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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nevada, which was "the last state to remove itself from the list of states that have never had a Black newspaper" in the mid-20th century.

While the late 19th century saw a flourishing African American press in many other Western states and territories, Nevada's African American population at the time was very low, falling as low as 134 in 1900. As a result, during that early period, "no Negro-owned newspaper, even of the most ephemeral kind, was published in Nevada."

Newspapers

To be included in this list, a periodical should be mentioned in a reliable source as an African American newspaper published in Nevada.

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Las Vegas Metropolitan 1980s ? Biweekly
  • Published by Jerome and Michael Jackson.
Las Vegas News West 1980s ? Weekly
  • Owned and edited by Phil Waddell.
Las Vegas Las Vegas Sentinel 1980 1981 or 1982 Weekly
  • Founded by former KZOB station manager Ed Brown.
  • Merged with Las Vegas Voice.
Las Vegas Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice or Sentinel Voice 1981 or 1982 2014 Weekly
  • One issue available online
  • Formed after Sentinel publisher Ed Brown bought out the Voice, and later edited by Lee Brown.
  • Publisher Ramon Savoy announced a halt to publishing on January 31, 2014.
Las Vegas Las Vegas Voice 1962 or 1963 1981 Weekly
  • Founded by Dr. Charles I. West.
Reno The Sentinel 1959 1975 Monthly newspaper
  • Founded and edited by Ruth Giles Jones.
Reno Observer / Weekly News 1970s 1983 Weekly
  • Edited and published by Rev. Vincent Thompson.
Reno Nevada Tribune 1945 1940s Weekly
  • "[P]ublished by Earl Perkins, and edited by Milton Love, a student at the University of Nevada."
  • Distinct from the 19th-century Nevada Daily Tribune of Carson City.

Other publications

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Las Vegas Las Vegas Black Image 2009 current Monthly magazine
  • Official site: http://lasvegasblackimage.com/
Las Vegas I Sell The Shadow 1997 ? Unknown
  • Published by Kim Russell.

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