The Washington Afro American

The Washington Afro American
The Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building, former site of The Washington Afro American newsroom, located in the Logan Circle neighborhood.
Type	Weekly newspaper
Founder(s)	John H. Murphy, Sr.
Founded	1892
Language	English
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
ISSN	0276-6523
Website	.com.afrowww

The Washington Afro-American newspaper is the Washington, D.C., edition of The Afro-American Newspaper.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1892 by Civil War veteran, Sgt. John H. Murphy, Sr. Murphy merged his church publication, "The Sunday School Helper", with two other church publications, "The Ledger" and "The Afro-American", and the publication rose to prominence under the control of his tenth-born child, Carl J.G. Murphy, who served as its editor for 45 years. There have been as many as 13 editions of the newspaper in major cities across the country; today, there are just two: one in Baltimore, the other in Washington, D.C.^[1]

References

^ "Mining the "Afro-American" Archives". Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. Summer 2008.

External links

Washington Afro American and the Washington Tribune print edition
The Afro American Newspapers online edition

The African American press

Newspapers

Active	African-American News and Issues Atlanta Daily World Atlanta Inquirer Atlanta Voice Baltimore Afro-American Bay State Banner Black Chronicle Call and Post The Carolina Times The Charlotte Post Chattanooga News Chronicle Chicago Defender Cincinnati Herald Dayton Defender The Facts The Final Call Florida Sentinel Bulletin Houston Defender Houston Forward Times Indianapolis Recorder Ink newspaper Iowa Bystander Jackson Advocate Los Angeles Sentinel The Louisiana Weekly Louisville Defender Michigan Chronicle The Michigan Citizen The Michigan FrontPage Muhammad Speaks New Journal and Guide New Orleans Tribune New Pittsburgh Courier New York Amsterdam News Northern Kentucky Herald The Oakland Post Omaha Star Philadelphia Tribune Richmond Free Press Richmond Post The Sacramento Observer The St. Louis American St. Louis Argus St. Louis Sentinel San Francisco Bay View Savannah Tribune Seattle Medium Tri-State Defender The Village Beat The Washington Afro American The Washington Informer The Washington Sun

Defunct	Boston Guardian California Eagle The City Sun The Cleveland Gazette The Colored American Dallas Express The Equator Freedom's Journal Indianapolis Freeman The Liberator Louisville Leader Negro World The Negro Star North Star Pittsburgh Courier The Washington Bee Western Appeal The Winter Park Advocate

Magazines

Organizations

Corporations

See also: National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

Categories

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The Washington Afro American