List of African-American newspapers in Pennsylvania
# List of African-American newspapers in Pennsylvania

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Pennsylvania.

This list includes both current and historical newspapers. In the 19th century, Pennsylvania saw a level of publishing that rivaled New York, with 14 African-American periodicals in circulation from 1838 to 1906. Pennsylvania's first African-American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to 1847.

Today, Pennsylvania is home to numerous active African-American newspapers, including the oldest such newspaper nationwide, the Philadelphia Tribune. Other notable current newspapers include the New Pittsburgh Courier and Philadelphia Sunday Sun.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Allentown | First World News | 1993 | 1995 | Bimonthly newspaper | ISSN 2639-958X LCCN 2011254374 OCLC 664611225 | |
| Harrisburg | The Harrisburg Journal | 1976 | ? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn88080949 OCLC 16570321 | Published by Bill Kiser |
| Harrisburg | The State Journal | 1882 or 1883 | 1885 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027086, 2014254315 OCLC 9868965, 7254989 | |
| Harrisburg | The Harrisburg Tymes | 1995 | ? | Weekly | OCLC 33424063 | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia Afro-American (1937–1965) The Afro-American (1934–1937) | 1934 | 1965 | Weekly | LCCN sn84025924, sn83045816 OCLC 9673741, 10702239, 18842397 | Circulation of 18,496 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Banner | 1888 | 1920 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254287, sn83027087 OCLC 745907855, 9869515 | |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Recorder / Daily Christian Recorder | 1861 | 1960 | Weekly | LCCN sn93062890 OCLC 27975220 | Associated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Philadelphia | The Christian Review | 1913 | 1952 | Weekly | LCCN sn85054688 | Circulation of 6,000 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Defender | 1897 | 1909? | Weekly | LCCN sn83027088, 2011254360 OCLC 9885792, 747837303 | One issue available online Suspended publication in November 1905. Published by H.C.C. Astwood |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Flame | 1971 | ? | | LCCN sn88079585 OCLC 18666635 | Published by the Black United Liberation Front |
| Philadelphia | Flipshot News | 1993 | ? | Monthly newspaper | OCLC 29329497 | |
| Philadelphia | Garvey's Voice | 1960s | ? | Irregular | LCCN sn92060460, sn94092742 OCLC 8641694, 32785553 | Extant through at least 1964. Published by Universal Negro Improvement Association |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Independent | 1931 | 1971 | Weekly | LCCN sn85055146 OCLC 12715626 | Circulation of 24,213 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Jamal Journal | 1994 | | Quarterly newspaper | LCCN sn98068295 OCLC 32846849 | Published by Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal. |
| Philadelphia | The Journal | 1892 | 1892 | Weekly | LCCN sn88079488 OCLC 18150882 | Associated with Roman Catholicism. |
| Philadelphia | The National Leader | 1982 | 1985 | Monthly newspaper | ISSN 0744-5709 LCCN sn8203042, 850642950, sn88019240 OCLC 11810634, 19333155, 12761504, 8391610 | |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia New Observer / Philadelphia Observer | 1976 | current | Weekly | ISSN 0890-8435 LCCN sn8602567, sn94093032 OCLC 14552816, 33390581 | Official site |
| Philadelphia | North Philly Free Press | 1982 | 1983 | Monthly | ISSN 2642-9888 LCCN 2013254349 OCLC 664611332 | |
| Philadelphia | Odd Fellows’ Journal | 1897 | 1917 | Weekly | LCCN sn83027089 OCLC 9891050 | One issue available online |
| Philadelphia | Schuylkill River Express | 1970 | 1972 | Irregular | LCCN sn88079584 OCLC 18665479 | |
| Philadelphia | Scoop USA | 1960 | current | Weekly | ISSN 2688-6359 LCCN sn88080720 OCLC 17763219 | Official site Free weekly newspaper. Founded by Richard Driver and published since 2018 by Sherri Horsey Darden. |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Sunday Sun | 1992 | current | Weekly | OCLC 29329394 | Official site |
| Philadelphia | Tribune Metro | 1990? | ? | Weekly | OCLC 31216194 | |
| Philadelphia | The Philadelphia Tribune | 1884 | current | Twice weekly | ISSN 0746-956X LCCN sn83045144 OCLC 2759971, 2266077 | Official site Oldest continuously-published African American newspaper. Circulation of 20,916 in 1951. |
| Philadelphia | The Weekly Prophet | 1900s | 1900s | Weekly | LCCN sn88079517 OCLC 18396408 | Surviving issue from 1918. Official newspaper of the Church of God and Saints of Christ. |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Courier (1910–1967) New Pittsburgh Courier (1967–present) | 1910 | current | Weekly | LCCN sn83045181, sn83045340, sn83045182, sn84025931 OCLC 7191537, 7163977, 7163951, 7163927 | Official site Circulation of 268,447 in 1951. |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Homewood-Brushton News | 1967? | ? | Biweekly | LCCN sn87080121, sn85054968 OCLC 15474152, 12178315 | Published from 1967 to 1976 by Erroll Davis. |
| Pittsburgh | The Mystery | 1843 | 1847 | Weekly | | "[T]he first African American newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains." |
| Pittsburgh | The Pennsylvania Guard | 1926? | ? | Unknown | | |
| Pittsburgh | Triangle Advocate | | | Weekly | | Circulation of 2,000 in 1951. |
| Pittsburgh | The Thrust | 1968 | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn89077276 OCLC 17735407 | Published by the United Movement for Progress and edited by Bouie Haden. |
| Reading | The ‘M’ Voice | 1989? | 1995 | Monthly | OCLC 33424010 | |
| West Philadelphia | Tribune Metro: West Philadelphia | 1990? | ? | Weekly | OCLC 35201713 | Extant through at least 1993. |
