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

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.

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

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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]
  • Suspended from May 1993 to December 1995.[3]
  • Published by Elgin R. Jones.[3]
Anchorage Midnight Sun Reporter 1962[9] 1960s[8] Weekly[9]
  • Published by George C. Anderson.[8]
  • Published through at least 1964. Suspended publication from 1962 to 1964.[8]
  • Weekly circulation reached 2500 in 1962.[9]
Anchorage The New Horizon[11] 1976[10] ?[10] Weekly[10]
  • Edited by Alberta Jones.[10]
  • Published through at least 1978.[10]
Anchorage The North Star Reporter[12] 1982[13] 1983?[12] Twice-monthly[12]
  • Published through at least 1983.[10]
Anchorage The Alaska Spotlight 1952[14] 1960s[14] Weekly[14]
  • Published by George C. Anderson[14]
  • Extant through 1968.[15] Defunct by 1970.[9]
Anchorage Anchorage Town Crier 1994[16] 1990s Biweekly[16]
  • Edited by Dorothy Cox.[16]
  • Published through at least early 1995.[16]
Anchorage Vox Populi 1978?[17] 1980s[17] Monthly newspaper[17]
  • Published through at least 1981.[17]
  • Edited by Al Stills.[17]

See also

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Works cited

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References

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  1. ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
  2. ^ a b c d Alaska State Library 2000, p. 25.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "About Midnight sun reporter. (Anchorage, Alaska) 1962-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  9. ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 106.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Alaska State Library 2000, p. 29.
  11. ^ Overstreet 1988, p. 131.
  12. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d "About The Alaska spotlight. [online resource] (Anchorage, Alaska) 1952-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  15. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 32, para. 324.
  16. ^ a b c d Alaska State Library 2000, p. 21.
  17. ^ a b c d e Alaska State Library 2000, p. 35.
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