List of African American newspapers in Nebraska

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The Omaha Star Building, home to the Omaha Star.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nebraska.

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[edit]

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Hastings Western Post 1876[2] 1877[4]
  • "Nebraska’s first black newspaper for which evidence exists".[2] In this period there were approximately 25 African Americans residing in Hastings.[2] No copies survive.[3]
Lincoln Colored People’s Advocate 1919[5] 1920[5]
  • No copies survive.[5]
Lincoln Leader 1899[6] 1899?[6]
  • "The first black newspaper of which there is record" in Lincoln.[6]
Lincoln The Review[7] 1919[5] 1920[5] Weekly[8]
  • No copies survive.[7] Briefly designated as the official organ of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Lincoln. Founded and edited by Trago McWilliams, who sold it in 1920 to the Omaha Monitor, where it briefly became the paper's "Lincoln Department."[7]
Lincoln Review 1937[8] ?[8] Weekly[8]
Lincoln The Voice 1946[10] 1953[9] Weekly[10]
  • Last known African American weekly in Lincoln.[11]
Lincoln Weekly Review 1933[13] 1933[12] Weekly[13]
Omaha Omaha Advocate 1923[5] 1925[5] Weekly[5]
Omaha The Afro-American Sentinel 1893[14] or 1896[15] 1899[14] Weekly[14]
Omaha American Record 1945[11] 1948?[11]
Omaha Omaha Chronicle 1934[12] 1936[12]
  • No copies survive. Edited by John Benjamin Horton, Jr.
Omaha The Enterprise 1893[16] 1914[16] or 1911[15] Weekly[16]
Omaha Omaha Guide 1927[18] 1958[12] Weekly[18]
Omaha Omaha Journal 1930s[12] 1930s[12]
  • No copies survive.[12] Edited by Ballard Dunn.[12]
Omaha Metro Star Times 1990[19] ?[19] Unknown[19]
  • Extant through November 1991
Omaha The Omaha Monitor 1915[21] 1929[20] Weekly[21]
  • Marketed as a “national weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of Colored Americans.”[21] Edited until 1928 by John Albert Williams.[20]
Omaha The New Era 1920[22] or 1922[7] 1926[7]
Omaha The Progress 1889[3] 1904[3]
Omaha Progressive Age 1913[5] 1915?[5]
Omaha The Omaha Star 1938[24] current Weekly,[25] currently biweekly[26]
Omaha The Omaha Whip 1921 1921 Weekly[27]

See also[edit]

Works cited[edit]

  • Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
  • Mihelich, Dennis N (1998). "Boom Bust: Prince Hall Masonry in Nebraska During the 1920s" (PDF). Nebraska History. 79: 74–84. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-21.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (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.
  • Rose, James M.; Eichholz, Alice (2003). Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy (2nd ed.). Genealogical Publishing. ISBN 9780806317359.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paz 1996, p. 214.
  2. ^ a b c d Paz 1996, p. 215.
  3. ^ a b c d e Paz 1996, p. 216.
  4. ^ "The state at large". Grand Island Times. 24 May 1877. p. 4.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paz 1996, p. 222.
  6. ^ a b c Paz 1996, p. 221.
  7. ^ a b c d e Mihelich 1998, p. 74.
  8. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 491, ¶ 5128.
  9. ^ Paz 1996, p. 236.
  10. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 594, ¶ 6209.
  11. ^ a b c Paz 1996, p. 238.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Paz 1996, p. 229.
  13. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 608, ¶ 6355.
  14. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 26, ¶ 258.
  15. ^ a b Rose & Eichholz 2003, p. 231.
  16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 212, ¶ 2213.
  17. ^ a b Paz 1996, p. 217.
  18. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4598.
  19. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 361, ¶ 3773.
  20. ^ a b Paz 1996, p. 223.
  21. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4599.
  22. ^ Paz 1996, p. 226.
  23. ^ a b Sasse, Adam Fletcher (2016-06-10). "A History of African American Newspapers in Omaha". North Omaha History. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  24. ^ Paz 1996, p. 233.
  25. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 441, ¶ 4600.
  26. ^ "Omaha Star". Retrieved 2019-12-21. NEBRASKA'S ONLY BLACK BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
  27. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 442, ¶ 4601.
  28. ^ "The Omaha Whip". Omaha Monitor. 10 March 1921. p. 2.
  29. ^ "New York World exposes Kluxies". Omaha Monitor. 15 September 1921. p. 1.

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