City
|
Title
|
Beginning
|
End
|
Frequency
|
Call numbers
|
Remarks
|
Alexandria |
Clipper |
1891 |
1894 |
|
|
- Merged with Alexandria Leader in 1894.
|
Alexandria |
The Industrial Advocate |
1900 |
1910 |
|
|
|
Alexandria |
Leader |
1888 |
1894 |
|
|
- Merged with Alexandria Clipper in 1894.
|
Alexandria |
Leader and Clipper / The Alexandria Leader (1898–) |
1894 |
1890s |
|
|
- Formed from merger of Leader and Clipper in 1894.
|
Alexandria |
The Metro Herald |
1990? |
2018[5] |
Weekly[5] |
|
|
Alexandria |
The People’s Advocate |
1876[7] |
1879[7] |
Weekly[7] |
|
- Moved to Washington, D.C. in 1879.
|
Alexandria |
Post and National Echo |
1882 |
1882 |
|
|
|
Alexandria |
Virginia Post |
1880 |
1882 |
|
|
|
Berryville |
The People’s Journal |
1800s[9] |
1900s[9] |
Monthly newspaper[9] |
|
- Extant in at least 1899.[9]
- Published by G.L.D. Harris.[9]
|
Boydton |
The Midland Express |
1891 |
1895 |
Weekly |
|
|
Buckingham |
The Informant |
1987[11] |
current |
Monthly newspaper[11] |
|
- Published by Charles W. White.[11]
- Extant through at least 2017.[12]
|
Catlett |
The Circuit |
1937[14] |
1954[13] |
Monthly newspaper[14] |
|
|
Charles City |
Charles City Times |
1966[15] |
?[15] |
Twice-monthly[15] |
|
|
Charlottesville |
The African American Reflector |
2003[17] |
2005[16] |
Biweekly[17] |
|
- Edited by Corey E. Carter.[17]
- Named in honor of T.J. Sellers’ The Reflector newspaper.[18]
|
Charlottesville |
Messenger |
1909 |
1928 |
Weekly[20] |
|
- Edited by John G. Shelton.[20]
|
Charlottesville |
The Reflector |
1933[21] |
?[21] |
Weekly[21] |
|
|
Charlottesville |
Charlottesville Tribune |
1950[22] |
1951[22] |
Weekly[22] |
|
- Published by the Roanoke Tribune.[22]
|
Charlottesville |
The Tribune (1992–)[24] / Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune (1954–1992) |
1954 |
2011[23] |
Weekly |
- The Tribune:
- Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune:
|
|
Claremont |
The Monthly Advocate |
1896[26] |
1800s[26] |
Twice-monthly[26] |
|
- Published by the Temperance, Industrial and Collegiate Institute.[26]
|
Danville |
Danville News and Observer |
1974? |
? |
Monthly |
|
- Extant through at least 1977.[28]
|
Farmville |
The Voice Of Prince Edward County |
1960s[29] |
?[29] |
Monthly newspaper[29] |
|
|
Hampton |
The Hampton Roads Voice |
1994[30] |
2014[30] |
Weekly[30] |
|
- Published by Jack J. Green.[30]
- Merged with Richmond Voice in 2014 to form The Voice.[30]
|
Hampton |
The True Southerner |
1865 |
1866 |
Weekly |
|
|
Lynchburg |
Counselor and Herald |
1892? |
? |
Weekly |
|
|
Lynchburg |
First Class |
1984 |
? |
Bimonthly newspaper |
|
|
Lynchburg |
Interpreter |
1903 |
1906 |
|
|
- Founded by Robert W. Goff.
- Only African-American paper in Lynchburg in first decade of 1900s.
|
Lynchburg |
Laboring Man |
1886 |
1888 |
|
|
|
Lynchburg |
Southern Forge |
1895 |
1896 |
|
|
|
Lynchburg |
The Voice Of God |
1890s[36] |
1900s[36] |
Weekly[36] |
|
- Surviving issue from 1897.[36]
|
Newport News |
The Star/ Newport News Star[37] |
1900 or 1901[38] |
1940[37] |
Weekly[38] |
- The Star
- Newport News Star
|
|
Newport News |
Your Tidewater Community Paper |
1991 |
|
Monthly (Irregular) |
|
- Published by Ibn H.K. Khailfah.
|
Norfolk |
American Sentinel |
1880 |
1881 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The American Ethiopian |
1900 |
1907 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
Journal and Guide / The New Journal and Guide (1991–)[40] |
1901 |
current |
Weekly |
|
- Official site
- Published as Journal and Guide and Newport News Star from 1940 to 1943.[42]
|
Norfolk |
The Lodge Journal and Guide |
1900 |
1910 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The News and Advertiser |
1900 |
1908 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The Rambler |
1894 |
1898 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The Right Way |
1885 |
|
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The Speaker |
1889 |
1893 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The Spectator |
1887 |
1891 |
|
|
|
Norfolk |
The Standard |
1889 |
1891 |
|
|
|
Petersburg |
Afro-American Churchman |
1885 or 1886[43] |
1890[43] |
Monthly newspaper[43] |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Colored Virginian |
1875? |
? |
Weekly |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Evening Recorder |
1897 |
|
Daily |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Family Reguel |
1880s |
1880s |
Monthly |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Petersburg Herald |
1888[46] |
1899[46] |
Weekly[46] |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Lancet / Virginia Lancet |
1882 |
1886 |
Weekly |
|
|
Petersburg |
The National Pilot |
1886 |
1900 |
Weekly |
|
- Edited by Charles B.W. Gordon.
|
Petersburg |
The Recorder |
1893 |
1897 |
Weekly |
|
|
Petersburg |
The Southern Tribune |
1884 |
1884 |
|
|
- Founded to counteract the pro-Readjuster effect of the Petersburg Lancet.
|
Petersburg |
The Star of Zion |
1880s |
1880s |
Weekly |
|
|
Petersburg |
Union Republican |
1866 |
|
Triweekly[50] |
|
|
Portsmouth |
Black Net Working |
1980s[51] |
1900s[51] |
|
|
- Extant as of 1987.[51]
- Published by Larry Alexander.[51]
|
Richmond |
Richmond Afro-American |
1939[52] |
1941[52] |
Weekly[52] |
|
|
Richmond |
Richmond Free Press |
1992 |
current |
Weekly |
|
|
Richmond |
The Good News Herald |
1986? |
|
Monthly newspaper |
|
|
Richmond |
Industrial Day |
1888 |
1890 |
|
|
|
Richmond |
Legacy |
2015[56] |
current |
Weekly[56] |
|
|
Richmond |
The Negro Advocate |
1902 |
? |
Biweekly |
|
|
Richmond |
Richmond Planet |
1883[58] |
1938[58] |
Weekly[58] |
|
|
Richmond |
The Reformer |
1895 |
1931 |
Weekly |
|
- Official newspaper of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers.
|
Richmond |
The Reporter |
1890 |
1893 |
|
|
|
Richmond |
The Southern News |
1892 |
1894 |
Weekly |
|
|
Richmond |
The Southside Voice |
1987[61] |
1987[61] |
Semimonthly newspaper[61] |
|
- Free newspaper.[61]
- Published by Southside Voice, Inc.[61]
|
Richmond |
St. Luke Herald |
1902? |
? |
Weekly |
|
|
Richmond |
The Virginia Star |
1877 |
1888 |
Weekly |
|
- “[E]stablished in September 1877 by R.A. Green, a physician, in partnership with black businessmen O.M. Steward and P.H. Woolfolk.”
- Supported the Readjuster Party.
|
Richmond |
Richmond Voice |
1987? |
2000s |
Weekly |
|
- Distributed free of charge.[65]
- Published by Jack J. Green[65]
- Followed by Legacy.
|
Richmond |
The Richmond Voice / The Voice |
1917? or 1918 |
1926 |
Weekly |
|
- Edited by Benjamin F. Vaughn.
- Took the place of the Young Men’s Voice.
|
Roanoke |
The Roanoke Tribune / The Tribune (1951–) |
1939 |
current |
Weekly |
- The Roanoke Tribune:
- The Tribune:
|
|
Roanoke |
Roanoke Weekly Press |
1891[70] |
1897[70] |
Weekly[70] |
|
|
Staunton |
Staunton Reporter |
1921[71] |
1923[71] |
Weekly[71] |
|
- Published by O.W. Marshall.[71]
|
Staunton |
Staunton Reporter |
1915[72] |
1918[72] |
Weekly[72] |
|
- Relationship to later Staunton Reporter unclear.[72]
|
Staunton |
Staunton Tribune / Southern Tribune[73] |
1891[73] |
1896[73] |
Weekly[73] |
|
- Published by Willis M. Carter.[74]
|
Staunton |
The Staunton Tribune |
1926[74] |
1933[74] |
Weekly[74] |
|
|
Staunton |
The Valley Index |
1897 |
1905 |
|
|
- Founded by James M. Morris.
|
Staunton |
Virginia Critic |
1884 |
1888 |
|
|
- Founded by C.L. Smith and D.C. Carter.
|
Newport News / Tidewater |
The National Newport News & Commentator |
1986 |
1993 |
Bimonthly newspaper |
|
|
Virginia Beach |
The Answer |
1982[76] |
1900s[76] |
|
|
- Billed as “[t]he progressive newspaper for the progressive citizen.”[76]
- Published by E. George Minns[76]
|
Waverly |
Pioneer |
1894 |
1895 |
|
|
|
Williamsburg |
Peninsula Churchman |
1900s[77] |
?[77] |
|
|
- Affiliated with the Baptist church.[77]
- Extant at least in 1904.[77]
|
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