List of African American newspapers in New Jersey

List of African American newspapers in New Jersey from the 1880s to the present
Front page of The Echo from 1904, announcing the argument before the Supreme Court in the Clyatt v. United States peonage case.

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

Among the first such newspapers in New Jersey was Trenton's The Sentinel, established in 1880.[1] The Black press in New Jersey grew substantially in the early 20th century, from approximately 12 newspapers in 1900 to around 35 in 1940.[2]

In addition to New Jersey-based newspapers, many communities in New Jersey have been served by newspapers published in New York or Philadelphia, such as the Philadelphia Independent.[3]

Newspapers

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Camden The Black Observer 1968[4] ?[4] Unknown[4]
Camden The Camden News 1915[5] ?[5] Weekly[5]
East Orange Essex Forum 1972[6] ?[6] Biweekly, then weekly[6]
  • LCCN sn88071370
  • OCLC 18514779
Hillside African World 1994[7] ?[7] Monthly[7]
  • OCLC no
Long Branch /
Red Bank 		The Echo 1904[8] 1943[8] Weekly[8]
  • LCCN sn88071050
  • OCLC 17494843
  • Available online
  • Founded by William Elijah Rock.[9]
  • Moved from Long Branch to Red Bank around 1910.[8]
Montclair The Jersey Express 1932?[10] ?[10] Weekly[10]
Newark New Jersey Afro-American 1941[12] 1991[11] Weekly[12]
  • LCCN sn84025926
  • OCLC 2634939, 2264866
  • "[T]he longest running and most widely read black newspaper in New Jersey."[13]
  • Circulation of 14,609 in 1951.[14]
Newark Black Newark (1968)[16] /
Black News (1969)[17] /
Black New Ark (1972–1974)[15]		 1968[18] 1974[15] Monthly newspaper[15]
  • Black Newark:
    • LCCN sn2001062056
    • OCLC 47228355
  • Black News:
    • LCCN 2019238428
    • OCLC 173893626
  • Black New Ark:
    • LCCN sn2001062050
    • OCLC 32993495
  • Edited by Yusef Iman and Daoud Abdullah.[15]
Newark The Forum 1970s[19] ?[19] Biweekly[19]
  • LCCN sn88071371
  • OCLC 18514783
Newark Greater News 1979?[20] Weekly[20]
  • OCLC 20252858
Newark The New Jersey Guardian 1934[21] 1942[21] Weekly[21]
  • LCCN sn89069097
  • OCLC 19016511
Newark The Newark Herald 1928[22] 1939[22] Weekly[22]
  • LCCN sn88071222
  • OCLC 19743660
Newark The Newark Herald 1938[23] ?[23]
  • LCCN 2012210650
  • OCLC 2696527
Newark New Jersey Herald News 1938[24] 1966[24] Weekly[24]
  • LCCN sn84025698
  • OCLC 10284983
  • Circulation of 28,371 in 1951.[14]
Newark Nite Lite 1959?[25] ?[25] Weekly[25]
Newark New Jersey Record ? 1947[26] Weekly[14]
Newark New Jersey Trumpet 1887[27] 1897[27] Weekly[27]
  • LCCN sn87068175
  • OCLC 15671833
  • Founded by William Murrell.[28]
Orange Harambee 1990?[29] Bimonthly[29]
  • OCLC 25266785
  • Billed as a “newspaper for young readers that focuses on the African American experience.”[29]
Paterson The Liberator 1950[30] ?[30] Weekly[30]
Paterson North Jersey Independent 1950[31] ?[31] Weekly[14]
  • Circulation of 26,498 in 1951.[14]
Paterson The Northern New Jersey Informer 1950[32] ?[32] Weekly[32]
Plainfield City News 1983[33] Weekly[33]
  • Published by Jan Edgenton Johnson.[33]
Plainfield The Voice 1968[34] 1974?[34] Weekly[34]
  • LCCN sn88063027
  • OCLC 17430825
Princeton The Citizen 1909[35] ?[35] Weekly[35]
  • OCLC 38227497
Saddle River The Landscape 1885?[36] 1901[36] Monthly newspaper[36]
Swedesboro South Jersey Journal 2011[37] 2018[37] Monthly newspaper[37]
  • Edited and published by Irving Randolph.[37]
Somerset The Franklin Voice 1996[38] Monthly newspaper[38]
  • OCLC 36814737
  • Edited by Paula McCoy-Pinderhughes.[38]
Teaneck The Connection /
North Jersey Connection[39]		 1982? [40] ? Weekly[40] or biweekly[41]
  • The Connection:
    • LCCN sn88071369, sn94093165
    • OCLC 18514803, 32807946
  • North Jersey Connection:
    • LCCN sn92060412, sn94093015
    • OCLC 25568384, 33390162
  • Extant through at least 1991.[41]
  • Published by Ralph F. Johnson.[41]
Trenton The Nubian News 1989?[42] current Monthly[42]
  • OCLC 28588271
  • Official feed
Trenton The Sentinel /
Expositor[44]		 1880[43] 1882[43] or 1883[1] Weekly[43]
  • LCCN 2014254331, sn84026314
  • OCLC 664615924, 10388917
  • "Trenton’s first – and one of the state’s earliest – Black newspapers."[1]
  • Founded, edited and published by R. Henri Herbert.[1]
  • Merged into Trenton Herald.[1]

See also

Works cited

  • Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
  • Penn, Irvine Garland (1891). The Afro-American Press and Its Editors. Willey & Company.
  • Price, Clement Alexander (1980). Freedom Not Far Distant: A Documentary History of Afro-Americans in New Jersey. New Jersey Historical Society. ISBN 9780911020014.
  • Smith, Jessie Carney; Horton, Carrell Peterson, eds. (1995). Historical Statistics of Black America: Media to Vital Statistics. Gale Research. ISBN 0810393921.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Leynes, Jennifer B. (2011). "Three Centuries of African-American History in Trenton: A Preliminary Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). p. 91. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ Price 1980, p. 197.
  3. ^ "About The Philadelphia independent. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1931-1971". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  4. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 92, ¶ 943.
  5. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 131, ¶ 1354.
  6. ^ a b c "About Essex forum. (East Orange, N.J.) 1972-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 18, ¶ 181.
  8. ^ a b c d "About The echo. (Long Branch, N.J.) 1904-1943". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  9. ^ Mather, Frank Lincoln (1915). Who's who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent, Volume 1. p. 233.
  10. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 312, ¶ 3285.
  11. ^ "About New Jersey Afro American. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1941-1991". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  12. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4259.
  13. ^ Price 1980, p. 275.
  14. ^ a b c d e Smith & Horton 1995, p. 1206.
  15. ^ a b c d "About Black new ark. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1972-1974". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  16. ^ "About Black Newark. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1968-1968". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  17. ^ "About Black news. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1969-1969". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  18. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 91, ¶ 934.
  19. ^ a b c "About The forum. (Newark, N.J.) 197?-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  20. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 257, ¶ 2694.
  21. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4262.
  22. ^ a b c "About The Newark herald. (Newark, N.J.) 1928-1939". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  23. ^ a b "About The Newark herald. (Newark, N.J.) 1938-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  24. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4263.
  25. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 426, ¶ 4440.
  26. ^ Curvin, Robert (2014). Inside Newark: Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation. Rutgers University Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780813565729.
  27. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4264.
  28. ^ Penn 1891, p. 140.
  29. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 266, ¶ 2786.
  30. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 336, ¶ 3527.
  31. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 430, ¶ 4470.
  32. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 431, ¶ 4485.
  33. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 155, ¶ 1607.
  34. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 594, ¶ 6211.
  35. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 154, ¶ 1600.
  36. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 331, ¶ 3471.
  37. ^ a b c d Townes, Glenn (2018-07-31). "New Jersey's Largest African American Newspaper Folds". The Network Journal. The largest monthly and regularly published African American owned newspaper in New Jersey ceased publication at the end of June, leaving the Garden State devoid of a regular monthly newspaper targeted specifically to the African American community.
  38. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 236, ¶ 2469.
  39. ^ "About North Jersey Connection. (Teaneck, N.J.) 19??-198?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  40. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 172, ¶ 1791.
  41. ^ a b c "About The connection. (Teaneck, N.J.) 198?-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  42. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 435, ¶ 4532.
  43. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 510, ¶ 5329.
  44. ^ Price 1980, p. 180.
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