Armistead S. Pride

Armistead S. Pride (died 1991) was an American journalist, author and professor emeritus at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. An African American, he headed Lincoln University's School of Journalism and journalism department from 1943 to his retirement in 1976.

He graduated from the University of Michigan, University of Chicago, Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (Masters). His dissertation from the University of Chicago was "Criticisms of the metaphor in England, 1660-1740". He received his doctorate from Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences in 1950. His dissertation was “A Register and History of Negro Newspapers in the United States: 1927-50". He wrote for various newspapers. Northwestern University awarded him an honorary doctorate of humane letters after his retirement.

He was the book review editor of Journalism Educator and wrote an article on nomenclature used to refer to Black Americans.

He had a wife, Marie, and daughter, Lorene Loiacano.