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List of African American newspapers in Nevada

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Source revisionDec 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ85776959 ↗
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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nevada, which was "the last state to remove itself from the list of states that have never had a Black newspaper" in the mid-20th century.

While the late 19th century saw a flourishing African American press in many other Western states and territories, Nevada's African American population at the time was very low, falling as low as 134 in 1900. As a result, during that early period, "no Negro-owned newspaper, even of the most ephemeral kind, was published in Nevada."

Newspapers

To be included in this list, a periodical should be mentioned in a reliable source as an African American newspaper published in Nevada.

Other publications

See also

List of African American newspapers and media outlets

List of African American newspapers in Arizona

List of African American newspapers in California

List of African American newspapers in Oregon

List of African American newspapers in Utah

List of newspapers in Nevada

List of African American newspapers in Washington (state)

List of African American newspapers in New Mexico

List of African American newspapers in Georgia

List of African American newspapers in Louisiana

List of African American newspapers in New York

List of African American newspapers in Texas

List of Gypsy American newspapers in Nevada

List of Mexican American newspapers in Nevada

Works cited

Berardi, Gayle K.; Segady, Thomas W. (1990). "The Development of African-American Newspapers in the American West: A Sociohistorical Perspective". The Journal of Negro History. 75 (3/4): 96–111. doi:10.2307/3031501. JSTOR 3031501. S2CID 142393523.

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