First Alternative Newspaper in Pittsburgh was called "The Elevator"

The first known African American newspaper in Pittsburgh was called "The Elevator," which was founded in 1844 by Martin Delany and Robert Purvis.

The paper was based in Pittsburgh but was printed in nearby Wheeling, West Virginia, due to laws in Pennsylvania that prohibited the publication of abolitionist literature.

"The Elevator" was one of the earliest African American newspapers in the United States and was an important voice for the abolitionist movement, as well as a source of information and community news for Black Pittsburghers.

The New Pittsburgh Courier is considered the most famous and longest-running black-owned newspaper in Pittsburgh. It was founded in 1907 by Edwin Nathaniel Harleston, a Charleston, South Carolina native, and began as a weekly newspaper serving Pittsburgh's African American community.

The New Pittsburgh Courier played a significant role in the civil rights movement, covering major events such as the Montgomery bus boycott and the March on Washington. It has also been a strong advocate for social justice and Black empowerment. Over the years, the newspaper has won numerous awards for its journalism, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1968 for coverage of the civil rights movement.

Today, The New Pittsburgh Courier continues to publish both in print and online, and it remains an important voice for Pittsburgh's Black community.

Pittsburgh Courier staffers Cyle Page, Russell Washington, Errol Davis, Earl V. Hord, James Drake, Mal Goode, John W. Johnson, and Robert Lavelle, 1945-1955