# List of African American newspapers in North Carolina

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in North Carolina. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in North Carolina was the Journal of Freedom of Raleigh, which published its first issue on September 30, 1865. The African American press in North Carolina has historically been centered on a few large cities such as Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Asheville | The Asheville Advocate | 1987 | ? | Weekly or biweekly | LCCN sn97064608 OCLC 38532791, 26377080 | Published by Clarence Benton. Edited by Angelyn Benton and Tony Brown. Extant through at least 1992. |
| Asheville | The Church Advocate | 1943 | 1940s | Unknown | LCCN sn98058952 OCLC 38214827 | Edited by E.W. Dixon. |
| Asheville | Freedom's Advocate | 1879 | | Weekly | | |
| Asheville | The Southern News | 1936 or 1938 | 1974 | Weekly or monthly | LCCN sn98058951 OCLC 41242346 | Published by Eugene Smith. |
| Asheville | The Southland Advocate | 1942 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn98058953 OCLC 38214859 | Published by F.D. Fitzgerald Home. Attested from at least 1950. |
| Asheville | West Asheville News | 1942? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn91068042 OCLC 609WESTVIRGINIADIGEST23986937 | Published by Walter A. Ward. |
| Chapel Hill | Black Ink : Black Student Movement, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 1969 | 2000s | Frequency varies | LCCN 2015236558 OCLC 756860265 | Billed as the "Black Student Movement official newspaper". |
| Chapel Hill | The Protean Radish Radish (1968–1969) | 1968 | 1970s | Weekly | LCCN sn93065769 OCLC 17736505 Radish: LCCN sn93065768 OCLC 20838455 | |
| Wilmington / Charlotte (1897–) | Africo-American Presbyterian | 1879 | 1939 or 1938 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025826 OCLC 10354392 | |
| Charlotte | Messenger | 1882 | | | | Edited by William Caswell Smith until 1890, and then by A.M. Houston. |
| Charlotte | The Metrolinian | 1971 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn99061509 OCLC 38214772 | |
| Charlotte | The Charlotte Post | 1918 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn88063138 OCLC 17635192, 21337679 | Official site Published by Gerald O. Johnson. |
| Charlotte | The Queen City Gazette | 1963? | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn99061510 OCLC 38214729 | |
| Charlotte | The Weekly Journal | 1978 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn99061508 OCLC 38214893 | Edited by Carnell Midgett. |
| Concord | Twin-City Weekly | 1972 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn99061511 OCLC 38214687 | |
| Durham | Carolina Times The Carolina Times | 1919 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn83045120 OCLC 2259007 | Founded by Louis E. Austin. Known for its outspoken stance against racial injustice and the Ku Klux Klan. |
| Durham | The Triangle Tribune | 1998 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn98058877 OCLC 40565647 | Official site |
| Fayetteville | The Fayetteville Black Times | 1981? | ? | Weekly | | Attested through at least 1986. |
| Fayetteville | The Challenger | 1987? | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn98058918 OCLC 38214520 | Published by Sabrina Quatrice Atkinson. "A people without a voice cannot be heard." A Wilmington edition was also published. |
| Fayetteville | The Educator | 1874 | 1875 | Weekly | LCCN 2019236894 OCLC 1108754279 | Free online archive Edited by William Caswell Smith. |
| Fayetteville | The Fayetteville Press | 1990 | current | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn98058919 OCLC 38214563 | Official site Published by J.J. Jones. |
| Forest City | The Carolina News | 1952 | 1900s | Twice monthly | LCCN sn98058906 OCLC 38214323 | Founded and edited by M.B. Robinson. |
| Goldsboro | The Carolina Enterprise | 1880s | 1883 | Weekly | LCCN sn98058832 OCLC 39369829 | |
| Greensboro | African World | 1971 | 1975 | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn92021226 OCLC 5151054 | Distinguished by its militant Pan-Africanist politics. |
| Greensboro | The Carolina Peacemaker | 1967 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn93065763 OCLC 27183769, 9636324 | Official site Founded by John Marshall Kilimanjaro. |
| Greensboro | The Future Outlook | 1941 | 1972 | Weekly | LCCN sn97064597 OCLC 38214459 | Free online archive Published by J.F. Johnson. Known for its conservative political stance. |
| Greenville | The 'M' Voice | 1987 | 1994 | Weekly | LCCN sn98058958 OCLC 34374790 | Published by Jim Rouse Jr. |
| Harris | The Harris Herald | 1946 | 1949 | Monthly newspapers | LCCN sn98058907 OCLC 38214369 | Founded and edited by M.B. Robinson. |
| High Point | The Tribunal Aid | 1973 | 1976 | Weekly | LCCN sn97064595 OCLC 38214189 | |
| Laurinburg | The Laurinburg Post | 1895 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn91068174 OCLC 24532239 | |
| Lincolnton | The Colored Industrial | 1890s | 1900s | Semimonthly newspaper | LCCN sn98058874 OCLC 40413138 | Attested through at least 1901. |
| Littleton | The True Reformer | 1899 | 1909 | Weekly | LCCN 2013254353, sn83025849 OCLC 848077194, 9841956 | Published by The Afro Union Club. |
| Maxton | The Maxton Blade | 1890 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn92074099 OCLC 26832908 | Published by M.B. Company. |
| New Bern | The Peoples' Advocate | 1886 | 1880s | Weekly | LCCN sn84025895 OCLC 10587961, 14512227 | |
| Raleigh | African Expositor | 1800s | 1800s | Quarterly | LCCN sn97064613 OCLC 38892755 | Attested from at least 1886. |
| Raleigh | Banner The Banner-Enterprise (1883–) | 1881 | 1800s | Weekly | LCCN 2018218527 OCLC 1021049893 ISSN 2576-6910 | Free online archive Founded by John H. Williamson. Official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association. Absorbed the Goldsboro Enterprise in 1883. |
| Raleigh | The Carolina Tribune | 1928 | 1941? or 1940 | Weekly | LCCN sn92072999 OCLC 25587012 | |
| Raleigh | The Carolinian | 1941 or 1940 | current | Twice weekly | LCCN sn80008926, sn8008926, 2019236980, sn99061519 OCLC 41401361, 1128868198, 14183143, 2259008 ISSN 0045-5873 | Official site |
| Raleigh | Dispatch: A Carolinian Newspaper | 1991 | | Weekly or twice weekly | LCCN 2011254299 OCLC 747984007, 27977908 | Attested through at least 1993. |
| Raleigh | Enterprise | 1866 | 1866 | Weekly | | Founded by L. Branson. |
| Raleigh | The Gazette | 1800s | ? | Weekly | | |
| Raleigh | North Carolina Gazette The Gazette | 1884 or 1885 | 1800s | Weekly | LCCN 2016271219, sn92073076 OCLC 25959539, 962326627 ISSN 2475-0638, 2475-0646 The Gazette: LCCN 2011254384, sn83027097 OCLC 10033391, 764798124 ISSN 2474-3143, 2474-3151 | Free online archive (North Carolina Gazette) Free online archive (The Gazette) Published by the North Carolina Industrial Association. Founded by John H. Williamson. Editorship changed to James H. Harris in 1891 and James H. Young in 1894. |
| Raleigh | The Raleigh Independent | 1916 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn92072995 OCLC 25587202 | |
| Raleigh | Journal of Freedom | 1865 | 1867 | Weekly | | Edited by Edward P. Brooks. |
| Raleigh | The Journal of Industry | 1879 | ? | Weekly | LCCN 2016271218, sn92072981 OCLC 25557526, 962306177 ISSN 2475-0654, 2475-0662 | Free online archive Official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association until 1898. Edited by brothers Charles N. and Oliver Hunter. |
| Raleigh | North Carolina Republican | 1879 | 1880 | Weekly | LCCN 2016271182, sn85038643 OCLC 12862727, 959404612 ISSN 2474-4492, 2474-4506 | Free online archive Edited by James H. Harris. |
| Raleigh | The Union Reformer | 1926? | ? | Twice monthly | | Published by the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. |
| Raleigh | The Weekly Republican Republican | 1867 | 1867 | Weekly | LCCN sn85026883 OCLC 12714100 | Published by Daniel Battle or by Frank S. Pearson, Jr. |
| Rocky Mount | Justice Speaks | 1982 | 1990s | Monthly newspaper (except August) | LCCN sn90003614 OCLC 21573844 ISSN 1050-687X | |
| Salisbury / Charlotte | Star of Zion | 1876 | current | Weekly | | Official site Official newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Early editors included John C. Dancy and James Walker Hood. Moved from Charlotte to Salisbury in 1882. |
| Statesville | Iredell County News The County News | 1982? or 1980 | 1997 | Weekly | LCCN sn89080097 OCLC 24123714 | Published by Mason McCullough. |
| Statesville | The County News | 1997 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn97064592 OCLC 38255440 | Official site |
| Statesville | Iredell County Post The Iredell County Post | 1980 | 1980 | Weekly | LCCN sn97064596 OCLC 38214087 | |
| Weldon | The N.C. Republican, and Civil Rights Advocate North Carolina Republican | 1884 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn83025842 OCLC 9839433 | Published and edited by D. McD. Lindsey. Known for its extensive coverage of international news. |
| Whiteville | The Afro-chronicle | 1972 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn98062570 OCLC 40157836 | Attested through at least 1975. |
| Wilmington | Africo-American Presbyterian | 1879 | 1938 or 1939 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254019, sn94093044 OCLC 32783035, 707512087 | Published at Charlotte from December 1899 to July 1906. |
| Wilmington | The Banner-Enterprise | 1883 | 1800s | Weekly | LCCN sn87070090, 2015236952 OCLC 16502293, 16117652 ISSN 2576-6902 | Official newspaper of the North Carolina Industrial Association. Published in Wilmington starting March 17, 1884. Free online archive |
| Wilmington | The Cape Fear Journal | 1900s | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn98058847 OCLC 40227483 | |
| Wilmington | The Challenger | 1988 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn99061536 OCLC 29302317 ISSN 1528-7327 | Published by Peter Grear and Kathy Davis Grear; edited by Leonard Johnson. Also published a Fayetteville edition. |
| Wilmington | The Daily Record | 1890s | ? | Daily (except Sunday) | LCCN sn92073929, sn94087730 OCLC 25278042, 32423148 | Large statewide circulation. |
| Wilmington | The Wilmington Journal Cape Fear Journal (1901–1945) The Journal (1994–1996) | 1901 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn78001825, sn7801825, sn97064584 OCLC 3962050, 34259815 ISSN 0049-7649 The Journal: LCCN sn97064583 OCLC 29748312 | Official site Founded by Robert S. Jervay. |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Record | 1890s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn92074045 OCLC 25911393 | |
| Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem Chronicle | 1974 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn85042324 OCLC 12156348 | Official site |
| Winston-Salem | The People's Spokesman | 1940s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88063139 OCLC 17635238 | |
| Winston-Salem | The AC Phoenix | 1982 | current | Monthly newspaper | LCCN 2018236525, 2019236850 OCLC 1062418403, 1082356235 | Official site |
| Winton | The Baptist Pilot | 1887 | | Weekly | | Published by the North Carolina Ministerial Union. Edited by Calvin S. Brown. |