List of African American newspapers in Arizona

Front page of a 1918 issue of the Phoenix Tribune, filled with news of World War I.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Arizona. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

The first African American newspaper in Arizona was the Phoenix Tribune, which was published from 1918 to the 1940s.[1] Notable such newspapers in Arizona today include the Arizona Informant.

Newspapers

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Fort Huachuca 92d Buffalo 1940s[2] 1940s[2] Weekly[2]
  • LCCN sn95060758
  • OCLC 35083693
  • Published by the 92nd Infantry Division.[2]
  • Published in Italy from August 25 to September 15, 1945.[2]
  • Available online
Fort Huachuca 93d Blue Helmet 1942[3] ?[3] Weekly[3]
  • LCCN sn95060757
  • OCLC 35142260, 24621529
  • Published by the 93rd Infantry Division.[3] Billed as "the first newspaper in the history of the army that has been published for a complete Negro division."[3]
  • Available online
Fort Huachuca The Apache Sentinel 1943[4] 1945[4] Weekly[4]
  • LCCN sn95060813
  • OCLC 31640242
  • Published by the 92nd Infantry Division.[4]
  • Available online
Fort Huachuca The Bullet 1921 (uncertain)[6] or 1922[5] ?[5] Weekly[5]
  • LCCN sn99063205
  • OCLC 40862983
  • Published by the 25th Infantry Regiment without government funding.[6]
  • Available online
Fort Huachuca Post Script of the Apache Sentinel 1944[7] 1944[7] Weekly[7]
  • LCCN sn95060817
  • OCLC 31640589
  • Published by the 92nd Infantry Division.[7]
  • Available online
Phoenix Arizona Black Dispatch 1976[8] 1977?[8] Bi-weekly[8]
  • OCLC 1204303805
  • Available online
  • First issue front page headline: "Arizona Black Dispatch Will Assist Black Businesses"[8]
Phoenix The Arizona Gleam 1929[9] 1930s[9] or 1946[10] Weekly[9]
  • LCCN sn95060626
  • OCLC 33668826
  • Available online
  • Founded by Ayra Hackett and published by a primarily female staff.[11]
Phoenix Arizona Informant 1957[12] current Weekly[13]
  • ISSN 1095-2861
  • LCCN sn94093188, sn92060457
  • OCLC 32808244, 4202179, 9127287
  • Official site
  • The Informant was purchased by brothers Cloves C. Campbell Sr. and Charles R. Campbell in 1969[14] and restarted in 1971.[15]
Phoenix Arizona Now Newspaper 1972 (uncertain)[16] or 1974[17] ?[16] Monthly newspaper[17]
  • LCCN sn96060832
  • OCLC 35234660
  • Published by Major Davis.[16]
Phoenix Arizona Sun 1942[19] 1960[18] Weekly[19]
  • LCCN sn84021917
  • OCLC 2701819
  • Available online
Phoenix Arizona Tribune 1958[21] 1973[20] Weekly[21]
  • LCCN sn84021918
  • OCLC 2712104
  • Available online
Phoenix The Phoenix Index 1936[22] 1939[22] Weekly[22]
  • LCCN sn96060866
  • OCLC 35591812
  • Available online
  • Founded by Rev. W. Gray and taken over in 1937 by Alberta Gibson, who aligned it with the Scott Newspaper Syndicate.[23]
Phoenix Phoenix Press Weekly 1970s[24] 1980s[24] Weekly[24]
  • LCCN sn96060882
  • OCLC 35643018
Phoenix Phoenix Sunday State 1920s[25] ?[25] Weekly[25]
  • LCCN sn96060627
  • OCLC 37539762
Phoenix Phoenix Tribune 1918[26] 1930s[26] or 1941[1] or 1946[27] Monthly newspaper[26]
  • LCCN sn96060881
  • OCLC 35642959
  • Available online
  • Edited by Arthur R. Smith.[27]
Phoenix The Western Dispatch 1924[28] 1929[28] Weekly[28]
  • LCCN sn96060628
  • OCLC 37558532
Tucson The Arizona Register 1946[29] ?[29] Weekly[29]
  • LCCN sn00060068
  • OCLC 44799772
Tucson The Arizona Times 1925[30] or 1926[31] or 1930[32] 1934[30] Weekly[31]
  • LCCN sn00060009
  • OCLC 43452777
  • Edited by Louis J. Washington.[30]
  • Available online
Tucson Arizona's Negro Journal 1941[32] or 1942[34] 1943[33] Weekly[34]
  • LCCN sn87062100
  • OCLC 15305207
  • Available online
Tucson Inter-State Review 1920[32] or 1921[36] 1933[35] Weekly[35]
  • Tucson's first African American newspaper.[32]
  • Edited by E.J. Richardson.[35]
Tucson Spokesman 1920s[37] ?[37] Weekly[37]
  • Edited by George B. Cruikshank.[37]

See also

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Works cited

  • 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.
  • Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
  • Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.

References

  1. ^ a b Smith 2012, p. 409.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About The Buffalo. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) 194?–194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About 93rd blue helmet. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1942–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Apache Sentinel. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1943–1945". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. ^ a b c "About The bullet. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1922–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  6. ^ a b Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4050.
  7. ^ a b c d "Post Script of the Apache Sentinel. (Fort Huachuca, Ariz) 1944". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  8. ^ a b c d "Arizona Black Dispatch. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1976–19?". Arizona Memory Project. State of Arizona Research Library. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  9. ^ a b c "About The Arizona gleam. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1929–193?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  10. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4051.
  11. ^ "The Arizona Gleam". Arizona Memory Project. Arizona State Library. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  12. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 47, ¶ 484.
  13. ^ "About Arizona informant. [microfilm reel] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 19??–????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  14. ^ Whitaker, Matthew C. (2007-02-12). "Cloves Campbell Sr. (1931–2004)". Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  15. ^ "About Us". Arizona Informant. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 47, ¶ 485.
  17. ^ a b "About Arizona now newspaper. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1974–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  18. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4053.
  19. ^ a b "About Arizona sun. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1942–196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  20. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 48, ¶ 488.
  21. ^ a b "About Arizona tribune. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1958–197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  22. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4055.
  23. ^ Aiello, Thomas (2018). The Grapevine of the Black South: The Scott Newspaper Syndicate in the Generation before the Civil Rights Movement. University of Georgia Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780820354477.
  24. ^ a b c "About Phoenix press weekly. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 197?–198?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  25. ^ a b c "About Phoenix Sunday State. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 192?–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  26. ^ a b c "About Phoenix tribune. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1918–193?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  27. ^ a b Abajian 1974, p. 375, ¶ 4056.
  28. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4057.
  29. ^ a b c "About The Arizona register. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1946–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  30. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4058.
  31. ^ a b "About The Arizona times. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1926–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  32. ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 106.
  33. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4059.
  34. ^ a b "About Arizona's Negro journal. (Tucson, Ariz.) 1942–19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  35. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4060.
  36. ^ "Tucson". Phoenix Tribune. 1921-01-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-07. The "Interstate Review," headed by Rev. J. H. Clark as chief editor, and Mr. E. J. Richardson, manager, is the name of the Colored paper of Tucson, of which the first issue will be published on Saturday, January 22nd.
  37. ^ a b c d Abajian 1974, p. 376, ¶ 4061.
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