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Front page of the November 25, 1899 issue of The New Age.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Oregon. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

Portland is the only city where such newspapers are known to have been published.[1] The first was the Portland New Age, founded as The New Age in 1896.[2] Notable contemporary newspapers include The Observer and The Skanner.

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Portland The Oregon Advance Times 1968[4] 1968[3] Weekly[4]
  • LCCN sn00063638
  • OCLC 9822566, 30723634
Portland The Advocate 1903[5] 1937[5] Weekly[6]
Portland The Portland Advocate 1981[7] 1981[7] Monthly newspaper[7]

Organ of the Black Urban Front[8]

Portland Advocate Register 1943[9] 1951[9] Weekly[9]
Portland Portland Challenger 1952[11] 1954[10] Weekly[10] or biweekly[11]
Portland Clarion Defender 1953[13] or 1965[14] or 1966[12] 1973?[12] Weekly[14]
Portland Portland Inquirer 1944[16] 1946[15] Weekly[16]
Portland Oregon Mirror 1959[17] 1962?[17] Weekly[18]
Portland The New Age[21] /
Portland New Age (1905–1907)[20]		 1896[21] or 1899[22] 1907[20] Weekly[20]
Portland The Newspaper /
Albina Newspaper		 1969[25] ? Biweekly[25]
Portland Northwest Clarion 1943[27] or 1944[28] 1961[27] Weekly[29]
Portland Northwest Defender 1962[30] 1965[30] Weekly[30]
  • Available online
  • Founded by Jimmy "Bang-Bang" Walker.[31]
  • Published by J.W. Zell II.[30]
  • Later merged with the Northwest Clarion to become the Clarion Defender.[31]
Portland Observer 1901?[32] 1903[32] Weekly[32]
Portland The Observer /
Portland Observer /
People's Observer[33]		 1938[33] 1950?[33] Weekly,[33] later twice-monthly,[34] monthly after 1946[35]
Portland The Portland Observer /
New Portland Observer[37]		 1970[37] current Weekly[37]
Portland The Pacific Dispatch 1946[38] 1947[38]
  • Published jointly in Seattle and Portland starting September 20, 1946, at which point it was identified as the "Portland edition" of the Pacific Dispatch, which continued until June 27, 1947.[38]
  • Succeeded by The Seattle Dispatch.[38]
Portland The Skanner 1975[39] current Weekly[39]
Portland The Portland Times 1909[40] or 1918[42] 1924[40] or 1923[41] Weekly[42]

See also

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Works cited

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References

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  1. ^ Abajian 1974, pp. 392–393.
  2. ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
  3. ^ a b "About The Oregon advance times. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1968-1968". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 445, ¶ 4645.
  5. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4254.
  6. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 10, ¶ 95.
  7. ^ a b c d "Portland Advocate". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. ^ "Portland Advocate_1981-05".
  9. ^ a b c d "Advocate Register". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. ^ a b c "Portland Challenger". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  11. ^ a b "About Portland challenger. [volume] (Portland, Oregon) 1952-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  12. ^ a b "Clarion Defender". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  13. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4255.
  14. ^ a b "About Clarion defender. (Portland, Or.) 1965-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  15. ^ a b "Portland Inquirer". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  16. ^ a b "About Portland inquirer. (Portland, Or.) 1944-194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  17. ^ a b "Oregon Mirror". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  18. ^ a b "About Oregon mirror. [volume] (Portland, Oregon) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  19. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4263a.
  20. ^ a b c "About Portland new age. [microfilm reel] (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  21. ^ a b "About The new age. [microfilm reel] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  22. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4872.
  23. ^ Lee, Allen L. (2007-01-17). "Adolphus D. Griffin (1868-1916)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  24. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4257.
  25. ^ a b Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4258.
  26. ^ "Albina Newspaper". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  27. ^ a b c "Northwest Clarion". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  28. ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4259.
  29. ^ "About Northwest clarion. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  30. ^ a b c d "About Northwest defender. (Portland, Or.) 1962-1965". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  31. ^ a b "Clarion Defender". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  32. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4260.
  33. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 437, ¶ 4555.
  34. ^ "About The people's observer. (Portland, Or.) 1943-1945". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  35. ^ "About The observer. (Portland, Or.) 1945-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  36. ^ "William McClendon (1915-1996)". The Encyclopedia of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  37. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4873.
  38. ^ a b c d "About The Pacific dispatch. (Portland, Or. ;) 1946-1947". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  39. ^ a b c "About The skanner. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1975-2014". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  40. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4264.
  41. ^ "Portland Times". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  42. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4874.
  43. ^ "Negroes Turn to Court". The Morning Oregonian. October 9, 1919. p. 9.
  44. ^ "The Editor and Publisher 1919-10-30: Vol 52 Iss 22". Duncan McIntosh. 30 October 1919.
  45. ^ "Negro Editors Sign Armistice". The Editor and Publisher. January 29, 1920.
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