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The Mystery 1845-04-16
Front page of an 1845 issue of The Mystery.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Pennsylvania.

This list includes both current and historical newspapers. In the 19th century, Pennsylvania saw a level of publishing that rivaled New York, with 14 African American periodicals in circulation from 1838 to 1906. Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847.

Today, Pennsylvania is home to numerous active African American newspapers, including the oldest such newspaper nationwide, the Philadelphia Tribune. Other notable current newspapers include the New Pittsburgh Courier and Philadelphia Sunday Sun.

Newspapers

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Allentown First World News 1993 1995 Bimonthly newspaper
Harrisburg The Harrisburg Journal 1976 ? Monthly newspaper
  • Published by Bill Kiser
Harrisburg The State Journal 1882 or 1883 1885 Weekly
  • LCCN sn83027086, 2014254315
Harrisburg The Harrisburg Tymes 1995 ? Weekly
Philadelphia Philadelphia Afro-American (1937–1965)
The Afro-American (1934–1937)		 1934 1965 Weekly
  • LCCN sn84025924, sn83045816
  • Circulation of 18,496 in 1951.
Philadelphia The Christian Banner 1888 1920 Weekly
  • LCCN 2011254287, sn83027087
Philadelphia The Christian Recorder / Daily Christian Recorder 1861 1960 Weekly
  • Associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Philadelphia The Christian Review 1913 1952 Weekly
  • Circulation of 6,000 in 1951.
Philadelphia The Defender 1897 1909? Weekly
  • LCCN sn83027088, 2011254360
  • One issue available online
  • Suspended publication in November 1905.
  • Published by H.C.C. Astwood
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Flame 1971 ?
  • Published by the Black United Liberation Front
Philadelphia Flipshot News 1993 ? Monthly newspaper
Philadelphia Garvey's Voice 1960s ? Irregular
  • LCCN sn92060460, sn94092742
  • Extant through at least 1964.
  • Published by Universal Negro Improvement Association
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Independent 1931 1971 Weekly
  • Circulation of 24,213 in 1951.
Philadelphia The Jamal Journal 1994 Quarterly newspaper
  • Published by Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Philadelphia The Journal 1892 1892 Weekly
Philadelphia The National Leader 1982 1985 Monthly newspaper
  • ISSN 0744-5709
  • LCCN sn8203042, 850642950, sn88019240
Philadelphia Philadelphia New Observer / Philadelphia Observer 1976 current Weekly
  • ISSN 0890-8435
  • LCCN sn8602567, sn94093032
  • Official site: http://philadelphiaobserver.com/
Philadelphia North Philly Free Press 1982 1983 Monthly
Philadelphia Odd Fellows’ Journal 1897 1917 Weekly
  • One issue available online
Philadelphia Schuylkill River Express 1970 1972 Irregular
Philadelphia Scoop USA 1960 current Weekly
  • ISSN 2688-6359 2688-6359
  • LCCN sn88080720
  • Official site: http://www.scoopusanewspaper.com/
  • Free weekly newspaper.
  • Founded by Richard Driver and published since 2018 by Sherri Horsey Darden.
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Sunday Sun 1992 current Weekly
  • Official site: https://www.philasun.com/
Philadelphia Tribune Metro 1990? ? Weekly
Philadelphia The Philadelphia Tribune 1884 current Twice weekly
  • Official site: https://www.phillytrib.com/
  • Oldest continuously-published African American newspaper.
  • Circulation of 20,916 in 1951.
Philadelphia The Weekly Prophet 1900s 1900s Weekly
  • Surviving issue from 1918.
  • Official newspaper of the Church of God and Saints of Christ.
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Courier (1910–1967)
New Pittsburgh Courier (1967–present)		 1910 current Weekly
  • LCCN sn83045181, sn83045340, sn83045182, sn84025931
  • Official site: https://newpittsburghcourier.com/
  • Circulation of 268,447 in 1951.
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Homewood-Brushton News 1967? ? Biweekly
  • LCCN sn87080121, sn85054968
  • Published from 1967 to 1976 by Erroll Davis.
Pittsburgh The Mystery 1843 1847 Weekly
  • "[T]he first African American newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains."
Pittsburgh The Pennsylvania Guard 1926? ? Unknown
Pittsburgh Triangle Advocate Weekly
  • Circulation of 2,000 in 1951.
Pittsburgh The Thrust 1968 ? Weekly
  • Published by the United Movement for Progress and edited by Bouie Haden.
Reading The ‘M’ Voice 1989? 1995 Monthly
West Philadelphia Tribune Metro: West Philadelphia 1990? ? Weekly
  • Extant through at least 1993.

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