List of African American newspapers in Minnesota

Front page of the Western Appeal from June 13, 1885.

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.

## Newspapers

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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] |

* LCCN 2011254021, sn86058061
* OCLC 707541811, 13353098

* Available online
* Formed by merger of Colored Citizen and Twin-City American.[3]

Saint Paul | Afro-Independent | 1888[4] | ?[4] | Weekly[4] |

* LCCN sn86058058
* OCLC 13351837

* Available online
* Edited by Charles S. Sweed.[4]

Minneapolis | The Twin-City American | 1899[5] | 1899[5] | Weekly[5] |

* LCCN sn86058062
* OCLC 13353065

* Available online
* Published by Jay Moses Griffin.[5]
* Merged with the Colored Citizen to form the Afro-American Advance.[5]

Saint Paul | Western Appeal / Appeal (1889-1924)[7] | 1885[6] | 1924[6] | Weekly[6] |

* ISSN 2163-7083
* LCCN sn83016811, 2013254362
* OCLC 10153837, 732734928

* Available online (Western Appeal)
* Available online (Appeal)

Minneapolis | The Banner | 1962[8] | 1963?[8] | Weekly[8] |

* LCCN sn90059706
* OCLC 21569346

* Published by Edwin A. Hayden.[9]

Minneapolis[10] | The Colored Citizen | 1899[11] | 1899[3] | Weekly[11] |  |

* No issues survive.[12]
* Merged with the Twin City American to form the Afro-American Advance in 1899.[3]

Minneapolis | Twin Cities Courier | 1966[13] | 1986[13] | Weekly[13] |

* ISSN 0300-6603
* LCCN sn7804217
* OCLC 1343402

* Published by Mary J. Kyle.[13]

Saint Paul | The St. Paul Echo | 1925[14] | 1927[14] | Weekly[14] |

* LCCN sn90059272, sn94081608
* OCLC 1645574, 32229718

* Available online

Saint Paul | Globe News | 1939[15] | ?[15] | Weekly[15] |

* LCCN sn90059293
* OCLC 21465595

Saint Paul | The Grand Selby Digest | 1971[16] | ?[16] | Monthly newspaper[16] |

* LCCN sn90059298
* OCLC 23612957

* "Serving the Summit-University, Crocus Hill, Lexington-Hamline Communities."[17]
* Published by Eloise Adams.[17]

Saint Paul | The Twin City Guardian | 1895[18] | 1923[18] | Weekly[18] |

* LCCN sn83045427
* OCLC 1767883

* Available online
* Published by Jacob R. Steiner.

Saint Paul | Insight / Insight News | 1964?[19] | current | Weekly[20] |

* ISSN 1535-4679
* LCCN 2001215064
* OCLC 26238177, 29579855, 26238267

* Official site
* Issues available online
* Multiple local editions published.[21]

Minneapolis | Twin City Leader or Twin-City Leader[23] | 1940[22] | 1941[22] | Weekly[22] |

* LCCN sn90060425
* OCLC 1767884

Minneapolis | Twin-City Herald | 1927[24] | 1940[24] | Weekly[24] |

* LCCN sn90060227
* OCLC 1623725

* Edited by J.E. Perry.[24]

Minneapolis | The Minnesota Messenger / The Minneapolis Messenger (1921-1922)[26] | 1922[27] | 1924[25] | Weekly[25] |

* LCCN sn90060138, sn90060139
* OCLC 1758214, 22601503

* Published by Charles Sumner Smith and Hamlet B. Rowe.[27]

Minneapolis | The National Advocate | 1916[28] | 1924?[28] | Weekly[28] |

* LCCN sn90060154
* OCLC 1759021

* Available online
* Published by R.B. Montgomery.[28]

Saint Paul | The Negro World | 1892[29] | 1900s[29] | Weekly[29] |

* LCCN 2013254337, sn86058057
* OCLC 846507878, 13351538

* Available online

Minneapolis and Saint Paul | The Negro World | 1892[30] | ?[30] | Weekly[30] |

* LCCN sn86058057
* OCLC 13351538

* Published by Joseph Houser.[30]

Minneapolis[31] and Saint Paul[32] | Northwest Monitor | 1930[31] | 1931[31] | Weekly[31] |

* LCCN sn90060180
* OCLC 22283057

* Published by William F. Helm.[31]

Saint Paul | The Northwestern Bulletin | 1922[33] | 1924[33] | Weekly[33] |

* LCCN sn90060931
* OCLC 1764889

* Available online

Saint Paul | The Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal | 1924[34] | 1925[34] | Weekly[34] |

* LCCN sn90060932
* OCLC 1716490

* Available online

Minneapolis | Northwestern-Vine | 1901[35] | 1905[35] | Weekly[35] |

* LCCN sn90060184
* OCLC 1757651

* Available online

Minneapolis | The Minneapolis Observer | 1890[36] | 1891[36] | Weekly[36] |

* LCCN sn86058064
* OCLC 13353485

* Available online
* Published by A.G. Plummer.[37]

Minneapolis | Twin City Observer | 1943[38] | 1976[38] | Weekly[38] |

* LCCN sn83016844
* OCLC 1716569

* Published by Milton Williams.[39]

Minneapolis | The Protest | 1892[40] | 1892[40] | Weekly[40] |

* LCCN sn90060335
* OCLC 22368814

* Available online

Saint Paul | St. Paul Recorder | 1934[42] | 2000[41] | Weekly[42] |

* LCCN sn83016804
* OCLC 1715473

* Merged with Minneapolis Spokesman to become Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Minneapolis | Minneapolis Spokesman | 1934[43] | 2000[43] | Weekly[43] |

* LCCN sn83025247
* OCLC 1715036

* Followed by Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.[43]

Minneapolis | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder | 2000[44] | current | Weekly[45] |

* LCCN sn00058014
* OCLC 43310423

* Official site
* Formed by the merger of Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder.[44]

Minneapolis | The Twin City Star | 1910[46] | ?[46] | Weekly[46] |

* LCCN sn90060427
* OCLC 1767887

* Available online
* Published by Charles Sumner Smith.[47]

Saint Paul | Summit University Free Press | 1974[48] | ?[48] | Monthly newspaper[48] |

* LCCN sn90059631
* OCLC 21893618, 3267065

* Edited by Mazi Johnson.[48]

Saint Paul | Saint Paul Sun | 1941[49] | 1976[49] | Weekly[49] |

* LCCN sn84025909
* OCLC 1714837

Minneapolis | The Timely Digest | 1931[50] | 1932[50] | Monthly newspaper[50] |

* OCLC 32479513

* Edited by Cecil E. Newman.[50]

Minneapolis | The World | 1896[51] | 1897[51] | Weekly[51] |

* LCCN sn90059173
* OCLC 1567082

* Available online
* Edited by A.G. Plummer.[51] Published by P.O. Gray.[51]
* Also published in Duluth.[52]

## See also

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* List of African American newspapers and media outlets
* List of African American newspapers in Iowa
* List of African American newspapers in Wisconsin
* List of newspapers in Minnesota

## Works cited

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* Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
* Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
* Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.

## References

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1. ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
2. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 23, ¶ 232.
3. ^ a b c d "About The Afro-American advance. [online resource] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
4. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 28, ¶ 279.
5. ^ a b c d e Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5989.
6. ^ a b c "About Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
7. ^ "About The appeal. [online resource] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1889-1923". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
8. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 59, ¶ 607.
9. ^ "About The banner. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1962-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
10. ^ "New Publications". National Newspaper Directory and Gazetteer. Pettingill & Company. 1899. p. 739.
11. ^ a b American Newspaper Directory, Volume 32, Issue 3. 1900. p. 508\. "COLORED CITIZEN; Saturdays; negro; four pages 18x24; subscription $1.25; established 1899; Colored Citizen Publishing Company, editors and publishers."
12. ^ "African American Newspapers in Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1885-1925". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
13. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5982.
14. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 539, ¶ 5618.
15. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 250, ¶ 2618.
16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 255, ¶ 2678.
17. ^ a b "About The Grand Selby digest. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1971-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
18. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5984.
19. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 300, ¶ 3157.
20. ^ "About Insight. (St. Paul, Minn.) 19??-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
21. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 300.
22. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5985.
23. ^ "About Twin-City leader. (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1940-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
24. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 574, ¶ 5990.
25. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 367, ¶ 3832.
26. ^ "About The Minneapolis messenger. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1921-1922". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
27. ^ a b "About The Minnesota messenger. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1922-1924". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
28. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 387, ¶ 4039.
29. ^ a b c "About The Negro world. [online resource] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1892-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
30. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 403, ¶ 4202.
31. ^ a b c d e "About Northwest monitor. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1930-1931". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
32. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 432, ¶ 4497.
33. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 432, ¶ 4499.
34. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 432, ¶ 4500.
35. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 433, ¶ 4502.
36. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 366, ¶ 3829.
37. ^ "About The Minneapolis observer. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1890-1???". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
38. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5986.
39. ^ "About Twin City observer. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1943-1976". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
40. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 476, ¶ 4966.
41. ^ "About St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
42. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 539, ¶ 5619.
43. ^ a b c d "About Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
44. ^ a b "About Minnesota spokesman-recorder. (Minneapolis, MN) 2000-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
45. ^ "Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder". Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
46. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 573, ¶ 5988.
47. ^ "About The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
48. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 548, ¶ 5715.
49. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 499, ¶ 5206.
50. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 561, ¶ 5861.
51. ^ a b c d e Danky & Hady 1998, p. 621, ¶ 6489.
52. ^ "About The world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1895-1???". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.

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Newspapers in Minnesota

* African American newspapers

Major daily|

* Duluth News Tribune
* The Free Press
* Minnesota Daily
* Post-Bulletin
* St. Cloud Times
* St. Paul Pioneer Press
* Star Tribune
* Winona Daily News

Special interest|

* The Catholic Spirit
* Finance & Commerce
* La Matraca Magazine
* MinnPost
* Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
* Racket

Community|

* Austin Daily Herald
* Albert Lea Tribune
* Brainerd Dispatch
* Crookston Daily Times
* The Daily Journal
* Faribault Daily News
* Marshall Independent
* The Journal
* Mesabi Tribune
* Monitor
* Owatonna People's Press
* Pine City Pioneer
* The Bemidji Pioneer
* Red Wing Republican Eagle
* Sentinel
* Stevens County Times
* Villager
* Waseca County News
* West Central Tribune
* Western Guard

Defunct|

* City Pages
* East Side Review
* Hibbing Daily Tribune
* Hundred Flowers
* Industrialisti
* Ripsaw
* Saint Paul Dispatch
* The Saturday Press
* Southwest Journal
* Wiarus

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African American press

Newspapers|

| Active|

| Northeast|

* Bay State Banner
* Buffalo Criterion
* New Pittsburgh Courier
* The New York Age
* New York Amsterdam News
* Our Time Press
* The Philadelphia Tribune
* The Washington Afro-American
* The Washington Informer

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South|

* African-American News and Issues
* Atlanta Black Star
* Atlanta Daily World
* Atlanta Inquirer
* Atlanta Voice
* Baltimore Afro-American
* Baltimore Times
* The Baptist Vanguard
* Birmingham Times
* Black Chronicle
* The Burning Spear Newspaper
* Carolina Peacemaker
* The Carolinian
* The Charleston Chronicle
* The Charlotte Post
* The Christian Recorder
* The Dallas Weekly
* Florida Sentinel Bulletin
* The Florida Star
* Houston Defender
* Houston Forward Times
* Jackson Advocate
* The Jacksonville Advocate
* Jacksonville Free Press
* The Louisiana Weekly
* Louisville Defender
* The Miami Times
* New Journal and Guide
* The New Orleans Tribune
* Oklahoma Eagle
* The Orlando Times
* Richmond Free Press
* Roanoke Tribune
* Savannah Tribune
* Tennessee Tribune
* The Triangle Tribune
* Tri-State Defender
* The Village Beat
* Winston-Salem Chronicle

Midwest|

* The Call
* Call and Post
* The Chicago Crusader
* The Chicago Defender
* The Cincinnati Herald
* The Columbus Post
* Fort Wayne Ink Spot
* Gary Crusader
* Indianapolis Recorder
* Michigan Chronicle
* The Michigan FrontPage
* Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
* Omaha Star
* The St. Louis American
* St. Louis Argus
* St. Louis Sentinel

West|

* Arizona Informant
* Black Lens News
* The Facts
* Los Angeles Sentinel
* Los Angeles Wave
* Oakland Post
* Portland Observer
* Richmond Post
* The Sacramento Observer
* San Francisco Bay View
* Seattle Medium
* The Skanner
* Sun-Reporter

National|

* The Final Call

Defunct|

* The Advocate
* The Alaska Spotlight
* The Aliened American
* Arkansas State Press
* Athens Blade
* Athens Republique
* Athens Voice
* Atlanta Independent
* The Black Dispatch
* The Black Panther
* Black Times
* Boston Guardian
* The Broad Ax
* California Eagle
* The Carolina Times
* Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune
* Chicago Bee
* The Chicago Conservator
* Chicago Whip
* The Circuit
* The City Sun
* The Cleveland Gazette
* The Colored American (Augusta, Georgia)
* The Colored American (New York City)
* The Colored American (Washington, D.C.)
* Daily Negro Times
* Dallas Express
* The Denver Star
* Detroit Plaindealer
* Detroit Tribune
* The Elevator
* The Equator
* Freedom
* Freedom's Journal
* Frost Illustrated
* Gary American
* Harambee
* Indianapolis Freeman
* Indianapolis Leader
* Ink
* Iowa Bystander
* Jackson Eagle Eye
* Louisianian
* Louisville Leader
* The McDowell Times
* Memphis Free Speech
* Memphis Post
* Metro Herald (Virginia)
* The Michigan Citizen
* Mirror of the Times
* The Mississippi Enterprise
* Mojo
* Muhammad Speaks
* Nashville Globe
* The Negro Star
* Negro World
* New National Era
* The North Star
* Pacific Appeal
* The People's Voice
* The Philadelphia Independent
* Pittsburgh Courier
* Portland New Age
* The Progressive Era
* Ravenswood Post
* The Reflector
* Richmond Planet
* The Rights of All
* The Seattle Republican
* The Shining Star
* Southwestern Christian Advocate
* The Washington Bee
* The Washington Sun
* The Appeal
* The Winter Park Advocate
* The Woman's Era
* Omaha Monitor
* Western Post
* Afro-American Sentinel
* The Enterprise
* Omaha Guide

Magazines|

* Black Enterprise
* Black Issues Book Review
* BLK
* Clutch
* The Colored American Magazine
* The Crisis
* Ebony
* Emerge
* Essence
* The Fader
* Fire!!
* theGrio
* The Horizon
* Jet
* King
* Negro Digest
* Our Women and Children
* Right On!
* The Root
* Sister 2 Sister
* Soul
* Tint
* Transition Magazine
* Visions Metro Weekly
* YSB

Organizations|

* Associated Negro Press
* National Association of Black Journalists
* National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
* National Newspaper Publishers Association

Corporations|

* Perry Publishing and Broadcasting
* Real Times

Related|

* Abolitionist publications
* The Anti-Slavery Bugle
* Genius of Universal Emancipation
* The Liberator
* The National Era

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