List of African American newspapers in Nebraska
# List of African American newspapers in Nebraska

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

Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of Omaha, which was home to about half of the state's African American population in the 19th century, and 70-80% in the 20th century. Some have also been published in Lincoln, home to a much smaller African American community.

The state's first known African American newspaper was the short-lived Western Post of Hastings, founded in 1876. The first commercially successful newspapers were established in the 1890s. By far the most successful and longest-lived of Nebraska's African American newspapers has been the Omaha Star, which was founded in 1938 and continues in operation today.

## Newspapers

| City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hastings | Western Post | 1876 | 1877 | | "Nebraska’s first black newspaper for which evidence exists". In this period there were approximately 25 African Americans residing in Hastings. No copies survive. |
| Lincoln | Colored People’s Advocate | 1919 | 1920 | | No copies survive. |
| Lincoln | Leader | 1899 | 1899? | | "The first black newspaper of which there is record" in Lincoln. |
| Lincoln | The Review | 1919 | 1920 | Weekly | No copies survive. Briefly designated as the official organ of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Lincoln. Founded and edited by Trago McWilliams, who sold it in 1920 to the Omaha Monitor, where it briefly became the paper's "Lincoln Department." |
| Lincoln | Review | 1937 | ? | Weekly | |
| Lincoln | The Voice | 1946 | 1953 | Weekly | Last known African American weekly in Lincoln. |
| Lincoln | Weekly Review | 1933 | 1933 | Weekly | Published and edited by Trago McWilliams. |
| Omaha | Omaha Advocate | 1923 | 1925 | Weekly | |
| Omaha | The Afro-American Sentinel | 1893 or 1896 | 1899 | Weekly | |
| Omaha | American Record | 1945 | 1948? | | |
| Omaha | Omaha Chronicle | 1934 | 1936 | | No copies survive. Edited by John Benjamin Horton, Jr. |
| Omaha | The Enterprise | 1893 | 1914 or 1911 | Weekly | Editors included Ella Mahammitt. "[O]fficial journal of the Nebraska State Afro-American League". |
| Omaha | Omaha Guide | 1927 | 1958 | Weekly | |
| Omaha | Omaha Journal | 1930s | 1930s | | No copies survive. Edited by Ballard Dunn. |
| Omaha | Metro Star Times | 1990 | ? | Unknown | Extant through November 1991 |
| Omaha | The Omaha Monitor | 1915 | 1929 | Weekly | Marketed as a “national weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of Colored Americans.” Edited until 1928 by John Albert Williams. |
| Omaha | The New Era | 1920 or 1922 | 1926 | | Edited for a time by George Wells Parker. |
| Omaha | The Progress | 1889 | 1904 | | Founded by Ferdinand L. Barnett. |
| Omaha | Progressive Age | 1913 | 1915? | | |
| Omaha | The Omaha Star | 1938 | current | Weekly, currently biweekly | Founded by Mildred Brown, formerly of the Omaha Guide. Official site |
| Omaha | The Omaha Whip | 1921 | 1921 | Weekly | Founded by George Wells Parker, formerly of the New Era. Published only two issues before dissolving. |
