Washington Bee
The Washington Bee – May 29, 1886 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Bee Publishing Company |
| Publisher | Bee Publishing Company |
| Editor | William Calvin Chase |
| Founded | June 3, 1882 |
| Language | American English |
| Ceased publication | January 21, 1922 |
| Headquarters | 1109 I Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 1940-7424 |
| OCLC number | 10587828 |
The Washington Bee was a Washington, D.C.–based American weekly newspaper founded in 1882 and primarily read by African Americans. Throughout almost all of its forty-year history, it was edited by African American lawyer-journalist William Calvin Chase. The newspaper was aligned with the Republican Party. It was published, with gaps in 1893 and 1895, until 1922, shortly after editor Chase's death.