title: List of African American newspapers in West Virginia
text: # List of African American newspapers in West Virginia
  
  This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of West Virginia. The first such newspaper was The Pioneer Press of Martinsburg, started by J.R. Clifford in 1882. West Virginia's last African American newspaper, the West Virginia Beacon Digest of Charleston, shut down in 2006.
  
  ## Newspapers
  
  | City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bluefield | Independent Observer | | | Weekly | | Circulation of 2,400 in 1951. |
  | Charleston | The Advocate | 1901 | 1913 | Weekly | ISSN 2574-6464 LCCN 2011254015, sn85059812 OCLC 664610971, 12920534 | Claimed to reach "more colored readers than any newspaper in West Virginia." |
  | Charleston | West Virginia Weekly / The W. Va. Weekly | 1933 | 1935 | Weekly | LCCN sn85059878 OCLC 12929891 | |
  | Charleston | West Virginia Beacon Digest | 1957 | 2006 | Weekly | ISSN 1042-8100 LCCN sn85059870 OCLC 12926221 | Only West Virginia African American newspaper in the 21st century. Published by Stephen R. Starks. |
  | Charleston | West Virginia Digest | 1939 | 1946 | Weekly | LCCN sn85059872 OCLC 12926226 | |
  | Charleston | West Virginia Enterprise | 1885 | ? | Weekly | | Founded by Christopher Payne. |
  | Charleston | West Virginia Weekly | 1933 | 1935 | Weekly | | Edited by Earl K. Kogar. |
  | Clarksburg | The Clarion | 1911 | 1910s | Weekly | LCCN sn85059700 OCLC 12818724 | Ceased publication between 1911 and 1914. Edited by T.L. Higgins. |
  | Huntington | The Breeze | 1920s | 1920s | | | Edited and published by J.W. Scott. |
  | Huntington | Huntington Enterprise | 1913 | | | | Edited by H. Rufus White. |
  | Huntington | Huntington Times | 1918? | ? | Weekly | LCCN sn85059761 OCLC 12897649 | Edited by A.N. Johnson. |
  | Huntington | West Virginia Spokesman | 1900 | | | | Founded by C.H. Barnett and edited by J.W. Scott. |
  | Keystone | The McDowell Times | 1904 | 1941 | Weekly | ISSN 2640-348X, 2640-3471 LCCN 2018270642, sn86092050 OCLC 1076345227, 13032822, 17762445 | Free online archive Founded by Matthew Thomas Whittico. |
  | Martinsburg | The Pioneer Press | 1882 | 1918 | Weekly | ISSN 2640-3722, 2640-3714 LCCN 2014254021, sn83025146 OCLC 876188253, 9285482 | Free online archive Published and edited by J.R. Clifford, the first African American admitted to practice law in West Virginia. |
  | Montgomery | The Mountain Eagle | 1890s | 1900s | Weekly | | Founded by Christopher Payne. |
  | Montgomery | The Pioneer | 1890s | 1900s | Weekly | | Founded by Christopher Payne. |
  