Tri-State Defender
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Tri-State Defender Board of Directors. |
| Publisher | Karanja A. Ajanaku |
| Editor | Karanja A. Ajanaku |
| Founded | November 3, 1951 |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee 38103, U.S. |
| Circulation | 4,373 weekly (as of 2011) |
| Website | tsdmemphis |
The Tri-State Defender is a weekly African-American newspaper serving Memphis, Tennessee, and the nearby areas of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. It bills itself as "The Mid-South's Best Alternative Newspaper". The Defender was founded in 1951 by John H. Sengstacke, owner of the Chicago Defender. In 2013, the paper was locally purchased from Real Times Media by the Tri-State Defender Board of Directors