This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Minnesota. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper published in Minnesota was the Western Appeal, established in 1885.[1] African American newspapers currently published in Minnesota include Insight News and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul | Afro-American Advance[2] / The Afro-American Advance[3] | 1899[2] | 1905[2] | Weekly[2] |
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Saint Paul | Afro-Independent | 1888[4] | ?[4] | Weekly[4] |
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Minneapolis | The Twin-City American | 1899[5] | 1899[5] | Weekly[5] |
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Saint Paul | Western Appeal / Appeal (1889–1924)[7] | 1885[6] | 1924[6] | Weekly[6] |
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Minneapolis | The Banner | 1962[8] | 1963?[8] | Weekly[8] |
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Minneapolis[10] | The Colored Citizen | 1899[11] | 1899[3] | Weekly[11] | ||
Minneapolis | Twin Cities Courier | 1966[13] | 1986[13] | Weekly[13] |
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Saint Paul | The St. Paul Echo | 1925[14] | 1927[14] | Weekly[14] | ||
Saint Paul | Globe News | 1939[15] | ?[15] | Weekly[15] | ||
Saint Paul | The Grand Selby Digest | 1971[16] | ?[16] | Monthly newspaper[16] | ||
Saint Paul | The Twin City Guardian | 1895[18] | 1923[18] | Weekly[18] |
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Saint Paul | Insight / Insight News | 1964?[19] | current | Weekly[20] |
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Minneapolis | Twin City Leader or Twin-City Leader[23] | 1940[22] | 1941[22] | Weekly[22] | ||
Minneapolis | Twin-City Herald | 1927[24] | 1940[24] | Weekly[24] |
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Minneapolis | The Minnesota Messenger / The Minneapolis Messenger (1921–1922)[26] | 1922[27] | 1924[25] | Weekly[25] |
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Minneapolis | The National Advocate | 1916[28] | 1924?[28] | Weekly[28] |
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Saint Paul | The Negro World | 1892[29] | 1900s[29] | Weekly[29] | ||
Minneapolis and Saint Paul | The Negro World | 1892[30] | ?[30] | Weekly[30] |
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Minneapolis[31] and Saint Paul[32] | Northwest Monitor | 1930[31] | 1931[31] | Weekly[31] |
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Saint Paul | The Northwestern Bulletin | 1922[33] | 1924[33] | Weekly[33] | ||
Saint Paul | The Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal | 1924[34] | 1925[34] | Weekly[34] | ||
Minneapolis | Northwestern-Vine | 1901[35] | 1905[35] | Weekly[35] | ||
Minneapolis | The Minneapolis Observer | 1890[36] | 1891[36] | Weekly[36] |
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Minneapolis | Twin City Observer | 1943[38] | 1976[38] | Weekly[38] |
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Minneapolis | The Protest | 1892[40] | 1892[40] | Weekly[40] | ||
Saint Paul | St. Paul Recorder | 1934[42] | 2000[41] | Weekly[42] |
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Minneapolis | Minneapolis Spokesman | 1934[43] | 2000[43] | Weekly[43] |
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Minneapolis | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder | 2000[44] | current | Weekly[45] |
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Minneapolis | The Twin City Star | 1910[46] | ?[46] | Weekly[46] |
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Saint Paul | Summit University Free Press | 1974[48] | ?[48] | Monthly newspaper[48] |
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Saint Paul | Saint Paul Sun | 1941[49] | 1976[49] | Weekly[49] | ||
Minneapolis | The Timely Digest | 1931[50] | 1932[50] | Monthly newspaper[50] |
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Minneapolis | The World | 1896[51] | 1897[51] | Weekly[51] |
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COLORED CITIZEN; Saturdays; negro; four pages 18x24; subscription $1.25; established 1899; Colored Citizen Publishing Company, editors and publishers.