★ Independent Black-Owned Newspapers in the United States

“Henceforth Blacks should speak to themselves and for themselves. No other can speak for us.”
—Samuel Cornish, publisher of Freedom’s Journal, the first African-American owned and operated newspaper published in the US.

Freedom's Journal
Freedom’s Journal: the 1st African American owned and operated newspaper in the U.S.

The following is a list of independent, Black-owned newspapers.  Most are members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

The Philadelphia Tribune, founded in 1884 by Christopher James Perry, Sr., is America’s oldest and largest daily (published 5 days a week) newspaper serving the African-American community.

Read The Early Black Press in America 1827 to 1860 by Frankie Hutton.

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Larry Lee, President of The Sacramento Observer


Black Star NewsNew York, NY
Black WestchesterWestchester, NY
Harlem News GroupNew York Daily, NY
New York Amsterdam NewsNew York, NY
New York Beacon New York, NY
New York Carib News New York, NY
New York TrendLong Island, NY
Our Time PressBrooklyn, NY
The Buffalo CriterionBuffalo, NY
Westchester County PressWestchester, NY

Negro World: A Newspaper Dedicated to the Interests of the Negro Race
Founded by Marcus Mosiah Garvey and Amy Ashwood Garvey, Negro World was published weekly in Harlem, New York, and distributed internationally to the UNIA’s chapters in more than forty countries. Published from 1917 to 1933, aAt its peak Negro World reached a circulation of 200,000 and was an important component of the Garvey Era, also known as the Harlem Renaissance. Photo of a 1925 issue of Negro World: A Newspaper Dedicated to the Interests of the Negro Race

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords