Every morning I catch up on news from around the Black world using Feedly – a free feed reader application that lets you follow hundreds of sites.
If you want to keep up with what is going on in the Black world, here are the websites I suggest you watch.
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How We Chose These Black News Websites
The first factor we took into consideration was the number of monthly views. The more visitors a website had, the higher it ranked.
We also looked at how often the website was updated. Websites with more than 100 updates per month were ranked higher than sites that rarely posted.
Finally, we looked at content. Websites that had news that was more relevant to readers earned a higher rank than others.
Caribbean News
Caribbean nations include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat (a British overseas territory in the Leeward Islands), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Some nations are larger or more influential than others, which is why they have their own categories below.
Caricom News
1. Stabroek News in Guyana
2. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
3. Nassau Guardian
Jamaica News
1. Jamaica Gleaner
2. Jamaica Observer
Barbados news
1. Nation News
2. Barbados Today
Nigerian Newspapers Online
Nigeria gets its own section because it has a massive population. In fact, Nigeria is the seventh most populated nation on planet Earth! The vast majority of the population is concentrated in just a few urban centers shown below.
1. Vanguard Nigeria
Vanguard does not have the highest number of monthly visitors, but it is the most comprehensive news website on this list. Vanguard covers everything – from politics to business, from local to international. Thats why this site won the number one spot this year.
2. Legit Nigeria
3. Punch
4. Naija Loaded
Kenya Breaking News
1. Daily Nation
2. Standard Digital
3. Mwakilishi
This site specifically covers news related to the Kenyan Diaspora. If you are Kenyan anywhere and you make news it will appear here.
4. The Star
5. Nairobi Wire
6. The Daily Post
The reason why this site ranks number 6 is because the content can be NSFW and cant be considered ‘news’. For instance, one of the headlines reads ‘Kenyan WOMAN turns her bed sheets into a river using a sex toy and claims it satisfies her better than men – Men are trash (PHOTO)’. Seriously.
South African News
1. News 24
2. Independent Online
This site is part of a massive network of African news websites that cover every part of the continent. It is one of the best sources for breaking news in South Africa.
3. Sunday Times Live
4. The Citizen
5. Eyewitness News
Latest Ghana News Websites
Ghana is divided into 16 regions, each with their own capitals. Use the image below to see where news is coming from.
1. Ghana Web
This site is an aggregated site that pulls in information from a bunch of sources. That makes Ghana Web a good one stop shop for area news.
2. Modern Ghana
3. Graphic Online
US Black News Websites
1. Atlanta Black Star
2. The Root
3. Black America Web
4. Afro
5. Electronic Urban Report
6. Good Black News
7. Black Press USA
8. Black News
Pan-African News Websites
Pan-African news sites cover the entire African Diaspora along with news coming out of the African continent.
1. All Africa
2. Sahara Reporters
3. Africa News
4. Africa.com
5. Moguldom African Insider
6. Sangonet Pulse
7. Push Black
Did we forget one? Leave a comment and a link below!
