# List of African American newspapers in Mississippi

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Mississippi. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. The Jackson Advocate is the oldest African American newspaper still in publication. The Mississippi Link was one of the first African American publications to be widely available on the internet.
Several African American newspapers are currently published in Mississippi. They are highlighted in green in the list below.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Brandon | The Free State | 1898 | 1904 | LCCN sn84025823, 2011254379 OCLC 753811338, 10347200, 2747535 | Edited by E.H. Johnson. |
| Brookhaven | People's Relief | 1900s | 1910 | | Edited by Eugene N. Bryant, who was driven from Brookhaven by white mob in retaliation for his political positions. |
| Canton | Canton Citizen | 1869 | ? | | |
| Cary | The Weekly Negro World | 1890s | 1900s | LCCN 2018270512 OCLC 1059131230 | Free online archive Attested through at least 1902. |
| Clarksdale | Tutwiler Whirlwind | 1979 | | | Edited in 1979 by J.D. Rayford. |
| Columbia | Brotherhood | 1976 | | | |
| Fayette | Jefferson County Chronicle | 1986 | 1992 | LCCN sn87008338 OCLC 15492871 ISSN 0893-3693 | |
| Greenville | The Delta Farmer’s Digest | 1939 | ? | LCCN sn87065121 OCLC 15155327 | Published by H.H. Humes Publishing Co. Attested through at least 1948. |
| Greenville | The Delta Leader Greenville Leader | 1929 or 1930 | ? | LCCN sn87065122, sn87065125 OCLC 11955778, 15154937, 15155009 | Free online archive Published by H.H. Humes Publishing Co. Attested through at least 1943. |
| Greenville | The Delta Lighthouse Delta Light House | 1896 | 1930 or 1920s | LCCN sn87065123 OCLC 15153806 | Published by E.M. Weddington. Edited by J.C. Chapple from 1896 until his death in 1919. |
| Greenville | Mississippi Freelance | 1969 | 1970 | LCCN sn88067142 OCLC 10393606, 9884940 | Different color of paper used for each issue. |
| Greenville | Mississippi News | 1974 | | | Founded by Katie M. Johnson and David Johnson. |
| Greenville | Mississippiana | 1900s | 1900s | LCCN sn87065127 OCLC 15155236 | Attested from at least 1942. |
| Greenville | Negro Leader | 1962 | | | Founded by Albert Jenkins. |
| Greenville | The Voice Of SHIMPH | 1975 | 1900s | LCCN sn88067156 OCLC 18116579 | |
| Greenville | The Zion Harp | 1896 | 1910 | LCCN sn87065129 OCLC 15160059 | |
| Greenwood | The Baptist Observer | 1960? | ? | | Published by General Missionary Baptist Convention of Mississippi. Edited by W.L. Terrell. |
| Hattiesburg | Hub City Community News | 1984 | 1987 | LCCN sn88067042 OCLC 17453254 | Published by Eddie Taylor. |
| Hattiesburg | The Union Messenger | 1934 | 1900s | LCCN sn88067122 OCLC 17779530 | |
| Holly Springs | Mississippi Oddfellow | 1908? | ? | | Edited by E.H. McKissak. Attested through at least 1915. |
| Jackson | Jackson Advocate | 1938 or 1939 | current | LCCN sn79000083, sn79083 OCLC 11991797, 2173975, 4701538 ISSN 0047-1704 | Official site Free online archive |
| Jackson | Colored Citizen | 1870 | ? | | Founded by James J. Spelman and James D. Lynch. |
| Jackson | The Drummer The Drummer: Mississippi’s Black Community Newspaper | 1971 | 1900s | LCCN sn84025913 OCLC 10675658 | |
| Jackson | Eagle Eye The Eagle Eye | 1944 | 1967? | OCLC 10379234 | Published by Arrington High. "The one radical journal of resistance" out of the five newspapers published in Mississippi in the 1950s. |
| Jackson | The Mississippi Enterprise | 1938 or 1939 | ? | LCCN sn87065258 OCLC 15339733, 17654996 | Published by Willie J. Miller. Free online archive |
| Jackson | Mississippi Free Press | 1961 | 1964 | LCCN 2013254324, sn87065222 OCLC 15308525, 17268835, 2557042, 664611325 ISSN 2642-4673, 2642-5173 | Played an important role in the civil rights movement as a newspaper willing to speak out against the power structure. |
| Jackson | Highlighter | 1975 | | | Founded by Gene L. Mosley. |
| Jackson | Mississippi Independent | 1967 | 1967? | OCLC 11620462 | |
| Jackson | The Mississippi Link | 1993 | current | | Official site Published by L. Socrates Garrett. |
| Jackson | The Messenger | 1800s | ? | LCCN sn87065721 OCLC 16852687 | |
| Jackson | Metropolitan Observer | 1976 | | | Founded by Lee Dilworth. |
| Jackson | The New African | 1900s | ? | LCCN sn97047980 OCLC 36950698 | Founded by Imari Obadele. Attested in 1980s. |
| Jackson | People's Journal People's Advisor People's Defender | 1877 | 1882? | | |
| Jackson | Mississippi Weekly | 1930s | 1900s | LCCN 2013254325 OCLC 664611326 | |
| Jackson | Jackson Field Hand | 1870? | | | |
| Jackson | Weekly Communicator | 1975 | | | Founded by James H. Meredith and Louis Armstrong. |
| Laurel | Voice Of The People | 1900s | 1900s | LCCN sn89065000 OCLC 19295684 | Free online archive |
| McComb | Freedom's Journal | 1964 | | | Edited by Barbara JoAnn Lea. |
| Meridian | The Echo | 1923 | 1931 | LCCN sn88067045 OCLC 17536875 | |
| Meridian | The Echo | 1942 | 1960 | LCCN sn88067047 OCLC 17538016 | Free online archive |
| Meridian | Mississippi Memo Digest | 1968 | ? | LCCN sn97061107 OCLC 8100507 | Attested through at least 1979. Editor: Robert E. Williams. |
| Meridian | The Weekly Echo Daily Echo | 1931 | 1942 | LCCN sn87065408 OCLC 15716025 | Free online archive |
| Moss Point | Pas-Point Journal | 1976 | | | Founded by Bernard Barnes and E.V. Cole. |
| Mound Bayou | Demonstrator | 1900 | 1925? | | Edited by Aurelius P. Hood. Circulation of 4,000 in 1912. |
| Mound Bayou | Mound Bayou News-Digest | 1900s | 1900s | LCCN 2013254327, sn87065748 OCLC 17003814, 664611328 ISSN 2642-7737 | Attested from at least 1948–1950. |
| Mound Bayou | The Mound Bayou Sentinel | 1952 | ? | LCCN sn87065423 OCLC 15738763 | |
| Mound Bayou | The Southern Advocate | 1933 | ? | LCCN sn87082832 OCLC 15738677 | Free online archive Attested through at least 1940. |
| Mound Bayou | The Taborian Star | 1923? | ? | | |
| Mound Bayou | The Voice | 1900s | 1900s | LCCN sn89065010 OCLC 17281773 | Attested from at least 1970–1971. |
| Natchez | Bluff City Bulletin | 1961 | 1966 | | Published by Savoy Publishing Company. Edited by Theodore C. Johnson. |
| Natchez | Bluff City Post | 1978 | current | LCCN sn87065425 OCLC 15748285 | Founded by William H. Terrell and Theo C. Johnson. |
| Natchez | Natchez News Leader | 1971 | 1983? | LCCN sn84025910 OCLC 10666378 | Founded by William H. Terrell and Theo C. Johnson. |
| Natchez | Weekly Reporter | 1909 | 1930s? | | Owned and edited by Joseph A. Young, Jr. Circulation may have reached 1500. |
| New Albany | The Community Citizen | 1900s | 1900s | LCCN sn88067103 OCLC 17388230 | Free online archive Attested from at least 1955–1959. |
| Senatobia | The Baptist Herald | 1888 | 1800s | LCCN sn87065602 OCLC 16396263 | Attested through at least 1891. |
| Vicksburg | Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal | 1964 | 1967 | LCCN sn84025911, sn94081987 OCLC 32351445, 10666472, 17271247, 8776650 | |
| Vicksburg | Colored Citizen | 1867 | ? | | Founded by Vicksburg civic leader Henry Mason. |
| Vicksburg | The Golden Rule | 1898 | 1902 | LCCN 2012254012, 2018218508, sn84025825 OCLC 1018455604, 10354367, 2747444, 770730896 ISSN 2576-4667, 2576-4675 | Free online archive |
| Vicksburg | The Light | 1891 | 1900s | LCCN 2013254301, sn84025824 OCLC 10347312, 843951336 | |
| Vicksburg | The New Times | 1993? | ? | OCLC 37378103 | |
| Yazoo City | Afro-American Courier | 1926 | 1957? | LCCN sn88067171 OCLC 18201922 | Free online archive |
| Yazoo City | Century Voice The Century Voice | 1942 | ? | LCCN sn88067172 OCLC 18201974 | Edited by T.J. Huddleston, Jr. Free online archive |