# List of African American newspapers in Pennsylvania

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Pennsylvania.
This list includes both current and historical newspapers. In the 19th century, Pennsylvania saw a level of publishing that rivaled New York, with 14 African American periodicals in circulation from 1838 to 1906. Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847.
Today, Pennsylvania is home to numerous active African American newspapers, including the oldest such newspaper nationwide, the Philadelphia Tribune. Other notable current newspapers include the New Pittsburgh Courier and Philadelphia Sunday Sun.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Allentown | First World News | 1993 | 1995 | Bimonthly newspaper | ISSN 2639-958X LCCN 2011254374 OCLC 664611225 | |
| Harrisburg | The Harrisburg Journal | 1976 | ? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn88080949 OCLC 16570321 | Published by Bill Kiser |
| Harrisburg | The State Journal | 1882 or 1883 | 1885 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027086, 2014254315 OCLC 9868965, 7254989 | |
| Harrisburg | The Harrisburg Tymes | 1995 | ? | Weekly | OCLC 33424063 | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia Afro-American (1937–1965) The Afro-American (1934–1937) | 1934 | 1965 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025924, sn83045816 OCLC 9673741, 10702239, 18842397 | Circulation of 18,496 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Banner | 1888 | 1920 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254287, sn83027087 OCLC 745907855, 9869515 | |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Recorder / Daily Christian Recorder | 1861 | 1960 | Weekly | LCCN sn93062890 OCLC 27975220 | Associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Review | 1913 | 1952 | Weekly | LCCN sn85054688 | Circulation of 6,000 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Defender | 1897 | 1909? | Weekly | LCCN sn83027088, 2011254360 OCLC 9885792, 747837303 | One issue available online Suspended publication in November 1905. Published by H.C.C. Astwood |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Flame | 1971 | ? | | LCCN sn88079585 OCLC 18666635 | Published by the Black United Liberation Front |
| Philadelphia | Flipshot News | 1993 | ? | Monthly newspaper | OCLC 29329497 | |
| Philadelphia | Garvey's Voice | 1960s | ? | Irregular | LCCN sn92060460, sn94092742 OCLC 8641694, 32785553 | Extant through at least 1964. Published by Universal Negro Improvement Association |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Independent | 1931 | 1971 | Weekly | LCCN sn85055146 OCLC 12715626 | Circulation of 24,213 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Jamal Journal | 1994 | | Quarterly newspaper | LCCN sn98068295 OCLC 32846849 | Published by Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal. |
| Philadelphia | The Journal | 1892 | 1892 | Weekly | LCCN sn88079488 OCLC 18150882 | Associated with Roman Catholicism. |
| Philadelphia | The National Leader | 1982 | 1985 | Monthly newspaper | ISSN 0744-5709 LCCN sn8203042, 850642950, sn88019240 OCLC 11810634, 19333155, 12761504, 8391610 | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia New Observer / Philadelphia Observer | 1976 | current | Weekly | ISSN 0890-8435 LCCN sn8602567, sn94093032 OCLC 14552816, 33390581 | Official site |
| Philadelphia | North Philly Free Press | 1982 | 1983 | Monthly | ISSN 2642-9888 LCCN 2013254349 OCLC 664611332 | |
| Philadelphia | Odd Fellows’ Journal | 1897 | 1917 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027089 OCLC 9891050 | One issue available online |
| Philadelphia | Schuylkill River Express | 1970 | 1972 | Irregular | LCCN sn88079584 OCLC 18665479 | |
| Philadelphia | Scoop USA | 1960 | current | Weekly | ISSN 2688-6359 LCCN sn88080720 OCLC 17763219 | Official site Free weekly newspaper. Founded by Richard Driver and published since 2018 by Sherri Horsey Darden. |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Sunday Sun | 1992 | current | Weekly | OCLC 29329394 | Official site |
| Philadelphia | Tribune Metro | 1990? | ? | Weekly | OCLC 31216194 | |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Tribune | 1884 | current | Twice weekly | ISSN 0746-956X LCCN sn83045144 OCLC 2759971, 2266077 | Official site Oldest continuously-published African American newspaper. Circulation of 20,916 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Weekly Prophet | 1900s | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn88079517 OCLC 18396408 | Surviving issue from 1918. Official newspaper of the Church of God and Saints of Christ. |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Courier (1910–1967) New Pittsburgh Courier (1967–present) | 1910 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn83045181, sn83045340, sn83045182, sn84025931 OCLC 7191537, 7163977, 7163951, 7163927 | Official site Circulation of 268,447 in 1951. |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Homewood-Brushton News | 1967? | ? | Biweekly | LCCN sn87080121, sn85054968 OCLC 15474152, 12178315 | Published from 1967 to 1976 by Erroll Davis. |
| Pittsburgh | The Mystery | 1843 | 1847 | Weekly | | "[T]he first African American newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains." |
| Pittsburgh | The Pennsylvania Guard | 1926? | ? | Unknown | | |
| Pittsburgh | Triangle Advocate | | | Weekly | | Circulation of 2,000 in 1951. |
| Pittsburgh | The Thrust | 1968 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn89077276 OCLC 17735407 | Published by the United Movement for Progress and edited by Bouie Haden. |
| Reading | The ‘M’ Voice | 1989? | 1995 | Monthly | OCLC 33424010 | |
| West Philadelphia | Tribune Metro: West Philadelphia | 1990? | ? | Weekly | OCLC 35201713 | Extant through at least 1993. |