Inspiration & Information
AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCES
Quick search our Web site:

  • African American History - http://academicinfo.net/africanam.html -  This site provides links to a wide variety of resources on slavery, the Civil War, civil rights, biographical information, culture, and much more.
  • African Genealogy - http://www.afrigeneas.com/ -
    This site is the best known African based genealogy forum on the Web. Find surname databases, slave ship logs, and more.
  • African-American Inventors Database - http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/glptc/aaid -
    This database contains information from several published sources on notable African-American inventors and their patents.
  • The African-American Mosaic Exhibition (Library of Congress) - http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html -
    The Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture provides access to materials on colonization, abolition, migration, and more.
  • Africana.com - http://africana.com - This site serves as a gateway to the Black world with information on lifestyle, education, the arts, and much more.
  • AFRO-Americ@: The Afro-American Newspapers Home Page - http://www.afroam.org -
    An interesting selection of sites dealing with African American culture, history and other information.
  • Afro-American Almanac - http://toptags.com/aama/
    This site provides access to links on African-American culture, including folktales, biographies, historical documents , speeches, and much more.
  • Amistad Research Center - http://www.tulane.edu/~amistad/
    The  Amistad Research Center  is among the largest of the nation's repositories specializing in the history of African Americans.
  • BET - http://www.BET.com -
    This site is devoted to the lifestyle and culture of Black Americans.
  • The Black Collegian - http://www.black-collegian.com -
    This is the electronic version of the magazine providing information on career planning, job searches, and college life.
  • The Black Press:  Soldiers Without Swords - http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/ -
    A history of African-American journalism, writers, and newspapers is covered in this site.
  • Black Press USA - http://www.blackpressusa.com/
    This site provides access to news from African-American journalists and community publications.
  • Black Voices - http://www.BlackVoices.com -
    This comprehensive site offers links to careers, shopping, black history, and much more.
  • Christine's Genealogy Website - http://ccharity.com/ -
    This site provides a comprehensive collection for African American genealogists.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. - http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/ -
    This site contains information on the Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches and writings.
  • The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project - http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/ -
    This site provides papers, speeches, sermons, biographical information, and more about Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • MLK Online - http://mlkonline.com/
    This site provides a wealth of information on Rev. Martin Luther King, including biographical information, photographs, video, speeches, quotations, and much more.  His  “I Have a Dream” speech is translated into several different languages.
  • NAACP - http://www.naacp.org
    This site provides access to the official web site of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • The Official Kwanzaa Web Site - http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org/
    This site discusses the history, the seven principles and symbols, and the different ways to celebrate the holiday.   
  • Racial Profiling in America - http://www.aclu.org/profiling/
    The ACLU has released the report "Driving While Black: Racial Profiling On Our Nation's Highways."  This documents the practice of substituting skin color for evidence as a grounds for suspicion by law enforcement officials. 
  • Universal Black Pages - http://www.ubp.com -
    The primary purpose of the Universal Black Pages (UBP) is to maintain a comprehensive listing of African diaspora-related pages.
  • Vernellia R. Randall's Home Page - http://homepages.udayton.edu/~randall/ -
    "An eclectic collection of poetry, music, essays, and the musings of one African American woman on race, gender, health care, law, and legal education." The site is designed to be an inspiration to Black men and women.
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