List of African American newspapers in Nebraska facts for kids
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nebraska.
Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of Omaha, which was home to about half of the state's African American population in the 19th century, and 70-80% in the 20th century. Some have also been published in Lincoln, home to a much smaller African American community.
The state's first known African American newspaper was the short-lived Western Post of Hastings, founded in 1876. The first commercially successful newspapers were established in the 1890s. By far the most successful and longest-lived of Nebraska's African American newspapers has been the Omaha Star, which was founded in 1938 and continues in operation today.
Newspapers
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Hastings | Western Post | 1876 | 1877 |
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Lincoln | Colored People’s Advocate | 1919 | 1920 |
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Lincoln | Leader | 1899 | 1899? |
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Lincoln | The Review | 1919 | 1920 | Weekly |
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Lincoln | Review | 1937 | ? | Weekly | ||
Lincoln | The Voice | 1946 | 1953 | Weekly |
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Lincoln | Weekly Review | 1933 | 1933 | Weekly |
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Omaha | Omaha Advocate | 1923 | 1925 | Weekly | ||
Omaha | The Afro-American Sentinel | 1893 or 1896 | 1899 | Weekly | ||
Omaha | American Record | 1945 | 1948? | |||
Omaha | Omaha Chronicle | 1934 | 1936 |
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Omaha | The Enterprise | 1893 | 1914 or 1911 | Weekly |
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Omaha | Omaha Guide | 1927 | 1958 | Weekly | ||
Omaha | Omaha Journal | 1930s | 1930s |
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Omaha | Metro Star Times | 1990 | ? | Unknown |
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Omaha | The Omaha Monitor | 1915 | 1929 | Weekly |
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Omaha | The New Era | 1920 or 1922 | 1926 |
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Omaha | The Progress | 1889 | 1904 |
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Omaha | Progressive Age | 1913 | 1915? | |||
Omaha | The Omaha Star | 1938 | current | Weekly, currently biweekly |
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Omaha | The Omaha Whip | 1921 | 1921 | Weekly |
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See also
- African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
- List of African American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African American newspapers in Colorado
- List of African American newspapers in Iowa
- List of African American newspapers in Kansas
- List of African American newspapers in Missouri
- List of newspapers in Nebraska
Elsewhere online
- "A history of African American newspapers in North Omaha," by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.