List of African-American newspapers in Nebraska
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nebraska.
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Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of Omaha, which was home to about half of the state's African-American population in the 19th century, and 70-80% in the 20th century.[1] Some have also been published in Lincoln, home to a much smaller African American community.
The state's first known African-American newspaper was the short-lived Western Post of Hastings, founded in 1876.[2] The first commercially successful newspapers were established in the 1890s.[3] By far the most successful and longest-lived of Nebraska's African-American newspapers has been the Omaha Star, which was founded in 1938 and continues in operation today.
Newspapers
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Hastings | Western Post | 1876[2] | ?[2] | |||
Lincoln | Colored People’s Advocate | 1919[4] | 1920[4] |
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Lincoln | Leader | 1899[5] | 1899?[5] |
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Lincoln | The Review[6] | 1919[4] | 1920[4] | Weekly[7] |
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Lincoln | Review | 1937[7] | ?[7] | Weekly[7] | ||
Lincoln | The Voice | 1946[8] | 1953[9] | Weekly[8] |
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Lincoln | Weekly Review | 1933[11] | 1933[12] | Weekly[11] |
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Omaha | Omaha Advocate | 1923[4] | 1925[4] | Weekly[4] | ||
Omaha | The Afro-American Sentinel | 1893[13] or 1896[14] | 1899[13] | Weekly[13] | ||
Omaha | American Record | 1945[10] | 1948?[10] | |||
Omaha | Omaha Chronicle | 1934[12] | 1936[12] |
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Omaha | The Enterprise | 1893[15] | 1914[15] or 1911[14] | Weekly[15] |
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Omaha | Omaha Guide | 1927[17] | 1958[12] | Weekly[17] | ||
Omaha | Omaha Journal | 1930s[12] | 1930s[12] | |||
Omaha | Metro Star Times | 1990[18] | ?[18] | Unknown[18] |
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Omaha | The Omaha Monitor | 1915[19] | 1929[20] | Weekly[19] |
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Omaha | The New Era | 1920[21] or 1922[6] | 1926[6] |
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Omaha | The Progress | 1889[3] | 1904[3] |
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Omaha | Progressive Age | 1913[4] | 1915?[4] | |||
Omaha | The Omaha Star | 1938[23] | current | Weekly[24], currently biweekly[25] |
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Omaha | The Omaha Whip | 1921?[26] or 1922[22] | 1922?[22] | Weekly[26] |
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See also
- African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
- List of African-American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African-American newspapers in Colorado
- List of African-American newspapers in Iowa
- List of African-American newspapers in Kansas
- List of African-American newspapers in Missouri
- List of newspapers in Nebraska
Works cited
- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Mihelich, Dennis N (1998). "Boom Bust: Prince Hall Masonry in Nebraska During the 1920s" (PDF). Nebraska History. 79: 74–84. Retrieved 2019-12-21.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Paz, D.G. (1996). "The Black Press and the Issues of Race, Politics, and Culture on the Great Plains of Nebraska, 1865-1985". In Suggs, Henry Lewis (ed.). The Black Press in the Middle West, 1865-1985. ISBN 9780313255793.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Rose, James M.; Eichholz, Alice (2003). Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy (2nd ed.). Genealogical Publishing. ISBN 9780806317359.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
References
- Paz 1996, p. 214.
- Paz 1996, p. 215.
- Paz 1996, p. 216.
- Paz 1996, p. 222.
- Paz 1996, p. 221.
- Mihelich 1998, p. 74.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 491, ¶ 5128.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 594, ¶ 6209.
- Paz 1996, p. 236.
- Paz 1996, p. 238.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 608, ¶ 6355.
- Paz 1996, p. 229.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 26, ¶ 258.
- Rose & Eichholz 2003, p. 231.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 212, ¶ 2213.
- Paz 1996, p. 217.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4598.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 361, ¶ 3773.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4599.
- Paz 1996, p. 223.
- Paz 1996, p. 226.
- Sasse, Adam Fletcher (2016-06-10). "A History of African American Newspapers in Omaha". North Omaha History. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- Paz 1996, p. 233.
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4600.
- "Omaha Star". Retrieved 2019-12-21.
NEBRASKA’S ONLY BLACK BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
- Danky & Hady 1998, p. 442, ¶ 4601.