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=Finding newspapers=

  • {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/africanamericanne00dank|title=African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography|website=archive.org|accessdate=January 22, 2020}}, Covers 1989 to 1998; full text available online.
  • {{cite web|url=https://nnpa.org/current-members/|title=National Newspaper Publishers Association|accessdate=January 22, 2020|website=NNPA.org}}, African-American newspaper members
  • The Afro-American Press and Its Editors, an 1891 book with numerous biographical sketches and woodcut images.
  • African-American newspapers that already have Wikipedia articles: :Category:African-American newspapers (and the main article African-American newspapers)
  • African American News Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists www.nabj.org
  • Wikidata: [https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fplace%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fid%20%3Fcoords%20%3Farticle%20%3Fmapflags%20%3Frgb%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fc%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ4689686%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20%3Fc%20.%0A%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP5454%20%3Fid%20.%7D%0A%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP291%7Cwdt%3AP159%7Cwdt%3AP131%20%3Fplace%20.%0A%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords.%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fpageid%20%3Fns%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Amwapi%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Aendpoint%20%22en.wikipedia.org%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Aapi%20%22Generator%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agenerator%20%22search%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agsrsearch%20%22insource%3A%5C%22infobox%20newspaper%5C%22%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agsrlimit%20%22max%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wikibase%3AapiOutputItem%20mwapi%3Aitem%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fpageid%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20%22%40pageid%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fns%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20%22%40ns%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%20LIMIT%2015000%0A%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28SUBSTR%28str%28%3Farticle%29%2C%201%2C%2025%29%20%3D%20%22https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%22%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28BOUND%28%3Fns%29%2C%22_infobox%22%2C%22_noinfobox%22%29%20AS%20%3Finfobox%29.%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28BOUND%28%3Farticle%29%2C%22enwiki%22%2C%22noenwiki%22%29%20AS%20%3Fonwiki%29.%20%20%0A%20%20BIND%28CONCAT%28%3Fonwiki%2C%3Finfobox%29%20as%20%3Flayer%29%20.%0A%0A%20%20BIND%28%20IF%28BOUND%28%3Farticle%29%2C%20%20%20IF%28BOUND%28%3Fns%29%2C%20%22009500%22%20%2C%20%22FFF000%22%20%29%20%20%2C%20%20%22FF0000%22%20%20%20%29%20%20AS%20%3Frgb%29.%20%20%0A%20%20%0A%20%23hint%3APrior%20hint%3ArunFirst%20%22true%22.%0A%20%23OPTIONAL%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP5454%20%3Fid%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20 This query] plots Wikidata's items that are designated as "African-American newspapers" on a map. Only a handful of points are plotted; the query may need improvement, and we may need to mark more Wikidata items with this property as well.

In February 2021, 120 years of archives of the publication Editor & Publisher were released, and are free to browse. This Twitter thread links to a number of [https://twitter.com/PeteForsyth/status/1364335141548527616 articles specific to the Black press] that may be useful reference materials for any number of Wikipedia articles. (It would be helpful to move this list of links to this Wikipedia page.)

By state or region

  • [https://archive.org/details/blackstheircontr0000abaj/page/362/mode/2up Blacks and their contributions to the American West: a bibliography and union list of library holdings through 1970]: Has a brief description of some of the newspapers (simple listings of many)

= Oregon =

  • [https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/blacknewspapers/ Historic Black newspapers of Portland]
  • [https://www.theskanner.com/images/stories/pdfs/BlackHistory_2015.pdf Skanner 2015 overview]

=Washington State=

List of African-American Newspapers in Washington State

=Wisconsin=

List of African-American Newspapers in Wisconsin

= Redlinked articles to write =

(please move completed articles or drafts to the appropriate spaces below)

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  • Bay Drum www.baydrum.com [https://books.google.com/books?id=iCAooD3ttG0C&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=www.baydrum.com&source=bl&ots=waZjkp2lGD&sig=ACfU3U0oQsxLG8PAZbtqDFEm2dx-YFFoZA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih4474tq7tAhWmJzQIHbNVA_AQ6AEwCHoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=www.baydrum.com&f=false books], [https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&rlz=1C1EJFC_enUS885US885&biw=1920&bih=937&sxsrf=ALeKk00o0uaxNJaFOoC-VE9o_7wnrqWwTg%3A1606883741371&ei=nRnHX5OHFqjA0PEP6u2p8A8&q=%22bay+drum%22+This+publication+has+been+the+online+information+network+serving+the+African+American+community+in+the+Northern+California%2FBay+Area+since+1989.&oq=%22bay+drum%22+This+publication+has+been+the+online+information+network+serving+the+African+American+community+in+the+Northern+California%2FBay+Area+since+1989.&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1DnnAFYl9EBYNvVAWgAcAF4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBBqABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjTyeW0vK7tAhUoIDQIHep2Cv4Q4dUDCA0&uact=5 edpub], [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Information+Age+griots.-a054783782 free library] list done by: Monica Dinglasan on December 1, 2020
  • BlackNews.com www.blacknews.com

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  • Call and Post Newspapers www.callandpost.com
  • Chicago Standard Newspapers www.standardnewspapers.com [https://www.google.com/search?q=chicago%20standard%20newspapers%20site%3Amondotimes.com&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS706US706&oq=mondo+times&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i20i263j0j0i22i30l4j69i60.2418j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjA1v-GgrHtAhXyOn0KHYumAYoQ2wF6BAgJEAE&ei=E2_IX4CBEfL19AOLzYbQCA mondo], [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&sxsrf=ALeKk00bpTWPclAIhKxIwXcUGXqDQNSI5g%3A1606974987329&ei=C37IX7O-E4Su0PEP-NOwsAM&q=%22standard+chicago+newspaper%22&oq=%22standard+chicago+newspaper%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...9033.23830.0.24150.64.39.21.0.0.0.250.4410.1j29j2.32.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..12.30.2530...0j0i13k1j33i10k1j33i299k1.0.8_FjDH9zSjk books], [https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/23313552/first-name-last-name-publication-position-city-state-f- edpub], [https://www.blacknews.com/directory/black_african_american_newspapers.shtml blacknews], [https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86090470/ loc] NFenty (talk) 04:52, 3 December 2020 (UTC) is developing this

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  • Weekly Challenger www.theweeklychallenger.com
  • Weekly Press www.theweeklypress.com
  • Windy City Word www.windycityword.com [https://www.google.com/search?biw=1472&bih=738&ei=VDvIX6rXA7a70PEPy86n-AU&q=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22windy+city+word%22&oq=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22windy+city+word%22&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOggIABAIEAcQHjoICAAQBxAFEB46BggAEAcQHjoFCAAQyQM6AggAOgUIABDNAjoHCCEQChCrAjoECCEQCjoFCCEQoAFQmtIEWPSJBWCojQVoC3AAeAGAAdoBiAHgHZIBBzE0LjIxLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6wAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiq0Z3a0LDtAhW2HTQIHUvnCV8Q4dUDCA0&uact=5 EdPub], [https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&client=opera&bih=738&biw=1472&hl=en-US&tbm=bks&ei=ITnIX4rOIt-r0PEPoJaZyAc&q=%22windy+city+word%22&oq=%22windy+city+word%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i299k1l2.701067.707672.0.708730.25.21.4.0.0.0.146.2063.14j7.21.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..4.18.1516...0j0i10k1j0i333k1j33i10i299k1j33i10k1.0.W0KwaMCB3_U Books], [https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&ei=RjnIX9yoD7jB0PEP3O-liAU&q=%22library+of+congress%22+%22windy+city+word%22&oq=%22library+of+congress%22+%22windy+city+word%22&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOgQIABBHOgYIABAHEB46BQgAEMkDOgIIADoICAAQCBAHEB46BggAEAgQHjoFCCEQoAE6BwghEAoQqwI6BAghEApQxq0rWIzWK2C05CtoAHACeACAAX-IAdQZkgEFMTEuMjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEFwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjc48DfzrDtAhW4IDQIHdx3CVEQ4dUDCA0&uact=5 LOC], [https://go.newspapers.com/results.php?query=%22windy+city+word%22&s_place=&date_field= nwsprs], [https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/results/90F8478BF8C940DAPQ/1?accountid=4485 ProQuest]. List done by marquismorales on December 2, 2020

Redlinks from African American press template

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; From African-American newspapers

= News On Wiki NOW 2020 campaign - work completed =

= Needs infobox =

Drafts to be completed

Redirects created

  • African American News and Issues www.aframnews.com
  • Afro American Newspaper www.afro.com (possible redirect to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Afro-American Baltimore Afro-American]) Aafranklin (talk)
  • Chicago Defender www.chicagodefender.com
  • Columbus Post www.columbuspost.com
  • Dallas Weekly www.dallasweekly.com
  • Freedom's Journal [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Freedom%27s+Journal&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&advancedSearch-current=%7B%7D&ns0=1 wiki] [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Freedom_s_Journal/LcCg09qSN4sC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22freedom%27s+journal%22&printsec=frontcover books] [https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030455/ loc] JRandRosie [https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&biw=1536&bih=722&sxsrf=ALeKk02hlti5lmXi6pkmWH1yTJprSxIpHQ%3A1606991674808&ei=Or_IX9_5MLaPwbkPwqCFwAg&q=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22freedom%27s+journal%22&oq=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22freedom%27s+journal%22&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoICAAQCBAHEB46BQghEKsCOgUIABDNAjoHCCMQsAIQJzoECCMQJ1Cc1ANYxPMDYPr4A2gEcAB4AoABowWIAfMpkgELMS41LjMuOS4wLjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6wAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjf_ru_zrHtAhW2RzABHUJQAYgQ4dUDCA0&uact=5 EdPub] (talk) 10:22, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Insight News www.insightnews.com
  • Philadelphia Tribune www.phillytrib.com/
  • Sacramento Observer www.sacobserver.com [https://sacblackchamber.org/business/sacramento-observer-newspaper/ Sacramento Chamber of Commerce], [https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/5/309/19175 MondoTimes], [https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&ei=bPjGX5v9EJP5-gSD0KWQBg&q=library+of+congress+sacramento+observer&oq=library+of+congress+sacramento+observer&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECAAQRzoOCC4QxwEQrwEQkQIQkwI6BAgAEEM6CwguEMcBEK8BEJECOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoFCAAQsQM6BQguELEDOg4ILhCxAxCDARDHARCjAjoICC4QsQMQgwE6AggAOggILhDHARCjAjoFCAAQkQI6BAguEEM6CAgAELEDEIMBOggIABCxAxDJAzoFCAAQkgM6CAgAELEDEJECOgIILjoHCAAQsQMQQzoICAAQyQMQkQI6DgguELEDEIMBEMcBEK8BOg0ILhCxAxDHARCjAhBDOggILhDHARCvAToFCAAQyQM6CggAELEDEMkDEEM6CQgAEMkDEBYQHjoGCAAQFhAeOggIIRAWEB0QHjoFCCEQoAE6BwghEAoQoAFQ044uWPbtLmCN7y5oB3ACeACAAbEBiAG-KJIBBTEyLjM0mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwib44jhnK7tAhWTvJ4KHQNoCWIQ4dUDCAw&uact=5 LOC], [https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/results/42D8265968DF4E15PQ/1?accountid=4485 ProQuest], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22sacramento+observer%22&oq=%22editor+and+publisher%22+%22sacramento+observer%22&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.13875j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 EdPub], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22sacramento+observer%22&source=lmns&tbm=bks&bih=754&biw=1536&client=opera&safe=strict&hl=en-US&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMzIzsv7DtAhURADQIHSN9C6UQ_AUoAXoECAEQCA Books] List done by marquismorales on December 1, 2020
  • TheRoot.com www.theroot.com
  • Westside Gazette www.thewestsidegazette.com

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