# List of African American newspapers in Georgia

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Georgia. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Georgia was The Colored American, founded in Augusta in 1865. However, most were founded in Atlanta.
While most such newspapers in Georgia have been very short-lived, a few, such as the Savannah Tribune, Atlanta Daily World, and Atlanta Inquirer, have had extensive influence over many decades.$^{:119}$
Newspapers that are currently published are highlighted in green in the list below.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| Albany | The Albany Southwest Georgian Southwest Georgian | 1938 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn98062571 OCLC 27819689 | Official site |
| Albany | The Albany Times | 1960s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn91074129 OCLC 8730665 | |
| Athens | Athens Blade | 1879 | 1880 | Weekly | LCCN sn88054120, sn94089964 OCLC 20236858, 32521825 | |
| Athens | The Athens Clipper | 1888 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn88054119 OCLC 20236763 | Attested from 1901. |
| Athens | The Athens Republique | 1919 | ? | Weekly | LCCN 2012233098 OCLC 812195741 | Attested from 1923. |
| Athens | Athens Voice | 1975 | 1900s | | LCCN sn91099196 OCLC 17936844 | |
| Athens | The Progressive Era | 1899 | | Semimonthly | LCCN sn89053508 OCLC 20175459 | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Age | 1898 | 1908 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254045, sn82014241 OCLC 715404419, 8790269 | |
| Atlanta | The Crusader | 1967 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn89053535 OCLC 20281090 | |
| Atlanta | The Crusader | 1963 | ? | Biweekly | LCCN sn90052121 OCLC 12006752 | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Daily World Atlanta World (1928–1932) | 1928 or 1932 | current | 4 times a week or Semiweekly | LCCN sn82015425 OCLC 8807951 ISSN 1528-6142 Atlanta World: LCCN sn85047544 OCLC 2257938 ISSN 2473-5892 | Official site |
| Atlanta | Atlanta Independent | 1903 | 1928 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025917 OCLC 10691650 | |
| Atlanta | The Atlanta Inquirer | 1960 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn88063050 OCLC 6657707, 8002694 ISSN 2574-867X | Official site Published by John B. Smith. |
| Atlanta | The People's Crusader | 1972? | ? | Weekly | | Published by Martin Luther King Jr. Peoples Church of Love. |
| Atlanta | Georgia Sentinel | 1989 | current | Weekly | | Official site Published by Andre Moses White. Edited by Andre R. White. |
| Atlanta | The Southern Courier | 1965 | 1968 | Weekly | LCCN 2010233919, sn84025852 OCLC 10462102, 656281517 | |
| Atlanta | The Southern Recorder | 1886? | 1888? | Weekly | | Edited by H.M. Turner. |
| Atlanta | The Atlanta Times | 1890 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn89070060 OCLC 19568648 | Reuben Shannon Lovinggood was editor and part owner. |
| Atlanta | Voice Of Missions Voice of Missions: By Way of the Cross | 1893 | 1900 | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn83016234 OCLC 1069294, 2773855, 9637716 | Edited by H.M. Turner and H.B. Parks. |
| Atlanta | The Voice Of The People Voice of the People | 1901 | 1918? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn95061008 OCLC 32029432 | Published by the Colored National Emigration Association. Edited by Henry McNeal Turner. |
| Atlanta | The Atlanta Voice | 1966 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn84025806 OCLC 11861221, 4423131 | Published by Janis L. Ware. |
| Atlanta | The Weekly Defiance | 1881 | 1889 | Weekly | LCCN 2013254357, sn83016184, sn94090636 OCLC 2774158, 32585167, 849371167, 9612325 | Published by Brown & Barnett. |
| Augusta | The Colored American | 1865 | 1866 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254290, sn82014351 OCLC 745910936, 8780206 | Founded by John T. Shuften, who was forced to sell the paper within six months. Published by John T. Shapiro. |
| Augusta | The Echo | 1914? | ? | Weekly | | |
| Augusta | Augusta Focus | 1980s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn83004595 OCLC 10052848 ISSN 0746-4657 | Attested through at least 1993. |
| Augusta | The Loyal Georgian | 1866 or 1867 | 1868 or 1867 | Daily | LCCN sn83016180, 2011254291 OCLC 745920021, 9608744 | Official organ of the Georgia Educational Association and Republican Party. |
| Augusta | The Metro Courier Metro County Courier (1984–1991) | 1981 | current | Weekly | OCLC 23068239 | Published by Barbara Gordon. |
| Augusta | Augusta News-Review The Augusta News-Review The News-Review | 1971 | 1985 | Weekly | LCCN sn88054027, sn88054028, sn88054928 OCLC 18425927, 5427261 | Published by Mallory K. Millender. |
| Augusta | Southern Christian Advocate | 1800s | 1800s | Weekly | LCCN sn87065702 OCLC 16752598 | |
| Augusta | The Augusta Union | 1889 | 1904 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254047, 770640224, sn83016240 OCLC 2639795, 2715348, 715390994 | |
| Augusta | The Loyal Georgian The Weekly Loyal Georgian | 1866 or 1867 | 1868 or 1867 | Weekly and daily editions | LCCN sn82016224, sn83027105, 2011254292 OCLC 745920975, 10129523, 9244954 | |
| Augusta | The Weekly Review | 1947 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88063054, sn94084531 OCLC 17436096, 32424647 | Attested through at least 1970. |
| Brunswick | Brunswick Herald | 1895? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn93059127 OCLC 27290510 | Edited by A. Jasper Shootes. Attested through at least 1904. |
| Columbus | Columbus Chronicle | 1895 | 1900 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254354, sn83016189 OCLC 2639475, 747720205, 9613829 | Published by J.T. Coleman. |
| Columbus | Family | 1990 | ? | Bimonthly | OCLC 27979701 | Published by Ophelia DeVore Associates. |
| Columbus | The Columbus Times | 1961 or 1970 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89053331 OCLC 19534602 | Official site Published by Ophelia DeVore Mitchell. |
| Cordele | Southeastern News | 1981? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn91074130 OCLC 10041505 ISSN 1078-7607 | Published by Eugene Rutland. Attested through at least 1995. |
| Decatur | The Champion Newspaper | 1900s | current | Weekly | LCCN 00211074 OCLC 43209784 ISSN 1528-042X | Official site |
| Fort Valley | Fort Valley Herald | 1986 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn91074173 OCLC 32525663 | Published by Atlantic Communications of Georgia. |
| Kingsland | The South Georgia Journal | ? | ? | Weekly | LCCN 2009233103 OCLC 312083377 | Attested through at least 2008. |
| Macon | The Macon Community Enterprise | 1955 or 1970s | 1990? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn88054043 OCLC 18702127 | Published by A.M.E. Churches of Georgia. |
| Macon | The Macon Courier | 1974 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn88054044 OCLC 18702091 | Published by Melvin Williams. Attested through at least 1993. |
| Macon | Georgia Informer | 1982 | current | Monthly | OCLC 31457114 | Official site Published by Herbert Dennard. |
| Macon | Macon Metro Times | 1968? | 1993 | Weekly | | Published by Harris Walker Jr. |
| Macon | The Negro Progress Progress | 1929 | 1948? | Monthly newspaper | | Published by Memorial Institutional Church. Edited by J.T. Saxon. |
| Macon | Macon Reporter | 1964 | Ceased publication 2017 or earlier. See notes. | Weekly | LCCN sn91099178 OCLC 24606088 | In approximately 2017 the name "Macon Reporter" was taken over by Local Government Information Services, a Pink-slime journalism conservative advocacy operation. |
| Macon | The Macon Sentinel | 1899 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN 2013254313, sn83016188 OCLC 2753937, 844058109, 9613561 | "Official organ of the Georgia Colored Industrial Orphans' Home." |
| Macon | The Macon Times | 1900s | ? | Weekly | LCCN sc82005306 OCLC 8622118 ISSN 0735-729X | |
| Savannah | The Savannah Banner | 1963 | ? | Irregular | LCCN sn90052133 OCLC 21065578 | Published by Abram Eisenman. |
| Savannah | Freedom's Journal | 1991 | | Bimonthly | OCLC 31793208 | Published by Shabazz Publishing Company. |
| Savannah | Savannah Herald The Herald | 1945 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn89077295, sn97046024 OCLC 36404952, 2261869 | Official site |
| Savannah | The Savannah Journal | 1919? | ? | Unknown | | |
| Savannah | The Savannah Sentinel | 1962 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn90052194 OCLC 21347180 | Published by Houston L. Tolbert. |
| Savannah | The Savannah Tribune The Colored Tribune (1875–1876) | 1875 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn82016225, sn84020323, 2014254301, sn91074131, 2014254320 OCLC 878986686, 25433402, 664153071, 8107226, 9245018 | Founded by Sol Johnson and John H. Deveaux. Official site |
| Savannah | Savannah Weekly Echo | 1879 | 1884 | Weekly | LCCN 2014254317, sn83016195 OCLC 2789478, 878987317, 9618146 | Published by Hardin Bros. |
| Thomasville | The Thomasville News The Progress News | 1967 | 1967 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025918, sn84025919 OCLC 10691097, 10691105 | Published by D.L. Inman. Attested through at least 1978. |
| Thomasville | The T T News | 1967 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn99026799 OCLC 41271956 | |
| Union City | Atlanta News Leader | 1991? | current | Weekly | OCLC 30858162 | Published by Rochelle Render Pannell. Edited by Lee R. Haven. Weekly paid circulation of 13,515 as of 2018. |
| Waycross | The Gazette and Land Bulletin | 1896 | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn83016194 OCLC 2774101, 9617038 | |
| Waycross | South Georgia Times | 1936 | ? | Weekly | OCLC 36174142 | Edited by Lloyd H. King. |
| Waycross | The Waycross Tribune | 1915? | ? | Weekly | | Edited by Isaac Gainus. |