List of African American newspapers in Arizona

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

The first African American newspaper in Arizona was the Phoenix Tribune, which was published from 1918 to the 1940s. Notable such newspapers in Arizona today include the Arizona Informant.

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Frequency	Call numbers	Remarks
Fort Huachuca	92d Buffalo	1940s	1940s	Weekly	LCCN sn95060758 OCLC 35083693	Published by the 92nd Infantry Division. Published in Italy from August 25 to September 15, 1945. Available online
Fort Huachuca	93d Blue Helmet	1942	?	Weekly	LCCN sn95060757 OCLC 35142260, 24621529	Published by the 93rd Infantry Division. Billed as "the first newspaper in the history of the army that has been published for a complete Negro division." Available online
Fort Huachuca	The Apache Sentinel	1943	1945	Weekly	LCCN sn95060813 OCLC 31640242	Published by the 92nd Infantry Division. Available online
Fort Huachuca	The Bullet	1921 (uncertain) or 1922	?	Weekly	LCCN sn99063205 OCLC 40862983	Published by the 25th Infantry Regiment without government funding. Available online
Fort Huachuca	Post Script of the Apache Sentinel	1944	1944	Weekly	LCCN sn95060817 OCLC 31640589	Published by the 92nd Infantry Division. Available online
Phoenix	Arizona Black Dispatch	1976	1977?	Bi-weekly	OCLC 1204303805	Available online First issue front page headline: "Arizona Black Dispatch Will Assist Black Businesses"
Phoenix	The Arizona Gleam	1929	1930s or 1946	Weekly	LCCN sn95060626 OCLC 33668826	Available online Founded by Ayra Hackett and published by a primarily female staff.
Phoenix	Arizona Informant	1957	current	Weekly	ISSN 1095-2861 LCCN sn94093188, sn92060457 OCLC 32808244, 4202179, 9127287	Official site The Informant was purchased by brothers Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Charles R. Campbell in 1969 and restarted in 1971.
Phoenix	Arizona Now Newspaper	1972 (uncertain) or 1974	?	Monthly newspaper	LCCN sn96060832 OCLC 35234660	Published by Major Davis.
Phoenix	Arizona Sun	1942	1960	Weekly	LCCN sn84021917 OCLC 2701819	Available online
Phoenix	Arizona Tribune	1958	1973	Weekly	LCCN sn84021918 OCLC 2712104	Available online
Phoenix	The Phoenix Index	1936	1939	Weekly	LCCN sn96060866 OCLC 35591812	Available online Founded by Rev. W. Gray and taken over in 1937 by Alberta Gibson, who aligned it with the Scott Newspaper Syndicate.
Phoenix	Phoenix Press Weekly	1970s	1980s	Weekly	LCCN sn96060882 OCLC 35643018
Phoenix	Phoenix Sunday State	1920s	?	Weekly	LCCN sn96060627 OCLC 37539762
Phoenix	Phoenix Tribune	1918	1930s or 1941 or 1946	Monthly newspaper	LCCN sn96060881 OCLC 35642959	Available online Edited by Arthur R. Smith.
Phoenix	The Western Dispatch	1924	1929	Weekly	LCCN sn96060628 OCLC 37558532
Tucson	The Arizona Register	1946	?	Weekly	LCCN sn00060068 OCLC 44799772
Tucson	The Arizona Times	1925 or 1926 or 1930	1934	Weekly	LCCN sn00060009 OCLC 43452777	Edited by Louis J. Washington. Available online
Tucson	Arizona's Negro Journal	1941 or 1942	1943	Weekly	LCCN sn87062100 OCLC 15305207	Available online
Tucson	Inter-State Review	1920 or 1921	1933	Weekly		Tucson's first African American newspaper. Edited by E.J. Richardson.
Tucson	Spokesman	1920s	?	Weekly		Edited by George B. Cruikshank.

Works cited

Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. G. K. Hall. ISBN 9780816111398.
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

^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
^ "About The Buffalo. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) 194?–194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ "About 93rd blue helmet. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1942–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ "The Apache Sentinel. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1943–1945". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
^ "About The bullet. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1922–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4050.
^ "Post Script of the Apache Sentinel. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1944". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
^ "Arizona Black Dispatch. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1976–19?". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
^ "About The Arizona gleam. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1929–193?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4051.
"The Arizona Gleam". Arizona Memory Project. Arizona State Library. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
Danky & Hady 1998, p. 47, ¶ 484.
"About Arizona informant. [microfilm reel] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 19??–????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Whitaker, Matthew C. (2007-02-12). "Cloves Campbell Sr. (1931–2004)". Retrieved 2020-01-07.
"About Us". Arizona Informant. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 47, ¶ 485.
^ "About Arizona now newspaper. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1974–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4053.
^ "About Arizona sun. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1942–196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Danky & Hady 1998, p. 48, ¶ 488.
^ "About Arizona tribune. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1958–197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4055.
Aiello, Thomas (2018). The Grapevine of the Black South: The Scott Newspaper Syndicate in the Generation before the Civil Rights Movement. University of Georgia Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780820354477.
^ "About Phoenix press weekly. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 197?–198?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ "About Phoenix Sunday State. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 192?–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ "About Phoenix tribune. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1918–193?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4056.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4057.
^ "About The Arizona register. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1946–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4058.
^ "About The Arizona times. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1926–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 106.
Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4059.
^ "About Arizona's Negro journal. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1942–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4060.
"Tucson". Phoenix Tribune. 1921-01-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-07. The "Interstate Review," headed by Rev. J. H. Clark as chief editor, and Mr. E. J. Richardson, manager, is the name of the Colored paper of Tucson, of which the first issue will be published on Saturday, January 22nd.
^ Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4061.

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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
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 The 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

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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
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