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Melanet: The Uncut Black Experience
A wide range of African-American information resources including Kwanzaa
events, an African wedding guide, and online mentoring for children.
http://www.melanet.com/
Advocacy Organizations
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People
Provides advocacy information on a variety of cultural, educational,
business, labor, and political issues.
http://www.naacp.org/
National Urban League
Premier social service and civil rights organization. Includes programs,
news, events, and local branches.
http://www.nul.org/
IM
Diversity.com African-American Village
One-stop career and self-development site for minorities.
http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/african/village_african_american.asp
Investing for Success
An interactive, multimedia web course on the
basics of investing from a partnership of the National Urban League and
the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation.
http://www.icief.org/
Minority & Women Owned Businesses Searchable
Database
An online database of minority- and women-owned businesses in New York State.
Search by economic development region, county, SIC code, company name, and sales.
Maintained by the New York State Division of Empire State Development.
http://205.232.252.35/
Minority Business Entrepreneur
Bi-monthly magazine on minority- and women-owned business which includes the
table of contents and subscription information.
http://www.mbemag.com/
US Dept. of Commerce - Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA) | En
español
Background and contact information.
http://www.mbda.gov/
US Dept. of Labor - Office of
Small Business Programs
The Office of Small Business Programs works to provide opportunities for small,
disadvantaged or minority owned businesses. OSBP also manages the minority colleges
and universities program.
http://www.dol.gov/osbp/welcome.html
Black Collegian
Online version of magazine about African-American career opportunities.
Provides career planning/job search information and general information
on college life.
http://www.black-collegian.com/
Minority On-Line Information Service
(MOLIS)
Information on scholarships, minority institutions, and minority colleges
faculty members.
http://www.molis.org/
National Association of Black Journalists
(NABJ)
History, objectives, and contacts for professional and student chapters.
http://www.nabj.org/
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Information on membership, regional conferences, careers, events, and
scholarships.
http://www.nsbe.org/
NIH Black Scientists Association
Promotes issue of importance to underrepresented minority communities in
general and to the Black community in particular. Mentoring programs and other
opportunities which assist Black scientists are provided.
http://bsa.od.nih.gov/
Organization of Black
Designers
Gallery of members' designs, plus bulletin board, mission statement, feature
articles, and membership details.
http://www.core77.com/OBD/welcome.html
Black Women's
Health Imperative
The Black Women's Health Imperative is the new name of the National
Black Women's Health Project. It is a leading African American health
education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution.
http://www.blackwomenshealth.org/site/PageServer
African-American
Archaeology Newsletter
Articles from various editions discussing archaeological issues, digs and artifacts
of African-American archaeology.
http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html
African
American Archives, Manuscripts and Special Collections
African American Studies subject guide including respositories, collections
in several repositories and single repositories, and individual collections.
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/blks/internet/afamarc.htm
African-American
Collections in the Milwaukee Urban Archives
Abstracts and genealogical information available for these manuscripts.
http://www.uwm.edu/Library/arch/blacks.htm
The African-American
Mosaic
A resource guide for the study of African-American history and culture
from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam001.html
African American
Odyssey
This Library of Congress exhibition, The African-American Odyssey:
A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the Library's incomparable African-American
collections. The special presentation is not only a highlight of what is
on view in this major history exhibition, but also a glimpse into the Library's
vast holdings of African-American materials. Both include a wide array
of important and rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical
scores, plays, films, and recordings.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
African-American Perspectives
Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection (1818-1907) at the Library
of Congress. Spans almost 100 years of African-American history and culture.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
Afro-American Almanac
Online presentation of the African in America. Includes biographies, historical
documents and events, and folk tales.
http://toptags.com/aama/
Black American West Museum
and Heritage Center
Details of the Center's historic exhibits and materials about African-Americans
in the West. Provides location, hours and calendar of events.
www.blackamericanwest.org/
Black Baseball's Negro Baseball
Leagues
Comprehensive index of information concerning the Leagues, including
histories, books, collectibles, player profiles and more.
http://www.blackbaseball.com/
Black History Quest
A wide variety of resources on African-American history, culture and
studies. Includes information about Africa, Britain, music, culture, marines,
and biographies of individuals as well as much more.
http://blackquest.com/link.htm
Black
Studies
The Black Studies program at CUNY has a wide collection of resources here. Currently
resources are arranged into 51 topics ranging from Abolition and Affirmative
Action to the Underground Railroad (including several links re N.Y. State) and
Women. You'll find the text of John Quincy Adams' argument before the Supreme
Court in the Armistad Case, guides to African American manuscript collections,
texts of unpublished plays by Zora Neale Hurston discovered in the Library of
Congress, lesson plans, speeches, information on Martin Luther King Jr. and
even the FBI files on the Black Panthers.
http://origin.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/library/blacks.html
Born in Slavery:
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Project containing
over 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery as well as 500 black-and-white
photographs of former slaves.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
Charles H. Wright Museum of African
American history
Located in Detroit, Michigan, the Charles H. Wright Museum is the world's
largest on African-American history and culture.
http://www.maah-detroit.org/
Diaspora
Studies
The University of California at Berkeley's online catalog of its video
and audio-cassette resources on African and African-American culture.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/AfricanAmVid.html
The Faces of
Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Information on African-American men and women who have contributed to the advancement
of science and engineering.
https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
From Slavery to Freedom:
The African-American Pamphlet Collection
From the Library of Congress American Memory Project with 396 pamphlets
from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, by African-American
authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation,
Reconstruction, and related topics.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/
Gale Black History
Month
Thomson Gale's collection of activities and information relating to Black History
Month.
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/.
Guide to Black History
Encyclopædia Britannica's online edition of The Encyclopædia
Britannica Guide to Black History.
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
Hall of Black Achievement Gallery
Alphabetical listing of members of the Hall of Black Achievement with
links to biographical information, images, and audio clips.
http://www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/
History Makers
Oral history archive with information on African American history,
education, music, law, the arts, science, technology, media, medicine,
entertainment, fashion & beauty, business, the military, politics and
sports.
http://www.thehistorymakers.com/
National Civil Rights Museum
Virtual exhibitions and details about the museum with links to travel
and tourism.
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org
National Underground Railroad.
Network to Freedom
The National Park Service's Web site about its Underground Railroad project.
Historic places and educational or interpretive programs associated with the
Underground Railroad will become part of a network, eligible to use or display
a uniform network logo, receive technical assistance and particpate in program
workshops.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/ugrr/
New
York State Archives Records Relating to African Americans
Descriptions of documents in the New York State Archives that pertain
to such subjects as slavery and emancipation, military service, performing
arts, political radicalism, human rights, and education.
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/researchroom/rr_pgc_afri_amer.shtml
Roy Wilkins Memorial
Photographs and achievements of the "father of civil rights."
http://www.tccom.com/wilkins/
Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture
One of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, the Schomburg
Center promotes the study of the histories and cultures of people of African
descent. This excellent resource includes a digital library of images of
19th century African-Americans.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
Stamp on Black
History
Commemorates the African-Americans who have been honored on US postage
stamps, beginning with Booker T. Washington in 1940.
http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Stamps.htm
Third Person, First
Person
Duke University's library exhibit probing the life experiences of slaves
from the late 18th century through the 19th century.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/slavery/
The Underground Railroad in
New York State
Balanced, reliable information about the people and places of New York
that were involved in the activities of the Underground Railroad.
www.nyhistory.com/ugrr/
African American
Writers: Online E-texts
Full text of books, poetry and narratives by contemporary and historical
African-American writers, both prominent and little known. This Internet
School Library Media Center Web site includes resources for teachers, parents,
and students.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/afroonline.htm
Harlem
Renaissance
A research guide to the writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap9/CHAP9.HTML
San Antonio
College LitWeb African American Literature Index
An informative chronology of African-American literature with links
to a specific author's Web page (if available) for more in-depth study.
http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/bailey/aframlit.htm
AfroNet
News for the African-American community, including entertainment updates,
business reports, and opinion pieces.
http://www.afronet.com/
BET.com
Savvy features on computers, health, home-buying tips, money, music,
and more.
http://www.bet.com/
Blackenterprise.com
Business, finance, and technology with subscription information to
the print edition of Black Enterprise magazine.
http://www.blackenterprise.com/
Black Voices
Features entertainment, news, currents events, a business and finance
section, and reports on fitness and family.
http://www.blackvoices.com/
Essence
Online edition of the popular magazine for African-American women with features
on health, careers and lifestyle.
http://www.essence.com/
Heart & Soul
Online articles based on the current newsstand edition.
http://www.heartandsoul.com/
USAfrica Online
News, travel, arts, and business in Africa and US. Includes details of paper
version.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/
Vibe
A guide to rhythm and blues, rap, and traditional African-American
entertainment. Founded by Quincy Jones.
http://www.vibe.com/
Archives of African American
Music and Culture
Indiana University Department of Afro-American Studies' selected list of Internet
and written resources for African-American music.
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/
Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Information on the inductees from the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame
and Museum, which is dedicated to the preservation and education of gospel
music throughout the world.
http://www.igmhf.org/
Harlem.org
In August 1958, 57 jazz greats showed up in Harlem for a photograph. Identifies
each musician in this monumental photograph. Includes short bios which are indexed
by name, jazz style, and instrument.
http://www.harlem.org/
Vibe
A guide to rhythm and blues, rap, and traditional African-American entertainment.
Founded by Quincy Jones.
http://www.vibe.com/