List of African American newspapers in Washington (state)
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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.[1] Notable current newspapers in Washington include The Facts and the Seattle Medium.
Newspapers
[edit]- The Facts (Seattle)
- Seattle Medium
- Seattle Metro Homemaker
- Seattle Republican (defunct)
- The Tacoma True Citizen
Front page of Cayton's Weekly from July 26, 1919.
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks
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Tacoma | Kitsap County Dispatch | 1989?[2] | 1998[2] | Weekly[2] |
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Everett | Rising Sun | 1910s[3] | ? [3] | Weekly[3] | [OCLC 18267600] [LOCCN Sn88085811] |
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Seattle | The Advertiser’s Weekly Messenger | 1964[5] | ?[5] | Weekly[5] | ||
Seattle | Afro-American Journal / The Afro-American Journal[7] | 1967[8] | 1972[6] | Weekly[8] | ||
Seattle | Bee | 1890s[9] | 1900[9] | Weekly[9] |
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Seattle | Bee | 1906[10] | ? | Weekly[10] |
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Seattle | Builder | ? | 1954[11] | Weekly[11] | ||
Seattle[3] | Cayton's Weekly (1916-1921) / Cayton's Monthly (1921)[12] | 1916[13] | 1921[12] | Weekly, then monthly[12] |
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Seattle | Seattle Dispatch / The Seattle Dispatch[16] | 1946[15] or 1947[16] | 1948[15] | Weekly[15] | ||
Seattle | Northwest Enterprise[18] / The Northwest Enterprise[17] / The Seattle Enterprise (1920–)[19] / The Enterprise (–1930)[20] | 1920[19] or 1921[18] | 1952[17] or 1962[18] | Weekly[18] |
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Seattle | The Facts / The NW Facts[21] | 1961[21] or 1962[22] | current | Weekly[22] | ||
Seattle | K-Zam Kazette | 1962[24] | 1975[23] | Weekly[24] | ||
Seattle | Seattle Medium / The Medium (1970–1983)[25] | 1970[26] | current | Weekly[26] | ||
Seattle | Messenger | 1964[27] | 1960s[27] | Weekly[27] | ||
Seattle | News Forum | 1960s[28] | ?[28] | Biweekly[28] |
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Seattle | The Northwest Bulletin | 1937[29] | 1940[29] | Twice-monthly newspaper[29] | ||
Seattle | The Northwest Herald | 1943[30] | 1946[30] | Weekly[30] | ||
Seattle | Northwest Illuminator | 1897[31] or 1898[32] | 1898 | Weekly[32] or monthly[31] | ||
Seattle | Seattle Observer | 1964[34] | 1964?[34] | Weekly[34] | ||
Seattle | Pacific Leader | 1952[35] | 1956[35] | Weekly[35] or twice monthly[36] | ||
Seattle | Pacific Northwest Bulletin / Pacific Northwest Review[38] / Pacific Northwest Review Bulletin[38] / Bulletin[38] | 1936?[37] | 1949[37] | Twice-monthly newspaper[38] |
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Seattle | Progressive Herald / The Progressive Herald[39] | 1933[40] | 1930s[39] | Weekly and monthly[41] | ||
Seattle | Puget Sound Observer (1957–1959, 1960–)[43][44] / Puget Sound and Inland Empire Observer (1959–1960)[45] | 1954?[46] or 1957[42] | 1961[42] | Variable: weekly, twice-monthly and bimonthly[42] |
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Seattle | Renaissance Courier | 1969[47] | ?[47] | Weekly[47] |
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Seattle | The Seattle Republican / The Republican (1894–)[49] | 1894[48] | 1915[48] | Weekly[48] |
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Seattle | Searchlight | 1903[1] or 1905[50] | 1925[50] |
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Seattle | The Skanner | 1990[51] | current | Weekly[51] |
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Seattle | Seattle Standard / Seattle Washington Standard[53] | 1890[54] or 1891[53] | 1892?[1] or 1902[53] | Weekly[53] |
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Seattle | Trumpet[55] / The Trumpet[56] | 1966[57] or 1967[55] | 1970?[55] | Monthly newspaper[55] |
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Seattle | Western Sun | 1898[58] | 1900[58] | Weekly[58] | ||
Seattle | The World | 1898[61] | 1903[60] or 1914[61] | Weekly[61] |
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Spokane | The Citizen | 1908[62] | 1913[62] | Weekly[62] | ||
Spokane | Washington Exponent | 1900[64] | 1900[64] |
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Spokane | Forum | 1908[65] or 1909[64] | 1912[65] | Monthly newspaper[65] |
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Spokane | Northwest Echo | 1896?[66] | 1896?[1] | Weekly[66] |
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Spokane | Northwest Review-Bulletin | 1936[68] | Biweekly[68] | |||
Spokane | Star | 1946[69] | Weekly[69] | |||
Spokane | Voice of the West | 1913?[70] | 1915[70] | Weekly[70] | ||
Spokane | Black Lens | 2015 | Current | Monthly |
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Tacoma | Sunday Morning Echo | 1907[71] | 1912[71] | Weekly[71] | ||
Tacoma | The Tacoma Facts | 1971?[73] | ?[73] | Weekly[73] |
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Tacoma | The Northwest Tacoma Facts | 1970[76] | 1970s[75] | Weekly[76] |
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Tacoma | The Forum | 1903[77] | 1918[77] or 1920[78] | Weekly[77] | ||
Tacoma | The Northwest Dispatch | 1982[81] or 1984[82] | 5 days a week[82] |
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Tacoma | Reporter (1966–1967)[85] / Journal Reporter (1967)[84] | 1966[85] | 1967[84] | Weekly[85] | ||
Tacoma | Northwest Journal Reporter | 1970[87] | 1970s[86] | Weekly[87] | ||
Tacoma | Progress Messenger | 1971[88] | 1970s[88] | Weekly[88] | ||
Tacoma | Tacoma True Citizen | 1972?[89] | ?[89] | Weekly[89] | ||
Tacoma | The Weekly | 1903[80] | 1903[80] | Weekly | ||
Vancouver | Portland Medium | 1979?[91] | ?[91] | Weekly[91] |
See also
[edit]- List of African American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African American newspapers in Alaska
- List of African American newspapers in Montana
- List of African American newspapers in Oregon
- List of newspapers in Washington (state)
Works cited
[edit]- Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. G. K. Hall. ISBN 9780816111398.
- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Mumford, Esther Hall (1980). Seattle's black Victorians, 1852-1901. Ananse Press. ISBN 9780960567003.
- Mumford, Esther (1985). Black Heritage Survey of Washington State (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- Work, Monroe N. (1912). Negro Year Book and Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro, Volume 1.
- "The Negro in the State of Washington, 1788–1967: A Bibliography". Washington State Library.
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- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 328, ¶ 3429.
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- ^ Work 1912, p. 198.
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- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 330, ¶ 3453.
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- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 450, ¶ 4690.
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