List of African-American newspapers in Alaska

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Alaska. All of them have been published in Anchorage, the state's largest city.

Front page of Alaska's first African-American newspaper, The Alaska Spotlight, from 1956.

The first African American newspaper in the Territory of Alaska (1912-1959) was The Alaska Spotlight, which began publication in 1952 when Alaska was not yet a state.[1]

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Frequency	Call numbers	Remarks
Anchorage	Crusader	1974[2]	1974[2]	Weekly[2]	OCLC 39325095	Edited by Margaret L. Roblow Neal.[2]
Anchorage	The Anchorage Gazette	1992[3]		Monthly,[4] weekly,[5][6] or irregular[3][7]	ISSN 2576-7380 LCCN sn98060276, 2011254011 OCLC 27696741, 664611171	Suspended from May 1993 to December 1995.[3] Published by Elgin R. Jones.[3]
Anchorage	Midnight Sun Reporter	1962[8]	1960s[9]	Weekly[8]	LCCN sn98060286 OCLC 39325101	Published by James N. Owens.[8] Published through at least 1964. Suspended publication from 1962 to 1964.[9] Weekly circulation reached 2500 in 1962.[8]
Anchorage	The New Horizon[10]	1976[11]	?[11]	Weekly[11]	OCLC 39325103	Edited by Alberta Jones.[11] Published through at least 1978.[11]
Anchorage	The North Star Reporter[12]	1982[13]	1983?[12]	Twice-monthly[12]	LCCN sn99058168 OCLC 25569318	Published through at least 1983.[11]
Anchorage	The Alaska Spotlight	1952[14]	1960s[14]	Weekly[14]	ISSN 2574-5557 LCCN sn84025839, 2011254030 OCLC 664611169, 10411164	Published by George C. Anderson[14] Extant through 1968.[15] Defunct by 1970.[8]
Anchorage	Anchorage Town Crier	1994[16]	1990s	Biweekly[16]	OCLC 39325207	Edited by Dorothy Cox.[16] Published through at least early 1995.[16]
Anchorage	Vox Populi	1978?[17]	1980s[17]	Monthly newspaper[17]	OCLC 39325225	Published through at least 1981.[17] Edited by Al Stills.[17]

See also

• List of African-American newspapers and media outlets
• List of African-American newspapers in Hawaii
• List of newspapers in Alaska

Works cited

• Alaska State Library (2000). Guide to Alaska Newspapers on Microfilm (PDF).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Overstreet, Everett Louis (1988). Black on a Background of White: A Chronicle of Afro-Americans ́involvement in Americaś Last Frontier, Alaska. ISBN 9780918270207.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

1. Smith 2012, p. 409.
2. Alaska State Library 2000, p. 25.
3. "About The Anchorage gazette. [online resource] (Anchorage, Alaska) 1992-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
4. Hayes, James L.; Guindon, Kathleen M. (1994). Burrelle's Media Directory-1995. p. 553.
5. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 44, para. 446.
6. Alaska Blue Book 1993-94. 1993. p. 311.
7. Alaska State Library 2000, p. 19.
8. Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 106.
9. "About Midnight sun reporter. (Anchorage, Alaska) 1962-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
10. Overstreet 1988, p. 131.
11. Alaska State Library 2000, p. 29.
12. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 430, para. 4479.
13. "About North star reporter. (Anchorage, Alaska) 1982-198?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
14. "About The Alaska spotlight. [online resource] (Anchorage, Alaska) 1952-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
15. Danky & Hady, p. 32, para. 324. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDankyHady (help)
16. Alaska State Library 2000, p. 21.
17. Alaska State Library 2000, p. 35.