Various African-American newspapers have been published in

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. 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 first to the ''

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'' or the Logansport '' Colored Visitor'', both of which were first published in August 1879. A 1996 survey of Indiana's African-American newspapers found that two-thirds were founded before the Great Migration began in 1915. Only a quarter of the newspapers surveyed lasted for more than five years. Despite the high rate of attrition, African-American newspapers continued to be established in Indiana throughout the 20th century and into the 21st. More than half the African-American newspapers in Indiana have been published in Indianapolis and

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. In the northern part of the state, the greatest number of such newspapers have been published in Gary. The following list contains some newspapers published only on an irregular or sporadic basis, or for which no information on frequency is available. Many of these shorter-lived newspapers, particularly in the 19th century, were political broadsheets produced only in connection with a specific election. African-American newspapers published in Indiana today include the ''

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'', the ''

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'', the '' Fort Wayne Ink Spot'', and Evansville's '' Our Times Newspaper''.

Northern Indiana

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is the northern third of the state, home to the industrial

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as well as small cities further east such as South Bend, Fort Wayne and Logansport.

Central Indiana

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takes up the central third of the state, including the state capital Indianapolis as well as numerous small cities including Anderson, Muncie and Terre Haute.

Southern Indiana

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makes up the southern third of the state, and is home to the Indiana's third-largest city

, as well as smaller cities along the Ohio River.

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African-American newspapers

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Northern Indiana

Central Indiana

Southern Indiana

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