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Seattle Republican 1896-08-22
Front page of Horace R. Cayton's The Republican from August 22, 1896.
Seattle - The Facts 01
Headquarters of The Facts in Seattle.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Washington. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Washington was the Seattle Standard, established in 1890. Notable current newspapers in Washington include The Facts and the Seattle Medium.

Newspapers

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Tacoma Kitsap County Dispatch 1989? 1998 Weekly
  • Published by Virginia Taylor.
Everett Rising Sun 1910s ? Weekly

[OCLC 18267600] [LOCCN

Sn88085811]
  • Published by Thomas L. Cate.
Seattle The Advertiser’s Weekly Messenger 1964 ? Weekly
Seattle Afro-American Journal /
The Afro-American Journal		 1967 1972 Weekly
Seattle Bee 1890s 1900 Weekly
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin.
Seattle Bee 1906 ? Weekly
  • Edited by Walter Griffin.
Seattle Builder ? 1954 Weekly
Seattle Cayton's Weekly (1916-1921) /
Cayton's Monthly (1921)		 1916 1921 Weekly, then monthly
  • Cayton's Weekly:
    • ISSN 2158-4699 2158-4699
    • LCCN sn87093353, sn91025171
  • Cayton's Monthly:
    • ISSN 2159-5569 2159-5569
    • LCCN sn87093354, sn91025172
  • Available online (Cayton's Weekly)
  • Available online (Cayton's Monthly)
  • Published by Horace R. Cayton Sr.
Seattle Seattle Dispatch /
The Seattle Dispatch		 1946 or 1947 1948 Weekly
  • LCCN sn87093419, sn87093420
  • Formerly The Pacific Dispatch of Portland, Oregon.
  • Absorbed the Northwest Clarion of Portland.
Seattle Northwest Enterprise /
The Northwest Enterprise /
The Seattle Enterprise (1920–) /
The Enterprise (–1930)		 1920 or 1921 1952 or 1962 Weekly
  • The Northwest Enterprise:
  • The Seattle Enterprise:
  • The Enterprise:
    • LCCN sn87093375, 2007252514
  • Available online
Seattle The Facts /
The NW Facts		 1961 or 1962 current Weekly
  • ISSN 0427-8879 0427-8879
  • LCCN sn94092734, sn83025152
  • Official site: https://www.nwfacts.com/
Seattle K-Zam Kazette 1962 1975 Weekly
Seattle Seattle Medium /
The Medium (1970–1983)		 1970 current Weekly
  • The Medium:
  • Seattle Medium:
  • Official site: https://seattlemedium.com/
Seattle Messenger 1964 1960s Weekly
  • LCCN 2008253303, sn88085824
Seattle News Forum 1960s ? Biweekly
  • Extant as of 1967.
Seattle The Northwest Bulletin 1937 1940 Twice-monthly newspaper
Seattle The Northwest Herald 1943 1946 Weekly
  • LCCN sn94081619, 2003252191, sn88085785
Seattle Northwest Illuminator 1897 or 1898 1898 Weekly or monthly
  • Edited by George E. Watkins.
  • Regarded by competitor Horace R. Cayton Sr. as a front for the Populists.
Seattle Seattle Observer 1964 1964? Weekly
Seattle Pacific Leader 1952 1956 Weekly or twice monthly
  • LCCN 2007252511, sn88085826
Seattle Pacific Northwest Bulletin /
Pacific Northwest Review /
Pacific Northwest Review Bulletin /
Bulletin		 1936? 1949 Twice-monthly newspaper
  • Published by George M. Francis.
Seattle Progressive Herald /
The Progressive Herald		 1933 1930s Weekly and monthly
  • LCCN 2007252512, sn88085790
Seattle Puget Sound Observer (1957–1959, 1960–) /
Puget Sound and Inland Empire Observer (1959–1960)		 1954? or 1957 1961 Variable: weekly, twice-monthly and bimonthly
  • Puget Sound Observer (1957–):
  • Puget Sound and Inland Empire Observer:
  • Puget Sound Observer (1959–):
  • Published by Robert Albert.
Seattle Renaissance Courier 1969 ? Weekly
  • LCCN 2008253304, sn88087006
  • Edited by H. A. Monroe Jr.
Seattle The Seattle Republican /
The Republican (1894–)		 1894 1915 Weekly
  • The Republican:
    • ISSN 2158-4702 2158-4702
    • LCCN sn87093448
  • The Seattle Republican:
    • ISSN 2157-3271 2157-3271
    • LCCN 2014254300, sn84025811
  • Available online (The Republican)
  • Described by the Washington State Library as "Seattle's first truly successful African American newspaper."
  • Published by Horace R. Cayton Sr.
Seattle Searchlight 1903 or 1905 1925
  • Founded by Rev. S.S. Freeman.
Seattle The Skanner 1990 current Weekly
  • Published in Seattle and in Portland, Oregon.
Seattle Seattle Standard /
Seattle Washington Standard		 1890 or 1891 1892? or 1902 Weekly
  • First African American newspaper in Seattle.
  • Founded by former North Carolina legislator Brittain Oxendine. Taken over by Horace R. Cayton Sr. in 1892. Also edited by I. Israel Walker.
Seattle Trumpet /
The Trumpet		 1966 or 1967 1970? Monthly newspaper
  • Official publication of the Central Area Motivation Program.
Seattle Western Sun 1898 1900 Weekly
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin.
  • Regarded by competitor Horace R. Cayton Sr. as the successor to the Northwest Illuminator as a Populist/Fusion front.
Seattle The World 1898 1903 or 1914 Weekly
  • LCCN 2013254380, sn84025812
  • Edited by Daniel Webster Griffin.
Spokane The Citizen 1908 1913 Weekly
  • Published by Charles Parker and Charles Barrow.
  • Billed as “[t]he only weekly paper devoted to promoting Race interests in the Industrial and Agricultural development of the Pacific Southwest.”
Spokane Washington Exponent 1900 1900
Spokane Forum 1908 or 1909 1912 Monthly newspaper
  • Founded by Rev. J. Gordon McPherson, who previously founded the Salt Lake City Democratic Headlight in 1899.
Spokane Northwest Echo 1896? 1896? Weekly
Spokane Northwest Review-Bulletin 1936 Biweekly
Spokane Star 1946 Weekly
Spokane Voice of the West 1913? 1915 Weekly
Spokane Black Lens 2015 Current Monthly
  • Founded by Sandra Williams
Tacoma Sunday Morning Echo 1907 1912 Weekly
  • Edited by attorney Gustave B. Aldrich.
  • Focused on Roman Catholics and Catholicism.
Tacoma The Tacoma Facts 1971? ? Weekly
  • Extant through at least 1980.
Tacoma The Northwest Tacoma Facts 1970 1970s Weekly
  • Published and edited by Fitzgerald Beaver.
Tacoma The Forum 1903 1918 or 1920 Weekly
  • LCCN sn88085157, sn89044144
  • Founded by John Ryan. Published by Ella Ryan after 1906.
  • Known for its activism against racism in the Seattle area.
Tacoma The Northwest Dispatch 1982 or 1984 5 days a week
  • ISSN 1058-9627 1058-9627
  • LCCN sn88085661
  • Published by Virginia Taylor (1938–2001).
Tacoma Reporter (1966–1967) /
Journal Reporter (1967)		 1966 1967 Weekly
Tacoma Northwest Journal Reporter 1970 1970s Weekly
Tacoma Progress Messenger 1971 1970s Weekly
Tacoma Tacoma True Citizen 1972? ? Weekly
  • Published by W. Larry Williams
  • Extant through at least 1976.
Tacoma The Weekly 1903 1903 Weekly
  • First African American-owned newspaper in Tacoma.
  • Founded by John Ryan and Ella Ryan.
Vancouver Portland Medium 1979? ? Weekly
  • Successor to the Soul Town Review.
  • Published by Christopher H. Bennett.

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