List of African American newspapers in Wisconsin

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Front page of the Wisconsin Weekly Blade from June 1916.
Inaugural issue of the Wisconsin Labor Advocate, August 1886.

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

The total number of African Americans in Wisconsin prior to 1900 was less than 1,000, and the growth of Wisconsin's African American newspapers was commensurately delayed.[1]

The first such newspaper in Wisconsin is generally considered to be the Wisconsin Afro-American, which George A. Brown (son of Bishop John Mifflin Brown) and Thomas H. Jones launched in 1892.[2][3] The status of the Wisconsin Afro-American as a genuine African American newspaper has been disputed, however.[4] In that case, the first such paper in Wisconsin would be the Wisconsin Weekly Advocate, launched in 1898.[4]

The first newspaper published by an African American in Wisconsin was launched several years before either of these: George Edwin Taylor published the Wisconsin Labor Advocate for workers of all races from 1886 to 1887.[5]

Notable African American newspapers in Wisconsin today include The Madison Times, The Milwaukee Courier, The Milwaukee Times, and The Milwaukee Community Journal.

Newspapers[edit]

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Beloit Beloit Chronicle 1981[6] 1982[6] Irregular[6]
  • LCCN sn85041090
  • OCLC 12339834
Beloit Soul City Courier 1976[7] ?[7] Biweekly[7]
  • Extant through at least 1977.[7]
Gratiot The Gratiot Reporter 1903[8] 1915[8] Weekly[8]
Green Bay Green Bay Spectator 1851[9] 1852[9] Weekly[9]
La Crosse Wisconsin Labor Advocate 1886[10] 1888[10] Weekly[10]
Madison Mid-West Observer 1980[11] 1980?[11] Monthly newspaper[11]
  • Published by Glenn E. Sturgis.[11]
Madison The Madison Sun 1966[12] 1966[12] Twice monthly[12]
  • Published by Lawrence Saunders.[13]
Madison The Madison Times 1990[14] current Weekly[14]
Madison Wisconsin Free Press 1984[16] ?[16] Twice monthly[17] or biweekly[16]
Madison The Wisconsin Weekly Blade 1916[19] 1925[19] or 1922[20] Weekly[19]

First Black newspaper in Madison. Founder J. Anthony Josey recognized posthumously in 1998.[21]

Milwaukee The Beacon 1953[20] 1953[22] Weekly[22]
  • Published by Lawrence Saunders.[22]
  • Continued as The Rocket.[20]
Milwaukee / Beloit Chronicle / Beloit Chronicle 1981[23] Irregular[23]
Milwaukee The Communicator News 1984[24] [24] Weekly[24]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Community Journal 1975[25] current Twice weekly or weekly[25]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Community Journal: Daily City Edition 1987[26] 1989[26] Daily (except weekends and holidays)[26]
  • Published by Patricia O'Flynn Thomas.[25]
Milwaukee Milwaukee Courier 1964[27] current Weekly[27]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Defender 1956[29] or 1957[20] 1960[28] Weekly[29]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Gazette 1960[32] 1961[31] Weekly[32]
  • "A nonpartisan paper for all the people."[32]
  • Published by LeRoy G. White[32]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Globe 1945[33] or 1948[20] 1949[20] Weekly[33]
  • Edited by L. J. Saunders.[33]
Milwaukee National Defender And Sun 1905[34] 1923[34] Weekly[34]
Milwaukee The Northwest 76er / MCJ Northwest 76er 1989?[36] or 1990[37] ?[36] Weekly[36]
  • Published by Patricia O'Flynn Thomas.[36]
  • Subsidiary of Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee The Northwestern Recorder 1892[38] 1893[38] Monthly newspaper, weekly from August 1892 to January 1893[38]
  • Succeeded by Wisconsin Afro-American.[39]
Milwaukee Racine Courier / Racine Star (1971–1972) / Racine Star News (1970–1971) / Racine Star Times (1972–1976) 1970[41] or 1976[40] 1992[40] Monthly[41] or weekly[40]
  • Published in Milwaukee but serving the Racine-Kenosha area.[42]
  • "A division of the Racine Star Times, Inc."[40]
Milwaukee The Rocket 1953[43] 1953[20] Weekly[43]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Sepian 1951[44] 1951[44] Weekly[44]
  • Edited by Hosea N. Doxey.[45]
Milwaukee Soul City Times 1968[46] 1971[46] Weekly[46]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Star (1963–1968, 1976–2005)[20] /
Greater Milwaukee Star /
Your Greater Milwaukee Star /
Milwaukee Star-Times (1971–1976)[47]		 1961[48] 2005[20] Weekly[48]
  • The Star Times name of the 1970s reflected the absorption of the Soul City Times.[20]
Milwaukee The Milwaukee Times 1981[49] current Weekly[49]
Milwaukee Wisconsin Afro-American 1892[50] 1892[50] Weekly[50]
Milwaukee Wisconsin Enterprise-Blade / Wisconsin Weekly Blade (1916–1922)[20] 1916[52] 1943?[52] Weekly[52]
Milwaukee The Wisconsin Weekly Advocate 1898[54] 1915[53] Weekly[54]
  • Extant through at least 1907.[54]
Racine The Communicator News 1984[55] 2013? Bimonthly newspaper[55]
Racine The Racine Community Chronicle 1989[56] ? Biweekly[56]
Racine The Racine Insider News 1992[57] Bimonthly newspaper[57]
  • Published by Kenneth Lumpkin.[57]
  • Extant through at least 1995.[57]
Racine Racine Star News 1970[58] 1971[58] Weekly[58]
Racine Racine Star 1971[59] 1972[59] Weekly[59]
  • "Supplement to the Greater Milwaukee Star serving the Racine-Kenosha area."[59]

See also[edit]

Works cited[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McBride 1996, p. 329.
  2. ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
  3. ^ Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 105.
  4. ^ a b c "African-American Media". Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Labor Advocate Newspaper". Recollection Wisconsin. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "About Beloit chronicle. [volume] (Beloit, Wis.) 1981-1982". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. ^ a b c d "About Soul city courier. [online resource] (Beloit, Wis.) 1976-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  8. ^ a b c "About The Gratiot reporter. [volume] (Gratiot, Wis.) 1903-1915". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  9. ^ a b c "About Green Bay spectator. [volume] (Green Bay, Brown County Wisconsin) 1851-1852". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  10. ^ a b c "About Wisconsin labor advocate. [online resource] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1886-1888". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  11. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 364, ¶ 3805.
  12. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 349, ¶ 3658.
  13. ^ "About The Madison sun. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1966-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  14. ^ a b "About The Madison times. (Madison, Wis.) 1990-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  15. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 349, ¶ 3659.
  16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 618, ¶ 6454.
  17. ^ "About Wisconsin free press. [online resource] (Madison, WI) 1984-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  18. ^ LiCari, Jonnel (June 15, 1992). "TIMES PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON BLACKS". Wisconsin State Journal.
  19. ^ a b c "About The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Milwaukee African American Newspapers and Magazines available at Milwaukee Public Library, 1916 to present" (PDF). Milwaukee Public Library. 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  21. ^ Moe, Doug (October 13, 1998). "MADISON'S 1ST BLACK PAPER HONORED". The Capital Times.
  22. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 64, ¶ 656.
  23. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 152, ¶ 1577.
  24. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 167, ¶ 1742.
  25. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3814.
  26. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3815.
  27. ^ a b "About Milwaukee courier. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1964-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  28. ^ McBride 1996, p. 340.
  29. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3817.
  30. ^ Lovejoy, Steve (2003-04-30). "Of Jerrel Jones, and his split with Gary George". The Journal Times. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  31. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3818.
  32. ^ a b c d "About The Milwaukee gazette. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1960-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  33. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3819.
  34. ^ a b c "About National defender and sun. (Gary, Ind. ;) 1905-1923". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  35. ^ Bigham, Darrel E. (1996). "The Black Press in Indiana, 1879-1985". In Suggs, Henry Lewis (ed.). The Black Press in the Middle West, 1865-1985. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313255793.
  36. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 431, ¶ 4488.
  37. ^ "About The Northwest 76er. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1990-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  38. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 432, ¶ 4501.
  39. ^ "About The Northwestern recorder. [online resource] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1892-1893". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  40. ^ a b c d "About The Racine courier. [online resource] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1976-1992". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  41. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 482, ¶ 5023.
  42. ^ "About The Racine star times. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1971-1976". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  43. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 496, ¶ 5172.
  44. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3820.
  45. ^ "About The Milwaukee sepian. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1951-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  46. ^ a b c d "About Soul city times. [online resource] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1968-1971". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  47. ^ "About The Milwaukee star-times. [online resource] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1971-1976". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  48. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 365, ¶ 3821.
  49. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 366, ¶ 3822.
  50. ^ a b c "About Wisconsin Afro-American. [online resource] (Milwaukee) 1892-1892". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  51. ^ Fishel, Leslie H. Jr. (1966). "The Genesis of the First Wisconsin Civil Rights Act". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 49 (4): 324–333. JSTOR 4634176.
  52. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 617, ¶ 6452.
  53. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 618, ¶ 6455.
  54. ^ a b c "About The Wisconsin weekly advocate. [online resource] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1898-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  55. ^ a b c "About The Communicator news. (Racine, Wis.) 1984-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  56. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 482, ¶ 5022.
  57. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 482, ¶ 5024.
  58. ^ a b c "About Racine star news. [online resource] (Racine, Wis.) 1970-1971". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  59. ^ a b c d "About Racine star. [online resource] (Racine, Wis.) 1971-1972". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
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