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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

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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]
Long Branch /
Red Bank 		The Echo 1904[8] 1943[8] Weekly[8]
Montclair The Jersey Express 1932?[10] ?[10] Weekly[10]
Newark New Jersey Afro-American 1941[12] 1991[11] Weekly[12]
  • "[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]
  • Edited by Yusef Iman and Daoud Abdullah.[15]
Newark The Forum 1970s[19] ?[19] Biweekly[19]
Newark Greater News 1979?[20] Weekly[20]
Newark The New Jersey Guardian 1934[21] 1942[21] Weekly[21]
Newark The Newark Herald 1928[22] 1939[22] Weekly[22]
Newark The Newark Herald 1938[23] ?[23]
Newark New Jersey Herald News 1938[24] 1966[24] Weekly[24]
  • 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]
Orange Harambee 1990?[29] Bimonthly[29]
  • 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]
Princeton The Citizen 1909[35] ?[35] Weekly[35]
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]
  • Edited by Paula McCoy-Pinderhughes.[38]
Teaneck The Connection /
North Jersey Connection[39]		 1982? [40] ? Weekly[40] or biweekly[41]
  • Extant through at least 1991.[41]
  • Published by Ralph F. Johnson.[41]
Trenton The Nubian News 1989?[42] current Monthly[42]
Trenton The Sentinel /
Expositor[44]		 1880[43] 1882[43] or 1883[1] Weekly[43]
  • "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

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Works cited

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References

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  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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