List of African American newspapers in Massachusetts Facts for Kids

Front page of The Woman's Era, the first newspaper produced by and for African American women, from 1894.

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

The roots of the African American press are particularly deep in Massachusetts, dating back well before the Civil War. The first such newspaper in Massachusetts was the Anti-Slavery Herald in 1838. Notable African American newspapers in Massachusetts today include the Bay State Banner.

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Frequency	Call numbers	Remarks
Boston	The Boston Advance	1896	1907	Weekly	LCCN 2011254255, sn84025816
Boston	Boston Advocate / The Boston Advocate	1885	1887?	Weekly	LCCN sn91058048	Published by W. Grandison and J.B. Powell, Jr.
Boston	Anti-Slavery Herald	1838	1838			No copies survive. Published by Benjamin F. Roberts, who later published the Self-Elevator.
Boston	Boston Chronicle	1915	1966	Weekly	LCCN sn86058056	Circulation of 5,000 in 1951.
Boston	The Boston Colored Citizen	1903	1905?	Weekly	LCCN sn93059264	Published by Charles Alexander.
Boston	The Boston Courant	1890	1902	Weekly	LCCN 2011254256, sn84025817
Boston	The Guardian	1901	1960?	Weekly	LCCN sn94080255, sn83045863	Edited by William Monroe Trotter to 1934, and by Maude Trotter Stewart thereafter. Circulation of 10,000 in 1951.
Boston	The Hub	1883	1885?	Weekly		Edited by B.R. Wilson.
Boston	New England Black Weekly	1980	1982	Weekly	LCCN sn93059307
Boston	Pine and Palm / The Pine and Palm	1861	1862 or 1861	Weekly	LCCN sn84023420, 2017225065	Successor to the Weekly Anglo-African. Promoted emigration to Haiti. Published simultaneously in New York and Boston.
Boston	Boston Reliance	1912	1910s	Weekly	LCCN sn92057047	Published simultaneously in Boston and Cambridge. Extant through at least 1913.
Boston	The Self Elevator	1853	1850s	Twice monthly	LCCN sn93059335	"Devoted to the subject of general elevation among the Colored People of the country." Published by Benjamin F. Roberts.
Boston	Struggle	1972?	?	Monthly
Boston	Boston Times / The Boston Times	1943		Weekly	LCCN sn93062818, sn94081629	Circulation of 12,000 in 1951.
Boston	Urban Beat	1991?	?	Biweekly
Boston	The Woman's Era	1890	1897	Monthly newspaper		Founded and edited by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin. First national publication by and for African American women. Became the official newspaper of the National Association of Colored Women in 1895.
Brockton	Haiti 2004	1992?	?	Monthly		Written in French, and catering to the Haitian-American community.
Dorchester / Roxbury (1965–1981)	Bay State Banner / The Bay State Banner	1965	current	Weekly	LCCN 2008242359, sn83045147	Official site: https://www.baystatebanner.com/
Roxbury	Rebellion News	1960s	?	Monthly newspaper	LCCN sn2001062021	Extant through at least 1968.
Springfield	The Bottom Line	1984?	?	Weekly		Published by Samuel R. Bass.
Springfield	Hartford-Springfield Chronicle	1940	1940s	Weekly	ISSN 2688-9102 2688-9102 LCCN sn95063011, 2019271301	Available online
Springfield	Salt: Springfield Area Life and Times	1971	1973?	Weekly	LCCN sn91057038	In English and Spanish.

List of African American newspapers in Massachusetts facts for kids

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