]
Roanoke The Roanoke Tribune /
The Tribune (1951–)		 1939[67] current Weekly[67]
Roanoke Roanoke Weekly Press 1891[70] 1897[70] Weekly[70]
Staunton Staunton Reporter 1921[71] 1923[71] Weekly[71]
  • Published by O.W. Marshall.[71]
Staunton Staunton Reporter 1915[72] 1918[72] Weekly[72]
  • Relationship to later Staunton Reporter unclear.[72]
Staunton Staunton Tribune /
Southern Tribune[73]		 1891[73] 1896[73] Weekly[73]
  • Published by Willis M. Carter.[74]
Staunton The Staunton Tribune 1926[74] 1933[74] Weekly[74]
Staunton The Valley Index 1897[8] 1905[8]
  • Founded by James M. Morris.[8]
Staunton Virginia Critic 1884[8] 1888[8]
  • Founded by C.L. Smith and D.C. Carter. [8]
Newport News /
Tidewater 		The National Newport News & Commentator 1986[75] 1993[75] Bimonthly newspaper[75]
Virginia Beach The Answer 1982[76] 1900s[76]
  • Billed as "[t]he progressive newspaper for the progressive citizen."[76]
  • Published by E. George Minns[76]
Waverly Pioneer 1894[19] 1895[19]
Williamsburg Peninsula Churchman 1900s[77] ?[77]
  • Affiliated with the Baptist church.[77]
  • Extant at least in 1904.[77]

See also edit

Works cited edit

References edit

  1. ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
  2. ^ Suggs 1983, p. 424.
  3. ^ Suggs 1983.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Suggs 1983, p. 380.
  5. ^ a b "About The Metro herald. (Alexandria, Va.) 199?-2018". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  6. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 361, ¶ 3771.
  7. ^ a b c "About The people's advocate. [online resource] (Alexandria, Va.) 1876-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Suggs 1983, p. 382.
  9. ^ a b c d e "About The People's journal. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  10. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 363, ¶ 3798.
  11. ^ a b c "About The Informant. (Buckingham, Va.) 1987-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  12. ^ White, Morgan (2017-06-13). "Informant celebrates 30 years". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  13. ^ Moon, Vicky (2019-02-22). "Making 'The Circuit': Fauquier's African-American newspaper hailed from Catlett". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  14. ^ a b "About The Circuit. (Catlett, Va.) 1937-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  15. ^ a b c "About Charles City times. [volume] (Charles City, Va.) 1966-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  16. ^ "The African American Reflector". Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  17. ^ a b c "About The African American reflector. (Charlottesville, Va.) 2003-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  18. ^ Borgmeyer, John (2003-09-16). "Charlottesville Media: "The Reflector" Dusts Off a 70-year Mission". C-Ville Weekly. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Suggs 1983, p. 381.
  20. ^ a b Tucker, T. Nicole. "Individual Profiles of Politically Active African Americans in Charlottesville". White Supremacy & African-American Resistance in Charlottesville 1900-1925. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  21. ^ a b c d e "About The Reflector. (Charlottesville, Va.) 1933-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  22. ^ a b c d "About Charlottesville Tribune. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1950-1951". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  23. ^ Maurer, David (2012-07-29). "Yesteryears: Randolph White David Maurer". Daily Progress. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  24. ^ "About The Tribune. (Charlottesville, Va.) 1992-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  25. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 567, ¶ 5922.
  26. ^ a b c d "About The Monthly advocate. (Claremont, Va.) 1896-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  27. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 186, ¶ 1930.
  28. ^ "About Danville news & observer. ([Danville, Va.?) 1974-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  29. ^ a b c d "About The Voice of Prince Edward County. (Farmville, Va.) 196?-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  30. ^ a b c d e "About The Hampton Roads voice. (Hampton, Va.) 1994-2014". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  31. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 569, ¶ 5942.
  32. ^ a b c d Suggs 1983, p. 379.
  33. ^ "About The true Southerner. (Hampton, Va.) 1865-1866". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  34. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 177, ¶ 1845.
  35. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 224, ¶ 2348.
  36. ^ a b c d "About The Voice of God. (Lynchburg, Va.) 189?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  37. ^ a b "About Newport News star. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 192?-1940". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  38. ^ a b "About The Star. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1901-192?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  39. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 626, ¶ 6546.
  40. ^ "About New journal & guide. [online resource] (Norfolk, Va.) 1991-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  41. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 315, ¶ 3312.
  42. ^ "About Journal and guide and Newport News star. ([Norfolk, Va.]) 1940-1943". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  43. ^ a b c d e f "About Afro-American churchman. [volume] (Petersburg, Va.) 1886-1890". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  44. ^ Suggs 1983, p. 391.
  45. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 163, ¶ 1696.
  46. ^ a b c "About The Petersburg herald. (Petersburg, Va.) 1888-1899". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  47. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 331, ¶ 3469.
  48. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 393, ¶ 4097.
  49. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 486, ¶ 5070.
  50. ^ "About The Union Republican. [volume] (Norfolk & Petersburg, Va.) 186?-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  51. ^ a b c d "About Black net working. (Portsmouth, Va.) 198?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  52. ^ a b c "About Richmond Afro-American. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1939-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  53. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5143.
  54. ^ "About Richmond free press. (Richmond, VA) 1992-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  55. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 252, ¶ 2641.
  56. ^ a b "About Legacy. (Richmond, Va.) 2015-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  57. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 398, ¶ 4147.
  58. ^ a b c "About Richmond planet. [online resource] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  59. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 487, ¶ 5080.
  60. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 528, ¶ 5513.
  61. ^ a b c d e "About The Southside voice. (Richmond, Va.) 1987-1987". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  62. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 539, ¶ 5617.
  63. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 590, ¶ 6179.
  64. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5147.
  65. ^ a b "About The Richmond voice. (Richmond, Va.) 1995-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  66. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5146.
  67. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 495, ¶ 5165.
  68. ^ "About The Roanoke tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 19??-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  69. ^ "About The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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  71. ^ a b c d "About Staunton reporter. (Staunton, Va.) 1921-1923". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  72. ^ a b c d "About Staunton reporter. (Staunton, Va.) 1915-1918". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  73. ^ a b c d "About Staunton tribune. (Staunton, Va.) 1893-1896". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  74. ^ a b c d "About The Staunton tribune. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1926-1933". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  75. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 392, ¶ 4090.
  76. ^ a b c d "About The Answer. (Virginia Beach, Va.) 1982-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  77. ^ a b c d "About Peninsula Churchman. (Williamsburg, Va.) 19??-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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