List of African American newspapers in Maryland Facts for Kids

Front page of The Afro-American Ledger, today the Baltimore Afro-American, from January 1902.

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

Maryland's first known African American newspaper was The Lyceum Observer, launched by members of the Galbreath Lyceum in 1863. It was followed in 1865 by The True Communicator, which is also sometimes named as the state's first African American newspaper.

As in many other states, the late 19th century saw a dramatic growth in Maryland's African American press, with 31 newspapers launched in Baltimore before 1900. Most were short-lived. A notable exception was The Afro-American, which launched in Baltimore in 1892 and continues today.

In addition to The Afro-American, other notable newspapers published in Maryland today include the Baltimore Times and The Prince George’s Post.

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Frequency	Call numbers	Remarks
Adelphi	Gaffat Ethiopia / Gaffat	1992		Monthly newspaper		Focused on the Ethiopian-American community. Partially in Amharic.
Baltimore	African American News and World / African American News and World Report	1979	1984?	Weekly	LCCN 98062569	Published by Catherine E. Pugh.
Baltimore	The Afro-American (1892–1900, 1915–) / Afro-American Ledger (1900–1915) / Baltimore Afro-American	1892	current	Weekly	The Afro-American (1892–): ISSN 2473-5922 2473-5922 LCCN 2011254020, 00252024, sn8309626 Afro-American Ledger (1900–1915): ISSN 2473-5965 2473-5965 LCCN sn83045756, 00252026	Official site: https://www.afro.com Free online archive Merged with Ledger in 1900.
Baltimore	The American Citizen	1879	1800s	Weekly	LCCN 2011254039, sn83027092	Edited by Daniel Williams.
Baltimore	Church Advocate	1890s		Weekly
Baltimore	The Colored Harvester	1890s		Weekly
Baltimore	The Commonwealth	1915	1915	Weekly	LCCN 2011254356, sn83027090
Baltimore	Dawn	1887	?	Weekly
Baltimore	Daily Evening Chronotype	1867	?	Daily (six days a week)		Published by Mansfield, Hobbs, & Co. Second African American daily newspaper ever published, after La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orleans. One issue survives, from February 18, 1867.
Baltimore	Good News and Informer	1981?	?	Bimonthly newspaper		Extant through at least 1982.
Baltimore	Joy	1887	?	Weekly
Baltimore	The Lancet	1900s	1900s	Weekly	LCCN sn88065132	Extant in June 1902.
Baltimore	The Ledger	1898	1899	Weekly	ISSN 2473-5949 2473-5949 LCCN 00252025, 2018252112, sn83045833	Published by W.E. Tabb Merged with the Afro-American, which thereafter for a time was named the Afro-American Ledger.
Baltimore	The Lyceum Observer	1863	1860s	Monthly	LCCN sn88065197	First African American newspaper in Baltimore. Co-founded by a group of lyceum members including Christian Fleetwood and Alfred Ward Handy.
Baltimore	The Monthly Chronicle Of Religion And Learning	1875	1870s	Monthly newspaper	LCCN sn88065150	Published by C.B. Perry.
Baltimore	Muhammad Speaks	1981	?	Unknown
Baltimore	The Negro Appeal	1899	1900	Weekly	LCCN 2013254335, sn84025821	Published by S. Timothy Tice.
Baltimore	Prohibition Advocate	1890s		Weekly
Baltimore	The Race Standard	1894	1898	Weekly	LCCN 2014254319, sn83016481	Edited by G. Wellington Bryant.
Baltimore	Star	1887	?	Weekly
Baltimore	The Baltimore Times	1987?	current	Weekly		Official site: http://baltimoretimes-online.com/ Published by Joy Bramble and edited by Ernie Boston.
Baltimore	The True Communicator	1865	1866	Weekly or twice-weekly		No copies survive. Edited by George T. Cook. Published at Baltimore's Douglass Institute.
Elkton	The Dawn	1890s		Monthly newspaper
Hyattsville	The Crusader	1979	?	Weekly	LCCN sn99063213
Hyattsville	Straight From The Street	1990s	?	Monthly newspaper	ISSN 1061-5237 1061-5237 LCCN sn92003166
Landover	Neighborhood Talk	1987	?	Weekly		Published by Legusta Floyd and edited by Bianca Floyd.
Temple Hills	Maryland Hawk	1984	?	Weekly	LCCN sn90057060	Published by Ben Holman.
Upper Marlboro	The Crusader	1890s		Weekly
Upper Marlboro	The Prince George’s Post / Prince George's Post-Sentinel	1932	current	Weekly	ISSN 1053-2226 1053-2226 LCCN sn90057050	Official site: http://www.pgpost.com/ Edited by Legusta Floyd.

List of African American newspapers in Maryland facts for kids

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