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Harper
Library Materials
*African
and African-American Religions BL2400 .A3 1998
*America
Beyond the Color Line E185.61 .A44 2003
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
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
U.S.
Government Resources
African
American History and Culture, Library of Congress Manuscrips
Guide to the Library of Congress' collection of manuscripts
having to do with African American History and culture
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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