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List of African American newspapers in Tennessee

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

A front page of the Maryville Republican from 1867.

More than 100 such papers have been published in Tennessee.[1] The first was The Colored Tennessean, first published in Nashville on April 29, 1865.[2]

Newspapers currently in publication are highlighted in green in the list below.

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Athens Watchman 1891[3] 1895[3]
Chattanooga The Chattanooga Advocate 1915[4] 1900s[4] Weekly[4]
  • LCCN sn98069675
  • OCLC 38450720
Chattanooga
  • Blade[3]
  • Chattanooga Weekly Blade[5]
 1898[3] 1916[3] Weekly[5]
Chattanooga Citizen 1947[3] 1947[3]
Chattanooga Colored Citizen 1908[3] 1911[3]
Chattanooga Chattanooga Courier 1990s[6] 1990s[6] Weekly[6]
Chattanooga Defender 1917[3] 1937[3]
Chattanooga The Chattanooga Enterprise 1969[7] 1900s[7] Weekly[7]
Chattanooga Freeman 1896[3] 1897[3]
Chattanooga Harambee 1974[3] 1974[3]
Chattanooga Independent Tribune 1886[3] 1886[3]
Chattanooga Industrial Searchlight 1899[3] 1903[3]
Chattanooga Journal 1973[3] 1974[3]
Chattanooga Justice 1887[8] 1887[3] Weekly[8]
  • Published by Horn, Wilson & Co.[9]
Chattanooga
  • News Weekly
  • Chattanooga News Weekly (1986–1989)[10]
 1986[10] 1994[11] Weekly[11]
Chattanooga Sun 1913[12] 1915[12]
Chattanooga National Democracy 1918[12] 1921[12]
Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga News Chronicle
  • Chattanooga Chronicle
 current Weekly
Chattanooga The Chattanooga North Star 1982[13] 1980s[13] Weekly[13]
Chattanooga Observer 1890[12] 1895[12]
  • Distinct from later Observer in 20th century.[12]
Chattanooga Chattanooga Observer 1927[12] or 1928?[14] 1966[12] Weekly[14]
Chattanooga Radiance 1978[12] 1978[12]
Chattanooga Southern American 1884[12] 1887[12]
Chattanooga Tribune 1928[12] 1931[12]
Clarksville News Herald 1913[12] 1917[12]
Clarksville Negro Index 1901[12] 1903[12]
Clarksville Sun 1950s[15] 1950s[15]
Columbia Headlight 1893[15] 1895[15]
Columbia Columbia Index 1901[16] 1900s[16] Monthly newspaper[16]
Fayetteville Advocate 1900[15] 1905[15]
Fayetteville Rising Sun 1895[15] 1899[15]
Franklin The Black Perspective Inside/Out 1981[17] 1980s[17] Monthly newspaper[17]
  • Edited by Robert W. Blair.[17]
Gallatin The Major 1905[15] 1914[15] Twice monthly[18]
  • Attested from at least 1906.[18]
Jackson
  • Afro-American Sentinel[19]
  • The Afro-American Sentinel[20]
 1890[19] 1890[15] Weekly[19]
Jackson Afro-American Standard 1903[15] 1906[15]
Jackson Community Focus 1985[21] 1987[21] Weekly[21]
  • Edited by Martha Robinson.[21]
Jackson Gazette 1910[15] 1912[15]
Jackson The Jackson Headlight 1899[15] or 1900[22] 1900[15] Weekly[23]
Jackson The Metro Forum 1989[24] ? Weekly[24]
  • Edited by Bill Marable. Published by Bobby Lee.[24]
  • Attested through at least 1993.[24]
Jackson News 1906[15] 1907[15]
Knoxville Knoxville Bulletin 1881[25] ?
Knoxville Knoxville Crusader 1963[26] ?[26] Weekly[26]
  • Edited by G.J. Hill.[26]
Knoxville The East Tennessee News 1906[15] or 1908?[27] 1948[15] Weekly[27]
  • Published by Webster L. Porter.[27]
Knoxville The Enlightener 1989[28] 1990s[28] Weekly[28]
Knoxville Enquirer 1939?[29] 1939?[29]
Knoxville The Knoxville Examiner 1982[30] ? Biweekly[30]
Knoxville The Examiner 1878[25] 1878[29]
Knoxville The Knoxville Express 1982[31] 1982[31] Biweekly[31]
  • Edited by R.J. Booker.[31]
Knoxville Flashlight Herald 1931[29] 1963[29]
Knoxville Gleaner 1891[29] 1900[29] Founded by printer and attorney James Leonard Smith.[32]
Knoxville Herald 1927[29] 1935[29]
Knoxville Independent Call 1952[29] 1961[29]
Knoxville Keyana 1974[33] 1974[33] Weekly[33]
Knoxville The Keyana Spectrum 1974[34] 1975[33] Weekly[34]
Knoxville Messenger 1908[33] 1910[33]
Knoxville Monitor 1944[33] 1954[33]
Knoxville
1887[36] or 1888[38] 1895[36] or 1892[33] Biweekly[36] or weekly[35]
  • Published by Patterson Brothers & Co.[36]
Knoxville New South 1887[39] 1895[39]
Knoxville Public Guide 1934[39] 1938[39]
Knoxville Review 1904[39] 1910[39]
Knoxville The Righteous Tribe 1973[40] ?[40] Biweekly[40]
Knoxville The Knoxville Spectrum 1974[41] or 1975[39] 1975[41] Weekly[41]
Knoxville Times 1964[39] 1966[39]
Knoxville Voice 1949[39] 1949[39]
Liberty Afro-American 1899[39] 1902[39]
Maryville
  • Blount County Democrat
  • Democrat
 1879[39] 1882[39]
Maryville The Maryville Monitor 1872[42] 1874[42] Monthly newspaper[42]
  • Published by W.B. Scott & Co.[42]
Maryville
1867[43] 1878[43] or 1877[39] Weekly[43]
Memphis African American Voice 1994?[44] ?[44] Monthly newspaper[44]
Memphis Afro-American 1895[45] 1895[45]
Memphis
  • Bluff City News
  • The Bluff City News[46]
 1902[45] or 1903[47] or 1904?[46] 1920[45] Weekly[47]
  • "The official organ of the National Negro Bankers Association."[47]
Memphis Colored Citizen 1900[45] 1921[45]
Memphis Dublin Weekly Bulletin 1920[48] 1922[48]
Memphis The Greater Memphis & Mid-South Silver Star News 1980s[49] 1998[49] Weekly[49]
Memphis Head and Hand 1902?[48] 1902?[48]
Memphis Headlight 1886[48] 1888[48]
Memphis
1888[50] 1892[51]
Memphis Index 1923[48] 1936[48]
Memphis The Jerusalem Chronicle 1990[53] current Monthly[53]
Memphis Journal 1936[48] 1938[48]
Memphis Mid-South Express 1979[48] 1980s[54] Weekly[54]
  • Published by M. Latroy A. Williams Publishing Co.[54]
Memphis The Mid-South Tribune 1996[55] Weekly[55]
Memphis Mid-Weekly Progress 1905[48] 1910[48]
Memphis The Moon Illustrated Weekly 1905[56] or 1906[48] 1906[56] Weekly[56]
Memphis The New Tri-State Defender 1961[57] 1967[57] Weekly[57]
Memphis Outlook 1902[48] 1906 + 1920s[48]
Memphis Record 1920[48] 1922[48]
Memphis Scimitar 1898[58] 1900[58]
Memphis The Memphis Sentinel 1940[59] 1900s[59] Weekly[59]
Memphis Signal 1901[58] 1916[58]
Memphis The Memphis Silver Star News 1980s[60] 1989[60] Weekly[60]
Memphis Star Times 1954[58] 1957[58]
Memphis Sun 1913[58] 1913[58]
Memphis Times 1918[58] 1937[58]
Memphis The Times-Herald 1959[61] 1900s[61] Weekly[61]
Memphis
1951[62] current Weekly[62]
Memphis The Tri-state Tribune 1920s[64] or 1930[58] 1932[58] Weekly[64]
Memphis Memphis Triangle 1920s[65] or 1930[58] 1932[58] Weekly[65]
  • Billed as the "[l]argest circulated Negro weekly newspaper in the Mid-South."[65]
Memphis Memphis Watchman 1884?[66] 1889?[66] Weekly[66]
  • Edited by J. Thomas Turner.[66]
Memphis Weekly Planet 1872[58] 1872[58] Weekly
Memphis Memphis World 1931[67] 1972[58] Twice weekly[67] or weekly[68]
Morristown Reporter 1920[69] 1921[69]
Murfreesboro The Murfreesboro News 1954[70] or 1956[69] 1966[69] Monthly newspaper[70]
  • Published by Pearl Wade.[70]
Murfreesboro The Murfreesboro Union 1920[71] 1900s[71] [71]
  • Attested through at least 1939.[71]
Nashville 780 Countdown 1962[72] 1964[72]
Nashville The Block Bulletin 1947[73] or 1950[69] 1950s[74] Monthly newspaper[73]
  • Published by Solid Block. Edited by George W. Harvey.[73]
Nashville
  • Capitol City Defender[75]
  • Capital City Defender[69]
 1963[75] 1965[69] Twice monthly[75]
  • Published by H.C. Savage.[75]
Nashville Citizen 1893[69] 1905[69]
Nashville The City Examiner 1960[69] or 1962[76] 1962?[76] Weekly[76]
  • Published and edited by Mrs. W.A. Mason.[76]
Nashville Nashville Clarion 1896[77] or 1902[69] 1937[69] Weekly[77]
  • Attested through at least 1931.[77]
Nashville The Colored Tennessean 1865[78] 1866[78] or 1867[69] Weekly[78]
  • First African American newspaper in Tennessee, first published April 29, 1865.
  • Founded by William B. Scott.
Nashville The Nashville Commentator 1948[79] 1971[80] Weekly[79]
Nashville Corner Stone 1881[80] 1892[80]
Nashville The Nashville Defender 1938[81] 1943[80] Weekly[81]
  • Edited by D.J. Fabree.[81]
Nashville The Ebony Gazette 1975[82] 1976[80] Weekly[82]
  • Edited by Norman G. Simons.[82]
Nashville Emigration Herald 1879[80] 1879[80]
Nashville Free Lance 1885[80] 1887[80]
Nashville
  • Nashville Globe And Independent[83]
  • The Nashville Globe and Independent[84]
 1930s[83] 1960[85] Weekly[84]
  • Formed by the merger of the Nashville Globe and Nashville Independent.[83]
Nashville The Nashville Globe 1906[86] 1930s[86] Weekly[86]
Nashville The Herald Examiner 1976[87] 1976[85] Biweekly[87] or irregular[88]
  • Published by Robert J. Sye.[87]
Nashville Herald and Pilot 1879[85] 1879[85]
Nashville Independence News 1972[89] ?[89] Biweekly[89]
  • Published by the Nashville Urban League.[89]
Nashville Nashville Independent 1929[85] or 1931[90] 1938[85] Weekly[90]
  • Merged with Nashville Globe to become the Nashville Globe and Independent.[91]
Nashville Metropolitan 1979[85] 1979[85]
Nashville Metropolitan Times 1980[92] 1997[93] Weekly[92]
  • Published by Latham Communications, Inc. Edited by Bruce Honick.[93]
Nashville Metropolitan Weekly 1980[94] 1980s[94] Irregular[94]
Nashville The Mid-State Observer 1978[95] 1970s[85] Weekly[95] or irregular[96]
  • Published by The Eagle Press. Edited by Lou Taylor.[95]
Nashville Neighborhood Times 1959[97] 1962[97] Monthly newspaper (two summer months combined)[97]
Nashville News 1914[85] 1918[85]
Nashville Nashville News-Star 1960[98] 1961[85] Weekly[98]
Nashville Palladium 1883[85] 1909[85]
Nashville
1988[100] current Weekly[99]
Nashville The Nashville Sun 1950[102] ?[102] Weekly[102]
  • Published by Central Southern Publishing Co., Inc. Edited by L.D. Williams (1950) and W.N. Daniel (1951).[102]
Nashville
1865[104] or 1866[103] 1867[103] or 1866[104] Weekly[103]
  • Published by Scott, Waring and Co. Edited by W.B. Scott.[103]
Nashville The Tennessee Star 1886[105] 1891[105] Weekly[105]
  • Edited by George T. Robinson.[105]
Nashville Sun 1950[72] 1951[72]
Nashville Times Mirror Tennessee 1997[106] 1998[106] Weekly[106]
Nashville Tribune 1912[72] 1913[72]
Nashville The Tennessee Tribune 1992[107] current Weekly[107]
Nashville Uplift 1973[72] 1976[72]
Nashville The Urban Journal 1998[108] ? Weekly[108]
Nashville Weekly Pilot 1878 / 1879[72] 1879 / 1879[72]
Nashville Nashville World 1932[72] 1938[72] Weekly[109]
Nashville Yours 1949[72] 1949[72]
Paris Headlight 1909[72] 1911[72]
Winchester Negro Enterprise 1899[72] 1900[72]
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