This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Arkansas. The first such newspaper in Arkansas was the Arkansas Freeman of Little Rock, which began publishing in 1869.[1]
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Baxter, Drew County | The Baxter Vidette | 1902[2] | 1900s[2] | Twice monthly[2] | ||
Earle | The Eastern Arkansas World | 1940[3] | 1900s[3] | Weekly[3] | ||
Fayetteville | Times | 1976[4] | 1977[4] | Irregular[4] | ||
Forrest City | The Forrest City Herald | 1896[5] | ?[5] | Weekly[5] |
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Forrest City | Homeland / Home With Homeland (1998–)[6] | 1991[7] | ? | Monthly newspaper[7] |
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Forrest City | The Southern Liberator | ?[9] | 1900s[9] | [9] | ||
Fort Smith | The Appreciator-Union | 190?[11] | ?[10] | Unknown[11] |
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Helena | The Inter State Reporter | 1886?[12] | ?[12] | Weekly[12] | ||
Helena | The New Era | 1891[13] | ?[13] | Weekly[13] | ||
Helena | The Reporter | 1891[14] | 1907[14] | Twice monthly[14] |
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Hot Springs | The Arkansas Citizen / The Citizen (1958–1963)[17] |
1958[15] | 1977[15] or 1980s[16] | Biweekly[15] |
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Hot Springs | Hot Springs Echo | 1901?[18] | ?[18] | Weekly[18] |
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Hot Springs | The Negro Voice | 1933[19] | 1900s[19] | Weekly[19] | ||
Jacksonville / Little Rock | Southern Mediator / Southern Mediator Journal (1938–1978)[21] |
1938[20] | 1985?[20] | Weekly[20] |
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Little Rock | The American Guide | 1889[23] | 1906[23] | Weekly[23] |
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Little Rock | Arkansas Carrier | 1976?[24] | ?[24] | Weekly[24] | ||
Little Rock | Arkansas Freeman / The Arkansas Freeman[26] |
1869[25] | 1871[25] | Weekly[25] |
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Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 1941[27] | 1959[27] | Weekly[27] |
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Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 1984[30] | 1998[29] | Weekly[30] |
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Little Rock | Arkansas Survey | 1923[31] | 1935[31] | Weekly[31] | ||
Little Rock | Arkansas Survey-Journal | 1935[33] | 1950s[32] | Weekly[33] | ||
Little Rock | Arkansas Tribune | 1973[34] | 1973[34] | Weekly[34] | ||
Little Rock | Arkansas Weekly Mansion / Arkansas Mansion[35] |
1880[35] | 1886[35] | Weekly[35] |
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Little Rock | Arkansas Weekly Sentinel | 1978[37] | 1980s[37] | Weekly[37] |
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Little Rock | The Arkansas World | 1940[38] | 1957[38] | Weekly[38] |
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Little Rock | The Baptist Vanguard | 1800s[39] | 1800s[39] | Twice monthly[39] |
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Little Rock | The Black Consumer / The Consumer[41] | 1972[40] | 1900s[40] | Weekly[40] | ||
Little Rock | The Mosaic Guide | 1898?[43] | 1900s[42] | Weekly[43] |
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Little Rock | The Little Rock Reporter | 1901[45] or 1902[44] | 1906[44] | Weekly[44] | ||
Little Rock | The Southern Christian Recorder | 1885?[46] | ?[46] | Weekly[46] | ||
Little Rock | State Weekly News | 1976[47] | 1977[47] | Weekly[47] |
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Little Rock | The Twin City Press / Twin City Press[48] |
1930s[48] or 1940?[49] | 1940[48] | Weekly[49] |
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Little Rock | The World Picture Magazine | 195?[50] | ?[50] | Monthly[50] | ||
Pine Bluff | Arkansas Dispatch | 1962[51] | ?[51] | Biweekly[51] | ||
Pine Bluff | The Arkansas Mirror | 1967[53] | 1970[53] | Weekly[53] | ||
Pine Bluff | The Negro Spokesman | 1900s[54] | 1900s[54] | Weekly[54] |
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Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Press | 1940[55] | ?[55] | Weekly[55] |
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Pine Bluff | The Weekly Echo | 1880s[56] | ?[56] | Weekly[56] |
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Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Weekly Herald | 1900[58] | 1907[58] | Weekly[58] | ||
West Memphis | Many Voices | 1971[59] | 1900s[59] | Biweekly (irregular)[59] |