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Location Closure The Light Street Branch is closed through Tuesday, July 1 due to a facilities maintenance issue.

Announcement The Pennsylvania Avenue Branch is operating on a reduced schedule with limited services 10 am–4 pm until further notice, due to a facilities maintenance issue.

Location Closure The Central Library will be closing Monday, June 30 @ 5 PM due to a speaker event.

Location Closure The Brooklyn, Forest Park, Govans, Hamilton, Herring Run, Northwood, Reisterstown Road, and Washington Village branches are closed for facility improvements. Learn more here.

Holiday Closing All Pratt Library locations will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.

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.