 The 19 April 2014 front page of The Florida Star | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Clara McLaughlin |
| Founder(s) | Eric O. Simpson |
| Publisher | Clara McLaughlin |
| Founded | April 15, 1951 |
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Circulation | 21,000[1] |
| Sister newspapers | The Georgia Star |
| Website | thefloridastar thegeorgiastar |
The Florida Star is a weekly newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1951 to cater to Jacksonville's African American community, it is the oldest African-American newspaper in Northeast Florida.[2]
- ^ "Member Directory". Florida Press Association. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Mark Graham. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-674-00788-8.