Black Flag (newspaper)

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Black Flag is a British anarchist newspaper, mainly known for its coverage of international anarchist politics as well as supporting "class war" prisoners. Black Flag was founded by Albert Meltzer and Stuart Christie in 1970.

The name of the periodical is drawn from the Black Flag, which is a traditional anarchist symbol dating back to the 1880s.

Black Flag, run by an anarcho-communist group originally featuring Meltzer and Christie, has gone through several formats: magazine format, newspaper format and for a period including investigative journalism. In more recent times, it has evolved into an analytical periodical for the anarchist movement in the UK.

Historically, there have been other Black Flag periodicals published by anarchists. A French anarchist paper was published under the name Le Drapeau Noir ("The Black Flag"), which existed for several years until its demise in 1882. The Japanese anarchist group Black Youth League (formed 1925) started publishing a journal named Kurohata in 1945. Kurohata translates to "Black Flag".

As of late 2006, Black Flag has been temporarily suspended as a going operation while the future of the magazine, currently in an annual format, is discussed.