# List of African American newspapers in California

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of California, including both historical and contemporary publications. California's first such newspaper was the Mirror of the Times, which began publishing in the mid-1850s. Although the number of African Americans in California did not exceed 1,100 until the 20th-century, seven African American newspapers were established in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 19th century.
* Newspaper examples
* Front page of the first issue of The Pacific Appeal, April 5, 1862
* An early African American newspaper in Southern California, The California Eagle, from 1916

## Northern California

The Northern California region takes up the northern two-thirds of the state, including the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.
| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Albany | Black Times: Voices of the National Community | 1971 | 1976? | Monthly | ISSN 0006-4289 LCCN sn7801557 OCLC 1772794 | |
| Fresno | The California Advocate | 1967 | current | Monthly / irregular or weekly | LCCN sn84025882 OCLC 4170883 | Official site |
| Menlo Park | Ravenswood Post | 1953 | 1981 | Weekly | LCCN sn97060575 OCLC 37212347 | Published by Clarence A. Burley. |
| Oakland | The Black Panther | 1967 | 1980 | Weekly/ Biweekly/ Monthly | ISSN 0523-7238 LCCN sn7805677, sn86016911 OCLC 2258393, 8299802, 5309560, 7654602 | |
| Oakland | Illustrated Guide: The recognized organ of the Colored people | 1892 | ? | Weekly | | Official newspaper of the Afro-American League of Alameda County. |
| Oakland | Oakland Post / Oakland Sunday Post | 1963 | current | Weekly / Triweekly / Daily / Semiweekly | LCCN sn84025881 OCLC 10546299 | Official site |
| Oakland | Oakland Sunshine | 1897 | 1922 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025837 OCLC 10384635, 2772240 | Available online Published by J.M. Bridges. |
| Oakland | Oakland Times | 1869 | ? | Daily (except Sunday) | LCCN sn85066467 OCLC 13020833 | |
| Oakland | San Francisco Post / San Francisco Sunday Post | 1963 | | Twice weekly / Weekly | LCCN sn84025880 OCLC 10546260 | |
| Oakland | Berkeley Tri-city Post | 1985 | | Weekly | LCCN sn89080104 OCLC 24557477 | |
| Oakland | Western American | 1926 | 1929 | Weekly | LCCN sn92069415 OCLC 26753635 | Published by S. DeWitt Moss. |
| Richmond | Richmond Post | 1963 | current | Twice weekly | LCCN sn84025879 OCLC 10546247 | A Post News Group newspaper. |
| Sacramento | The Forum | 1906 | ? | Twice weekly | LCCN sn92069424 OCLC 26656053 | Published by Rev. J. Gordon McPherson. McPherson also published Salt Lake City's Democratic Headlight in 1899. |
| San Francisco | The Elevator: A Weekly Journal of Progress | 1865 | 1904 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027101 OCLC 1567786 | Edited by Philip A. Bell |
| Sacramento | The Sacramento Observer | 1964? | current | Weekly | ISSN 0036-2212 LCCN sn7804134 OCLC 3917415 | Official site |
| San Francisco | African American Chronicle | 1991 | 1993? | Monthly newspaper | OCLC 32980723 | |
| San Francisco | The Free American | 1866 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn95062384 OCLC 33342000 | |
| San Francisco | The Lunar Visitor | 1862 | ? | Monthly | OCLC 33217722 | Founded by John Jamison Moore. |
| San Francisco | Pacific Appeal / The Pacific Appeal | 1862 | 1880 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027099 OCLC 2253227 | Available online Successor to Mirror of the Times. |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Reporter | 1942 | ? | Weekly | | Edited and published by W.A. Hambrick. |
| San Francisco | The Sun Reporter | 1943 | | Weekly | ISSN 0890-0930 LCCN sn84025888 OCLC 2268253 | |
| San Francisco | California Voice | 1919 | | Weekly | ISSN 0745-7057 LCCN sn8307379 OCLC 9384216 | |
| San Francisco | Western Appeal | 1919? | ? | Twice-monthly | LCCN sn92069416 OCLC 26523454 | Edited by G.E. Watkins, formerly a partner in the publication of the Pacific Coast Appeal. |
| San Francisco | Mirror of the Times | 1855, 1856, or 1857 | 1862 or 1858 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027100, 2013254322 OCLC 2753725, 10103020, 10126298, 844389270 | Succeeded by the Pacific Appeal. |
| San Francisco | Peninsula Metro Reporter | 1972? | 1993? | Weekly | LCCN sn97060576 OCLC 37212352 | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Bay View | 1976 | current | Biweekly | OCLC 29924124 | Official site |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Metro Reporter | 1972 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92037409 OCLC 26167280 | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Vindicator | 1884 | 1906 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025838 OCLC 2789419 | |
| San Francisco | The Western Outlook | 1894 | 1928 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025815 OCLC 10328990, 2775799 | |
| San Jose | The Forum | 1908 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92069417 OCLC 26656063 | Edited by J. Gordon McPherson. |
| San Jose | The Phoenix | 1891 | 1892 | Daily (except Monday) | | Successor to the San Jose Daily Times |
| Stockton | Progressor / San Joaquin Progressor | 1969 | ? | Weekly | OCLC 20409350 | Partially in Spanish. |

## Southern California

The Southern California region takes up the southern third of the state, and includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Diego, and the Inland Empire region.
| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Altadena | The Eagle (1973–?) / Pasadena Eagle (1968–1973) | 1968 | ? | Weekly | Pasadena Eagle LCCN sn96064438 OCLC 35248180 The Eagle LCCN sn96064439 OCLC 35248735 | |
| Bakersfield | The Bakersfield Advocate | 1970s | 1979 | Weekly | LCCN sn95062214 OCLC 33943775 | |
| Bakersfield | 1970 | 1970s | Weekly | *LCCN sn95061892 OCLC 32828932 | | |
| Bakersfield | The Colored Citizen | 1914 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn93052976 OCLC 27396211 | Billed as “The Only Paper Published in the Interests of Colored People Between San Francisco and Los Angeles.” |
| Bakersfield | The News | 1957 | ? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn95062027 OCLC 33246459 | Published by Isaiah E. Owens. |
| Bakersfield | Bakersfield News Observer | 1977 | | Weekly | OCLC 22301605 | Official site Part of the Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California. |
| Bakersfield | Outlook / The News Publication (1950s–1961) / The Outlook: The News Publication (1961–1964) / The Outlook (1964–1966) / The Outlook News (1966–?) | 1950s | ? | Twice-monthly, later weekly | | The News Publication LCCN sn95062028 OCLC 33246718 The Outlook: The News Publication LCCN sn95062029 OCLC 33246745 The Outlook LCCN sn95062030 OCLC 33246754 The Outlook News LCCN sn95062031 OCLC 33246771 |
| Beverly Hills | The Ethiopian Mirror | 1993? | ? | Monthly newspaper | OCLC 30799620 ISSN 1553-2682 | Partially in Amharic. Targeted to Ethiopian-American community. |
| Compton | Compton Bulletin | 1970? | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89080099 OCLC 24124022 | Official site |
| Compton | Metropolitan Gazette | 1967? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88083538 OCLC 17972355 | Edited by Mildred L. Hamm. |
| Compton | Compton Star Review | 1927? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn99063223 OCLC 41609623 | Extant from 1971–1973. |
| Culver City | Culver City Wave | 1925 | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025878 OCLC 10537131 | Official site Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Hollywood | The National Record | 1944 | 1993? | Monthly newspaper. | OCLC 27706934 | |
| Los Angeles | African Connection Newspaper | 1988? | | Biweekly | OCLC 30798309 | |
| Los Angeles | South End Bee | 1934 | 1987? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | Bronzeville News | 1943 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn85040329 OCLC 11839843, 24032467 | |
| Los Angeles | Herald-Dispatch | 1952 | | Weekly | ISSN 8750-2038 LCCN sn84025885 OCLC 10568995 | |
| Los Angeles | The California Eagle | 1879 | 1965 | Weekly | LCCN sn82016196 OCLC 91188894 | Published from 1914 to 1951 by Charlotta Bass. |
| Los Angeles | Central News Wave | 1963? | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025862 OCLC 10535001 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Firestone Park News & Southeast News-Press | 1954? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | Florence Messenger | 1939? | 1983? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025876 OCLC 10537084 | Became part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Florence News | 1986? | ? | Twice monthly | | |
| Los Angeles | The Illustrated Journal | 1956 | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Black Voice | 1968 | ? | Weekly | | see Black Voice News |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Herald | 1950? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles (Pacoima) | Pacoima Herald-Dispatch | 1952 | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | New Age Dispatch or New Age | 1907 | 1949 | Weekly | LCCN sn85040332 OCLC 11839884 | |
| Inglewood | Los Angeles Bay News Observer | 1986? | | Weekly | OCLC 31537826 | Part of the Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California. |
| Los Angeles | The Weekly Observer | 1888 | 1888 | Weekly | LCCN sn85040327 OCLC 11839822 | |
| Los Angeles | Liberator | 1901 | 1913 | Weekly | LCCN sn2012271153 | |
| Los Angeles | The Pacific Defender | 1923 | | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Enterprise | 1927 | | Weekly | | Edited by William A. Venerable. |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Sentinel | 1933 or 1934 | current | Weekly | ISSN 0890-4340 LCCN sn83045393 OCLC 9505770, 21127070, 2328318, 10103210 | Official site |
| Los Angeles | Watts Star Review | 1875 or 1929 | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025886 OCLC 10569077 | |
| Los Angeles | Angeles Mesa Wave | 1978 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025870 OCLC 10535359 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Hawthorne Wave | 1981 | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025875 OCLC 10537051 | A Los Angeles Wave publication. Successor to the Inglewood Hawthorne Wave. |
| Los Angeles | Inglewood Wave | 1981 | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025874 OCLC 10537018 | |
| Los Angeles | Southwest Wave | 1920 | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025864, sn95061657 OCLC 10535081, 33460337 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Topics / Sun Wave | 1942? | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025865 OCLC 10535110 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Westchester Wave | 1921? | | Weekly | | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | The Western Clarion | 1926? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | The Western Dispatch | 1921 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92069422 OCLC 26581142 | |
| Los Angeles | The Western News | 1889 | 1889 | Weekly | LCCN sn85040324 OCLC 11839789 | |
| Los Angeles | Inglewood Hawthorne Wave | 1987? | | Weekly | LCCN sn840 25873 OCLC 10536984 | Later replaced by Inglewood Wave and Hawthorne Wave Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | L.A. Watts Times | 1976? | | Weekly | OCLC 29744254 | |
| Los Angeles / Inglewood | The Los Angeles Community Circle News / Los Angeles Community Circle Clipper | 1989 | | Bimonthly newspaper | OCLC 26828513 | |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Illustrated Reflector | 1934? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Tribune | 1941 | 1960 | Weekly | LCCN sn83045308 OCLC 9426532 | |
| Los Angeles | The Los Angeles Truth | 1935? | ? | Unknown | | |
| Los Angeles | The National Negro Press | 1970? | ? | Unknown | | |
| Los Angeles | The Search Light and Open Sesame | 1893 | 1908 | Weekly | LCCN sn85040326 OCLC 11839816 | |
| Los Angeles (or Bakersfield) | United Pictorial Review | 1965 or 1966 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn95061792 OCLC 32679065 | Published by George Scott Jr. |
| Los Angeles | Southeast Star Wave | 1938? | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025866 OCLC 10535172 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Southern California Guide | 1892 | 1895 | Weekly | LCCN sn85040325 OCLC 11839803 | |
| Los Angeles | Southside Journal Wave | 1937? | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025868 OCLC 10535244 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Southwestern Sun Wave | 1947? | 1987? | Weekly | LCCN sn84025867 OCLC 10535202 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Tribune Mesa News Wave | 1978 | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025872 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Los Angeles | Wave | 1958? | | Weekly | LCCN sn84025863 OCLC 10535049 | Part of the Los Angeles Wave newspaper family. |
| Pasadena | The Western Herald | 1925? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Redlands | The Colored Citizen | 1905 | 1906 | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn96064325 OCLC 35144632 | Published by Robert Henry Harbert and H.A. Harroll |
| Riverside | Black Voice News | 1972 | current | Weekly | OCLC 23164049 | Official site |
| San Bernardino | Precinct Reporter | 1965 | | Weekly | OCLC 11575723 | |
| San Bernardino | The San Bernardino American | 1969 | | Weekly | LCCN sn89080098 OCLC 24123867 | |
| San Diego | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint | 1960 | Current | Weekly | OCLC 16829880 | https://sdvoice.info/ |
| San Diego | San Diego Eagle | 1923? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Santa Ana | The Orange County Star Review | 1971 | 1973? | Weekly | | |