List of African American newspapers in North Carolina facts for kids

The very first issue of the Raleigh Journal of Industry newspaper in 1879.

This article is a list of newspapers in North Carolina that were created by and for African American communities. These newspapers include both ones that are still being published today and older ones that have stopped. The first newspaper like this in North Carolina was the Journal of Freedom, which started in Raleigh on September 30, 1865. Many of these important newspapers were published in big cities like Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro. They played a huge role in sharing news and ideas within the African American community.

Newspapers by City

Asheville

The Asheville Advocate
- Started: 1987
- Type: Weekly or biweekly
- Notes: Published by Clarence Benton. It was still being published in 1992.

The Church Advocate
- Started: 1943
- Stopped: 1940s
- Notes: Edited by E.W. Dixon.

Freedom's Advocate
- Started: 1879
- Type: Weekly

The Southern News
- Started: 1936 or 1938
- Stopped: 1974
- Type: Weekly or monthly
- Notes: Published by Eugene Smith.

The Southland Advocate
- Started: 1942
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by F.D. Fitzgerald Home. It was known to be published at least until 1950.

West Asheville News
- Started: Around 1942
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Walter A. Ward.

Chapel Hill

Black Ink : Black Student Movement, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
- Started: 1969
- Stopped: 2000s
- Type: The publishing schedule changed over time.
- Notes: This was the official newspaper for the Black Student Movement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Protean Radish (also known as Radish from 1968–1969)
- Started: 1968
- Stopped: 1970s
- Type: Weekly

Charlotte

Africo-American Presbyterian
- Started: 1879
- Stopped: 1939 or 1938
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: This newspaper was also published in Wilmington before moving to Charlotte around 1897.

Messenger
- Started: 1882
- Notes: Edited by William Caswell Smith until 1890, and then by A.M. Houston.

The Metrolinian
- Started: 1971
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly

The Charlotte Post
- Started: 1918
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Gerald O. Johnson. You can find their official website online.

The Queen City Gazette
- Started: Around 1963
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly

The Weekly Journal
- Started: 1978
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Edited by Carnell Midgett.

Concord

Twin-City Weekly
- Started: 1972
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly

Durham

Carolina Times (also known as The Carolina Times)
- Started: 1919
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Founded by Louis E. Austin. This newspaper was known for speaking out strongly against racial injustice and the Ku Klux Klan.

The Triangle Tribune
- Started: 1998
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: You can find their official website online.

Fayetteville

The Fayetteville Black Times
- Started: Around 1981
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: It was still being published at least until 1986.

The Challenger
- Started: Around 1987
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Sabrina Quatrice Atkinson. Its motto was: "A people without a voice cannot be heard." A version of this newspaper was also published in Wilmington.

The Educator
- Started: 1874
- Stopped: 1875
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Edited by William Caswell Smith. You can find old issues of this newspaper online for free.

The Fayetteville Press
- Started: 1990
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Monthly newspaper
- Notes: Published by J.J. Jones. You can find their official website online.

Forest City

The Carolina News
- Started: 1952
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Published twice a month.
- Notes: Founded and edited by M.B. Robinson.

Goldsboro

The Carolina Enterprise
- Started: 1880s
- Stopped: 1883
- Type: Weekly

Greensboro

African World
- Started: 1971
- Stopped: 1975
- Type: Monthly newspaper
- Notes: This newspaper was known for its strong Pan-Africanist political views, which focused on the idea of a unified Africa.

The Carolina Peacemaker
- Started: 1967
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Founded by John Marshall Kilimanjaro. You can find their official website online.

The Future Outlook
- Started: 1941
- Stopped: 1972
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by J.F. Johnson. This newspaper was known for its more traditional political views. You can find old issues online for free.

Greenville

The 'M' Voice
- Started: 1987
- Stopped: 1994
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Jim Rouse Jr.

Harris

The Harris Herald
- Started: 1946
- Stopped: 1949
- Type: Monthly newspaper
- Notes: Founded and edited by M.B. Robinson.

High Point

The Tribunal Aid
- Started: 1973
- Stopped: 1976
- Type: Weekly

Laurinburg

The Laurinburg Post
- Started: 1895
- Type: Weekly

Lincolnton

The Colored Industrial
- Started: 1890s
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Published twice a month.
- Notes: It was still being published at least until 1901.

Littleton

The True Reformer
- Started: 1899
- Stopped: 1909
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by The Afro Union Club.

Maxton

The Maxton Blade
- Started: 1890
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by M.B. Company.

New Bern

The Peoples' Advocate
- Started: 1886
- Stopped: 1880s
- Type: Weekly

Raleigh

African Expositor
- Started: 1800s
- Stopped: 1800s
- Type: Quarterly (published every three months)
- Notes: It was known to be published at least until 1886.

The Banner-Enterprise (also known as Banner before 1883)
- Started: 1881
- Stopped: 1800s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Founded by John H. Williamson. This was the official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association. It took over the Goldsboro Enterprise newspaper in 1883. You can find old issues online for free.

The Carolina Tribune
- Started: 1928
- Stopped: Around 1941 or 1940
- Type: Weekly

The Carolinian
- Started: 1941 or 1940
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Published twice a week.
- Notes: You can find their official website online.

Dispatch: A Carolinian Newspaper
- Started: 1991
- Type: Weekly or twice weekly
- Notes: It was still being published at least until 1993.

Enterprise
- Started: 1866
- Stopped: 1866
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Founded by L. Branson.

The Gazette
- Started: 1800s
- Type: Weekly

North Carolina Gazette (also known as The Gazette)
- Started: 1884 or 1885
- Stopped: 1800s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by the North Carolina Industrial Association. Founded by John H. Williamson. The editor changed to James H. Harris in 1891 and James H. Young in 1894. You can find old issues online for free.

The Raleigh Independent
- Started: 1916
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly

Journal of Freedom
- Started: 1865
- Stopped: 1867
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Edited by Edward P. Brooks.

The Journal of Industry
- Started: 1879
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: This was the official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association until 1898. It was edited by brothers Charles N. and Oliver Hunter. You can find old issues online for free.

North Carolina Republican
- Started: 1879
- Stopped: 1880
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Edited by James H. Harris. You can find old issues online for free.

The Union Reformer
- Started: Around 1926
- Type: Published twice a month.
- Notes: Published by the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

The Weekly Republican (also known as Republican)
- Started: 1867
- Stopped: 1867
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Daniel Battle or by Frank S. Pearson, Jr.

Rocky Mount

Justice Speaks
- Started: 1982
- Stopped: 1990s
- Type: Monthly newspaper (except August)

Salisbury

Star of Zion
- Started: 1876
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: This is the official newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Early editors included John C. Dancy and James Walker Hood. It moved from Charlotte to Salisbury in 1882. You can find their official website online.

Statesville

Iredell County News (also known as The County News)
- Started: Around 1982 or 1980
- Stopped: 1997
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Mason McCullough.

The County News
- Started: 1997
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: You can find their official website online.

Iredell County Post (also known as The Iredell County Post)
- Started: 1980
- Stopped: 1980
- Type: Weekly

Weldon

The N.C. Republican, and Civil Rights Advocate (also known as North Carolina Republican)
- Started: 1884
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published and edited by D. McD. Lindsey. This newspaper was known for covering a lot of international news.

Whiteville

The Afro-chronicle
- Started: 1972
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: It was still being published at least until 1975.

Wilmington

Africo-American Presbyterian
- Started: 1879
- Stopped: 1938 or 1939
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: This newspaper was published in Charlotte from December 1899 to July 1906.

The Banner-Enterprise
- Started: 1883
- Stopped: 1800s
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: This was the official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association. It started being published in Wilmington on March 17, 1884. You can find old issues online for free.

The Cape Fear Journal
- Started: 1900s
- Stopped: 1900s
- Type: Weekly

The Challenger
- Started: 1988
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by Peter Grear and Kathy Davis Grear; edited by Leonard Johnson. It also published a Fayetteville edition.

The Daily Record
- Started: 1890s
- Type: Daily (except Sunday)
- Notes: This newspaper was widely circulated across the state.

The Wilmington Journal (also known as Cape Fear Journal from 1901–1945 and The Journal from 1994–1996)
- Started: 1901
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Founded by Robert S. Jervay. You can find their official website online.

Wilmington Record
- Started: 1890s
- Type: Weekly

Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem Chronicle
- Started: 1974
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: You can find their official website online.

The People's Spokesman
- Started: 1940s
- Type: Weekly

The AC Phoenix
- Started: 1982
- Status: Still published today
- Type: Monthly newspaper
- Notes: You can find their official website online.

Winton

The Baptist Pilot
- Started: 1887
- Type: Weekly
- Notes: Published by the North Carolina Ministerial Union. Edited by Calvin S. Brown.