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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Arkansas. The first such newspaper in Arkansas was the Arkansas Freeman of Little Rock, which began publishing in 1869.[1]

Front page of the Arkansas Freeman from 1869.

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Baxter, Drew County The Baxter Vidette 1902[2] 1900s[2] Twice monthly[2]
  • LCCN sn90050275
  • OCLC 22286393
Earle The Eastern Arkansas World 1940[3] 1900s[3] Weekly[3]
Fayetteville Times 1976[4] 1977[4] Irregular[4]
Forrest City The Forrest City Herald 1896[5] ?[5] Weekly[5]
  • “Devoted to Religious and Literary Work. Motto: Never Give Up.”[5]
Forrest City Homeland / Home With Homeland (1998–)[6] 1991[7] ? Monthly newspaper[7]
  • Attested through at least 1999.[6]
  • Edited by Henerine Hunter. Published by Curtis Varnado.[8]
Forrest City The Southern Liberator ?[9] 1900s[9] [9]
  • Attested from at least 1936.[9]
  • Official organ of the Southern Liberal Organization.[9]
Fort Smith The Appreciator-Union 190?[10] ?[11] Unknown[10]
  • Attested from at least 1911.[11]
Helena The Inter State Reporter 1886?[12] ?[12] Weekly[12]
Helena The New Era 1891[13] ?[13] Weekly[13]
Helena The Reporter 1891[14] 1907[14] Twice monthly[14]
  • Edited by W.A. Holmes.[14]
Hot Springs The Arkansas Citizen /
The Citizen (1958–1963)[15]		 1958[16] 1977[16] or 1980s[17] Biweekly[16]
  • Published and edited by Kenneth Adair.[16]
Hot Springs Hot Springs Echo 1901?[18] ?[18] Weekly[18]
  • Edited by Edward S. Lockhart.[18]
Hot Springs The Negro Voice 1933[19] 1900s[19] Weekly[19]
Jacksonville / Little Rock Southern Mediator /
Southern Mediator Journal (1938–1978)[20]		 1938[21] 1985?[21] Weekly[21]
  • Published at Little Rock from approximately December 14, 1979 to January 13, 1984.[22]
Little Rock The American Guide 1889[23] 1906[23] Weekly[23]
  • Edited by D.G. Hill.[23]
Little Rock Arkansas Carrier 1976?[24] ?[24] Weekly[24]
Little Rock Arkansas Freeman /
The Arkansas Freeman[25]		 1869[26] 1871[26] Weekly[26]
  • Published and edited by Tabbs Gross.[26]
Little Rock Arkansas State Press 1941[27] 1959[27] Weekly[27]
  • Published by L. Christopher Bates and Daisy Bates.[28]
  • Took a leadership role in the battle against segregation in Arkansas.[28]
Little Rock Arkansas State Press 1984[29] 1998[30] Weekly[29]
  • "Dedicated to the memory of L. Christopher Bates." A revival of the Arkansas State Press of the 1940s and 1950s.[30]
Little Rock Arkansas Survey 1923[31] 1935[31] Weekly[31]
Little Rock Arkansas Survey-Journal 1935[32] 1950s[33] Weekly[32]
Little Rock Arkansas Tribune 1973[34] 1973[34] Weekly[34]
Little Rock Arkansas Weekly Mansion /
Arkansas Mansion[35]		 1880[35] 1886[35] Weekly[35]
  • Edited by Henry Simkens.[35]
  • Notable for Simkens' unusual position in support of the Supreme Court decision in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.[36]
Little Rock Arkansas Weekly Sentinel 1978[37] 1980s[37] Weekly[37]
  • Published and edited by J.F. Cooley.[37]
Little Rock The Arkansas World 1940[38] 1957[38] Weekly[38]
  • Published by A.G. Shields Jr. Edited by P.L. Dorman.[38]
Little Rock The Baptist Vanguard 1800s[39] 1800s[39] Twice monthly[39]
  • Attested in at least 1893.[39]
Little Rock The Black Consumer / The Consumer[40] 1972[41] 1900s[41] Weekly[41]
  • Attested through at least 1974.[41]
  • Edited and published by David W. Walters.[40]
Little Rock The Mosaic Guide 1898?[42] 1900s[43] Weekly[42]
  • Attested through at least 1909.[42]
Little Rock The Little Rock Reporter 1901[44] or 1902[45] 1906[45] Weekly[45]
Little Rock The Southern Christian Recorder 1885?[46] ?[46] Weekly[46]
Little Rock State Weekly News 1976[47] 1977[47] Weekly[47]
  • Published and edited by Clarence H. Guy.[47]
Little Rock The Twin City Press /
Twin City Press[48]		 1930s[48] or 1940?[49] 1940[48] Weekly[49]
  • Published by Southern Recorder Publishing Company.[48]
Little Rock The World Picture Magazine 195?[50] ?[50] Monthly[50]
Pine Bluff Arkansas Dispatch 1962[51] ?[51] Biweekly[51]
  • Edited by Elijah Coleman.[51]
  • Suspended publication between 1962 and July 4, 1975.[52]
Pine Bluff The Arkansas Mirror 1967[53] 1970[53] Weekly[53]
Pine Bluff The Negro Spokesman 1900s[54] 1900s[54] Weekly[54]
  • Attested from at least 1941.[54]
Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Press 1940[55] ?[55] Weekly[55]
  • Published by A.R.D. Thompson.[55]
Pine Bluff The Weekly Echo 1880s[56] ?[56] Weekly[56]
  • Edited by Jesse C. Duke in 1892.[57]
Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Weekly Herald 1900[58] 1907[58] Weekly[58]
West Memphis Many Voices 1971[59] 1900s[59] Biweekly (irregular)[59]
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