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Black Newspaper Archives

Search a range of current and historical Black newspaper archives. Powered by ProQuest.

Historical Black Newspapers

Search a range of historical Black newspapers, including:

  • Atlanta Daily World [1931–2010]
  • Baltimore Afro-American [1893–2010]
  • Chicago Defender [1909–2010]
  • Cleveland Call and Post [1934–2010]
  • Kansas City Call [1919–2010]
  • Los Angeles Sentinel [1934–2010]
  • Louisville Defender [1933–2010]
  • Michigan Chronicle [1939–2010]
  • New York Amsterdam News [1922–2010]
  • Norfolk Journal and Guide [1916–2010]
  • Philadelphia Tribune [1912–2010]
  • Pittsburgh Courier [1911–2010]
  • St. Louis American [1949–2010]
     

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.

Black Newspapers

Search recent content across current Black newspapers, including:

  • Afro-American (Baltimore, Md.) [2003–present]
  • Afro-American Red Star (Washington, D.C.) [2006–2022]
  • Call & Post (Columbus, Ohio) [2009–present]
  • Chicago Defender [2006–2019]
  • Los Angeles Sentinel [2003–present]
  • Michigan Chronicle [2006–present]
  • Milwaukee Courier [2010–present]
  • Muslim Journal (Chicago, IL) [2016–present]
  • New York Amsterdam News [1993–present]
  • Washington Informer [1979–1988, 1992–present]

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.