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

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


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

Works cited

  • 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

  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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