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for searching for magazine, journal and newspaper articles using one of the library's indexes and databases.

Harper Library Materials

• Reference
• Mainstack
• Videos/DVD's

Black Hollywood. P94.5.A37 O5 2001 (Multicultural Peoples of North America Video Series)

Marcus Garvey. E185.97.G3 M37 2001

*Murder of Emmett Till F350 .N4 M87 2003

Night Tulsa burned. F704.T92 N5 2001

Ordinary Americans: the civil. E185.61 .O73 2000

Walk a mile in my shoes: the 90-year journey of the Media. E185.61 .W3 2000

• Journals

African-American Review (Microfilm: Spring 1992-2000; Electronic: March 1992-)

Black Scholar (Microfilm 1969-2001; Print: 2002; Electronic: June 1991-September 2002)

Callaloo

Chicago Defender (Newspaper)

CLA Journal

Ebony (Microfilm: 1945-2001; Print: 2002; Electronic: 1993-)

Journal of Negro History (Print: 1916-2000)

Phylon (Print: 1969-1987, 1992, 2001)

* Indicates Purchased with a Resources for Excellence Grant from the Harper College Educational Foundation.

Statistical Resources

The Black Population in the United States March 1995

Web Journals and Articles

African Studies Quarterly: The Online Journal of African Studies
An online-only journal published by the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida.

Jouvert: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies
"Jouvert: a journal of postcolonial studies is a refereed, multi-disciplinary journal published on the World Wide Web tri-annually. It thus offers a widely accessible--indeed, international--forum for the interrogation of textual, cultural and political postcolonialisms." Published by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University.

Quarterly Book Review
The Black Book Review Online

The Black Collegian

Jouvert: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies

The North Star: A Journal of African-American Religious History

Javanoir: A Selected Guide to African American Resources on the Internet

State and Local Resources

Organizations

100 Black Men of America
"With a mission to improve the quality of life and enhance educational opportunities for African-Americans, members of the 100 serve as a strong force for overcoming the cultural and financial obstacles that have limited the achievements of African-American youth, particularly young African-American males. The organization has made outstanding progress, proving that Blacks can, and do, excel in corporate and community leadership."

Africa-America Institute
"Founded in 1953, The Africa-America Institute is a multi-racial, multi- ethnic, non-profit organization, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., and a presence in over 50 African countries."

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The NAACP strives "To achieve equal rights through the democratic process and eliminate racial prejudice by removing racial discrimination in housing, employment, voting, schools, the courts, transportation, recreation, prisons, and business enterprises."

National Association of African American Studies
"Seeks to further the cause of research in African American studies and promote acquaintanceship among those interested in the field."

National Association of Black Journalists
"The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide."

National Black United Fund
"The mission of the National Black United Fund is to build a viable philanthropic institution for Black American opportunity, growth, and change."

National Urban League (NUL)
The NUL is the premier social service and civil rights organization in America.

Program for Research on African Americans
"PRBA seeks to collect, analyze, and interpret empirical data on African Americans as well as international data on people of African descent. A second important goal is to provide research and training opportunities for social scientists and students of color."

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
The RPC is a progressive organization fighting for social change. As a mighty coalition of conscience; workers, women and people of color have the power to make the American Dream a Reality!

The Nation of Islam (NOI)
This site provides historical information about the founding of the NOI and links to domestic and international Islamic centers.

United Negro College Fund
"Our mission is to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American education assistance organization."

Related Links

African American Odyssey
African American Odyssey is part of the Library of Congress American Memory Project.

African American Resources - American Studies Web
Part of the American Studies program at Georgetown University. Provides an alphabetical listing of links.

African Americans - Biography, Autobiography, and History
Part of the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School, this section contains complete copies of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech, My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, dictated by Sojourner Truth and edited by Olive Gilbert, The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois, and Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington.

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