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African-American newspapers African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-Americ ...
that have been published in the state of
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
. Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of
Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...
, 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
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, home to a much smaller African American community. The state's first known African-American newspaper was the short-lived ''Western Post'' of
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, 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 ''The'' ''Omaha Star'' is a newspaper founded in 1938 in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Mildred Brown and her husband S. Edward Gilbert. Housed in the historic Omaha Star building in the Near North Side neighborhood, today the ''Omaha Star'' is the on ...
'', which was founded in 1938 and continues in operation today.


Newspapers


See also

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African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska are central to the development and growth of the 43rd largest city in the United States. The first free black settler in the city arrived in 1854, the year the city was incorporated.Pipher, M. (2002"Chapter ...
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List of African-American newspapers and media outlets This is a list of African-American newspapers and media outlets. For more detail on a given newspaper, see its entry in the List of African-American newspapers for its state, which is linked at See also: By state, below. Print Online * Atl ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Colorado This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the U.S. State of Colorado. It includes both current and historical newspapers. Many of the historical newspapers were published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Iowa This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Iowa. The first African-American newspaper in Iowa was the '' Colored Advance'' of Corning, Iowa, founded in 1882. It was followed the next year by the Des Moines '' Ri ...
* List of African-American newspapers in Kansas *
List of African-American newspapers in Missouri This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Missouri. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first known African-American newspaper in Missouri was the ''Welcome Friend'' of St. Louis, ...
* List of newspapers in Nebraska


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"A history of African American newspapers in North Omaha,"
by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com. {{African American press
Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
African-American newspapers African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-Americ ...