# List of African American newspapers in Arkansas

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Arkansas. The first such newspaper in Arkansas was the Arkansas Freeman of Little Rock, which began publishing in 1869.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Baxter, Drew County | The Baxter Vidette | 1902 | 1900s | Twice monthly | LCCN sn90050275 OCLC 22286393 | |
| Earle | The Eastern Arkansas World | 1940 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn2003062301 OCLC 53001363 | |
| Fayetteville | Times | 1976 | 1977 | Irregular | ISSN 2469-9209 LCCN 2015203720 OCLC 774693301 | |
| Forrest City | The Forrest City Herald | 1896 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn90050374 OCLC 22971599 | “Devoted to Religious and Literary Work. Motto: Never Give Up.” |
| Forrest City | Homeland / Home With Homeland (1998–) | 1991 | ? | Monthly newspaper | Homeland: ISSN 2575-1506 LCCN 2012254011, sn93050529 OCLC 664577985, 27819821 Home With Homeland: LCCN 2012254010 OCLC 773145186 | Attested through at least 1999. Edited by Henerine Hunter. Published by Curtis Varnado. |
| Forrest City | The Southern Liberator | ? | 1900s | | LCCN sn89051440 OCLC 20661226 | Attested from at least 1936. Official organ of the Southern Liberal Organization. |
| Fort Smith | The Appreciator-Union | 190? | ? | Unknown | LCCN sn98062576 OCLC 40250458 | Attested from at least 1911. |
| Helena | The Inter State Reporter | 1886? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Helena | The New Era | 1891 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92050100 OCLC 26018049 | |
| Helena | The Reporter | 1891 | 1907 | Twice monthly | LCCN sn84020667, sn83025486 OCLC 4054398, 9526584 | Edited by W.A. Holmes. |
| Hot Springs | The Arkansas Citizen / The Citizen (1958–1963) | 1958 | 1977 or 1980s | Biweekly | The Arkansas Citizen: LCCN sn89051269 OCLC 4392536 The Citizen: LCCN sn89051276 OCLC 19988148 | Published and edited by Kenneth Adair. |
| Hot Springs | Hot Springs Echo | 1901? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn89051273 OCLC 19988117 | Edited by Edward S. Lockhart. |
| Hot Springs | The Negro Voice | 1933 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn89051284 OCLC 19988210 | |
| Jacksonville / Little Rock | Southern Mediator / Southern Mediator Journal (1938–1978) | 1938 | 1985? | Weekly | ISSN 2639-0396, 2639-0388 LCCN 2014254327, sn83025479, sn90050029 OCLC 12832408 | Published at Little Rock from approximately December 14, 1979 to January 13, 1984. |
| Little Rock | The American Guide | 1889 | 1906 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254032, sn83025496 OCLC 707936047, 9529432 | Edited by D.G. Hill. |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Carrier | 1976? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn93050486 OCLC 28287749 | |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Freeman / The Arkansas Freeman | 1869 | 1871 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254042, sn83025492 OCLC 707940130, 9527477, 2640811 | Published and edited by Tabbs Gross. |
| Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 1941 | 1959 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254351, sn84025840 OCLC 707940147, 10434302, 10766826 | Published by L. Christopher Bates and Daisy Bates. Took a leadership role in the battle against segregation in Arkansas. |
| Little Rock | Arkansas State Press | 1984 | 1998 | Weekly | LCCN sn90050043 OCLC 10766826 | "Dedicated to the memory of L. Christopher Bates." A revival of the Arkansas State Press of the 1940s and 1950s. |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Survey | 1923 | 1935 | Weekly | LCCN sn92050012 OCLC 25133882 | |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Survey-Journal | 1935 | 1950s | Weekly | LCCN sn92050011 OCLC 25133891 | |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Tribune | 1973 | 1973 | Weekly | LCCN sn90050061 OCLC 9903269 | |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Weekly Mansion / Arkansas Mansion | 1880 | 1886 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254044, sn84020670 OCLC 715390724, 4065923, 2696488 | Edited by Henry Simkens. Notable for Simkens' unusual position in support of the Supreme Court decision in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883. |
| Little Rock | Arkansas Weekly Sentinel | 1978 | 1980s | Weekly | LCCN sn92050034 OCLC 25404307 | Published and edited by J.F. Cooley. |
| Little Rock | The Arkansas World | 1940 | 1957 | Weekly | LCCN sn92050010 OCLC 25133894 | Published by A.G. Shields Jr. Edited by P.L. Dorman. |
| Little Rock | The Baptist Vanguard | 1800s | 1800s | Twice monthly | LCCN sn93050523 OCLC 28427823 | Attested in at least 1893. |
| Little Rock | The Black Consumer / The Consumer | 1972 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn93050477 OCLC 10343546, 10343529 | Attested through at least 1974. Edited and published by David W. Walters. |
| Little Rock | The Mosaic Guide | 1898? | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn93050487 OCLC 28287760 | Attested through at least 1909. |
| Little Rock | The Little Rock Reporter | 1901 or 1902 | 1906 | Weekly | LCCN sn92050009 OCLC 25133899 | |
| Little Rock | The Southern Christian Recorder | 1885? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92050008 OCLC 25133910 | |
| Little Rock | State Weekly News | 1976 | 1977 | Weekly | LCCN sn92050039 OCLC 25404230 | Published and edited by Clarence H. Guy. |
| Little Rock | The Twin City Press / Twin City Press | 1930s or 1940? | 1940 | Weekly | LCCN sn92050007 OCLC 25133924 | Published by Southern Recorder Publishing Company. |
| Little Rock | The World Picture Magazine | 195? | ? | Monthly | | |
| Pine Bluff | Arkansas Dispatch | 1962 | ? | Biweekly | LCCN sn89051162 OCLC 9850935 | Edited by Elijah Coleman. Suspended publication between 1962 and July 4, 1975. |
| Pine Bluff | The Arkansas Mirror | 1967 | 1970 | Weekly | LCCN sn90050300 OCLC 22405073 | |
| Pine Bluff | The Negro Spokesman | 1900s | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn93050450 OCLC 27179792 | Attested from at least 1941. |
| Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Press | 1940 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn93050474 OCLC 27299502 | Published by A.R.D. Thompson. |
| Pine Bluff | The Weekly Echo | 1880s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn93050533 OCLC 28565947 | Edited by Jesse C. Duke in 1892. |
| Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Weekly Herald | 1900 | 1907 | Weekly | LCCN 2014254020, sn84020671 OCLC 876186620, 4054417, 9586261, 2754418 | |
| West Memphis | Many Voices | 1971 | 1900s | Biweekly (irregular) | LCCN sn93050567 OCLC 28824585 | |