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The Woman's Era - May 1 1894
Front page of The Woman's Era, the first newspaper produced by and for African American women, from 1894.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Massachusetts. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

The roots of the African American press are particularly deep in Massachusetts, dating back well before the Civil War. The first such newspaper in Massachusetts was the Anti-Slavery Herald in 1838. Notable African American newspapers in Massachusetts today include the Bay State Banner.

Newspapers

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Boston The Boston Advance 1896 1907 Weekly
  • LCCN 2011254255, sn84025816
Boston Boston Advocate /
The Boston Advocate		 1885 1887? Weekly
  • Published by W. Grandison and J.B. Powell, Jr.
Boston Anti-Slavery Herald 1838 1838
Boston Boston Chronicle 1915 1966 Weekly
  • Circulation of 5,000 in 1951.
Boston The Boston Colored Citizen 1903 1905? Weekly
  • Published by Charles Alexander.
Boston The Boston Courant 1890 1902 Weekly
  • LCCN 2011254256, sn84025817
Boston The Guardian 1901 1960? Weekly
  • LCCN sn94080255, sn83045863
  • Edited by William Monroe Trotter to 1934, and by Maude Trotter Stewart thereafter.
  • Circulation of 10,000 in 1951.
Boston The Hub 1883 1885? Weekly
  • Edited by B.R. Wilson.
Boston New England Black Weekly 1980 1982 Weekly
Boston Pine and Palm /
The Pine and Palm		 1861 1862 or 1861 Weekly
  • LCCN sn84023420, 2017225065
  • Successor to the Weekly Anglo-African.
  • Promoted emigration to Haiti.
  • Published simultaneously in New York and Boston.
Boston Boston Reliance 1912 1910s Weekly
  • Published simultaneously in Boston and Cambridge.
  • Extant through at least 1913.
Boston The Self Elevator 1853 1850s Twice monthly
  • "Devoted to the subject of general elevation among the Colored People of the country."
  • Published by Benjamin F. Roberts.
Boston Struggle 1972? ? Monthly
Boston Boston Times /
The Boston Times		 1943 Weekly
  • LCCN sn93062818, sn94081629
  • Circulation of 12,000 in 1951.
Boston Urban Beat 1991? ? Biweekly
Boston The Woman's Era 1890 1897 Monthly newspaper
  • Founded and edited by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.
  • First national publication by and for African American women.
  • Became the official newspaper of the National Association of Colored Women in 1895.
Brockton Haiti 2004 1992? ? Monthly
  • Written in French, and catering to the Haitian-American community.
Dorchester /
Roxbury (1965–1981)		 Bay State Banner /
The Bay State Banner		 1965 current Weekly
  • LCCN 2008242359, sn83045147
  • Official site: https://www.baystatebanner.com/
Roxbury Rebellion News 1960s ? Monthly newspaper
  • LCCN sn2001062021
  • Extant through at least 1968.
Springfield The Bottom Line 1984? ? Weekly
  • Published by Samuel R. Bass.
Springfield Hartford-Springfield Chronicle 1940 1940s Weekly
  • ISSN 2688-9102 2688-9102
  • LCCN sn95063011, 2019271301
  • Available online
Springfield Salt: Springfield Area Life and Times 1971 1973? Weekly
  • In English and Spanish.

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