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

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 OCLC 717486007, 10338032 | |
| Boston | Boston Advocate / The Boston Advocate | 1885 | 1887? | Weekly | LCCN sn91058048 OCLC 23710919 | Published by W. Grandison and J.B. Powell, Jr. |
| Boston | Anti-Slavery Herald | 1838 | 1838 | | | No copies survive. Published by Benjamin F. Roberts, who later published the Self-Elevator. |
| Boston | Boston Chronicle | 1915 | 1966 | Weekly | LCCN sn86058056 OCLC 13285833 | Circulation of 5,000 in 1951. |
| Boston | The Boston Colored Citizen | 1903 | 1905? | Weekly | LCCN sn93059264 OCLC 27840644 | Published by Charles Alexander. |
| Boston | The Boston Courant | 1890 | 1902 | Weekly | LCCN 2011254256, sn84025817 OCLC 717486022, 2639755, 70337702 | |
| Boston | The Guardian | 1901 | 1960? | Weekly | LCCN sn94080255, sn83045863 OCLC 2642259, 9930768, 10838996, 10834942 | 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 | LCCN sn93059307 OCLC 28173754 | |
| Boston | Pine and Palm / The Pine and Palm | 1861 | 1862 or 1861 | Weekly | LCCN sn84023420, 2017225065 OCLC 10860438, 607389373 | Successor to the Weekly Anglo-African. Promoted emigration to Haiti. Published simultaneously in New York and Boston. |
| Boston | Boston Reliance | 1912 | 1910s | Weekly | LCCN sn92057047 OCLC 27182669 | Published simultaneously in Boston and Cambridge. Extant through at least 1913. |
| Boston | The Self Elevator | 1853 | 1850s | Twice monthly | LCCN sn93059335 OCLC 28740084 | "Devoted to the subject of general elevation among the Colored People of the country." Published by Benjamin F. Roberts. |
| Boston | Struggle | 1972? | ? | Monthly | OCLC 5072011 | |
| Boston | Boston Times / The Boston Times | 1943 | | Weekly | LCCN sn93062818, sn94081629 OCLC 27319256, 32229799 | Circulation of 12,000 in 1951. |
| Boston | Urban Beat | 1991? | ? | Biweekly | OCLC 32933377 | |
| 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 | OCLC 30719284 | 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 OCLC 244125663 | Official site |
| Roxbury | Rebellion News | 1960s | ? | Monthly newspaper | LCCN sn2001062021 OCLC 12090918 | 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, 2688-9110 LCCN sn95063011, 2019271301 OCLC 31813207, 1119386134 | Available online |
| Springfield | Salt: Springfield Area Life and Times | 1971 | 1973? | Weekly | LCCN sn91057038 OCLC 23479812 | In English and Spanish. |
