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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 ...
in
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
. To be included, a newspaper should be attested in a reliable source as an African-American newspaper published in Illinois. The list is divided by region, and the newspapers attested in each region are placed in alphabetic order by city. Illinois' first African-American newspaper was the '' Cairo Weekly Gazette'', established in 1862. The first in Chicago was ''
The Chicago Conservator ''The Chicago Conservator'' was an American newspaper. Founded by attorney Ferdinand Barnett in 1878, it was the first African-American newspaper in Chicago. History Barnett founded the newspaper in 1878 and served as co-editor with R. P. Bird. ...
'', established in 1878. An estimated 190 Black newspapers had been founded in Illinois by 1975, and more have continued to be established in the decades since. While most such newspapers in Illinois have been local, some like the Chicago-based ''
Chicago Defender ''The Chicago Defender'' is a Chicago-based online African-American newspaper. It was founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott and was once considered the "most important" newspaper of its kind. Abbott's newspaper reported and campaigned against Jim ...
'' and ''
Muhammad Speaks ''Muhammad Speaks'' was one of the most widely read newspapers ever produced by an African-American organization. It was the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam from 1960 to 1975, founded by a group of Elijah Muhammad's ministers, includi ...
'' have had a major national circulation and impact. National Black newspaper networks, including the ''Defender'' syndicate and
Associated Negro Press The Associated Negro Press (ANP) was an American news service founded in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois by Claude Albert Barnett. The ANP had correspondents, writers, reporters in all major centers of the black population in the United States of Americ ...
, have also been headquartered in Chicago.


Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. The region is by far the most populous of Illinois with nearly 9.7 million residents as of 2010. Economics Northern Illinois is dominated by th ...
covers the northern third of Illinois, and is by far the most populous of Illinois' regions. Most of population is concentrated in the
Chicago metropolitan area The Chicago metropolitan area, also colloquially referred to as Chicagoland, is a metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States. Encompassing 10,286 sq mi (28,120 km2), the metropolitan area includes the city of Chicago, its suburbs and hi ...
, and most of the region's African American newspapers have likewise been concentrated in and near Chicago.


Central Illinois

Central Illinois Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central third of the state, divided from north to south. Also known as the ''Heart of Illinois'', it is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agri ...
is the middle third of the state. It includes the state capital
Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...
and many other small cities such as Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, Danville, Decatur, Galesburg and Peoria.


Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois Southern Illinois, also known as Little Egypt, is the southern third of Illinois, principally along and south of Interstate 64. Although part of a Midwestern United States, Midwestern state, this region is aligned in culture more with that of th ...
or "Little Egypt" is the southern third of Illinois, and is the state's least populous region. Much of the population is concentrated in
Metro East Metro East is a region in southern Illinois that contains eastern and northern suburbs and exurbs of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It encompasses five Southern Illinois counties (and parts of three others) in the St. Louis Metropolitan Stati ...
, a five-county region across the Mississippi River from
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
. The state's first African American newspaper was established in Southern Illinois' southernmost town,
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
, in 1862.


See also

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History of African Americans in Chicago The history of African Americans in Chicago or Black Chicagoans dates back to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable’s trading activities in the 1780s. Du Sable, the city's founder, was Haitian of African and French descent. Fugitive slave ...
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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 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 ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Indiana Various African-American newspapers have been published in Indiana. The Evansville weekly '' Our Age'', which was in circulation by 1878, is the first known African-American newspaper in Indiana. Alternatively, some sources assign the title of f ...
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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, ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Wisconsin 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 Wisc ...


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{{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 ...
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
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 ...