Databases Specifically Targeting People of African Descent * = resources are not available at UMCP but are available at area libraries African-American Newspapers This collection of African-American newspapers contains information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, and contains first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day pertaining to African Americans. Ethnic Newswatch Full-text bilingual (English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority, and native press. International Index to Black Periodicals Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the U.S., Africa and the Caribbean. Indexing 1902 to present, full-text coverage of 40 core Black Studies periodicals 1998 to present. Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature An index of over 300 selected periodicals (mostly scholarly) which are acquired regularly from 29 African countries. http://memory.loc.gov/misc/qsihtml/ Databases Covering a Range of Relevant Topics America: History and Life AnthroSource Art Index Article First Biographical and Genealogy Master Index Digital Dissertations Expanded Academic Index Handbook of Latin American Studies Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Historical Abstracts Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe MLA Bibliography Music Index Online Periodical Contents Index Sociofile (Sociological Abstracts) Public Affairs Information Service Web of Science Scholarly Journals African American Review African Identities African Studies Afro-Hispanic Review Journal of African-American History (formerly the Journal of Negro History) Callaloo Journal of Black Studies Souls: a Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society African American Newspapers Atlanta Inquirer (10/91) Baltimore Afro-American (10/92) Bay State Banner (3/92) Big Red News (9/91-1092) Call and Post Cincinnati (1/92 -7/98) Call and Post Cleveland (2/92-7/98) Call and Post Columbus (2/92-12/94) Chicago Citizen (11/91) Chicago Independent Bulletin (4/96) Chicago Weekend (11/92) Columbus Times (4/92) Community Contact (10/94) Hyde Park Citizen (12/91) Indianapolis Recorder (11/91) Jacksonville Free Press (8/96) The Journal (2/98) Los Angeles Sentinel (10/91) Michigan Chronicle (1/94) Michigan Citizen (11/91) Pittsburgh Courier (8/91) New York Amsterdam News (1/93) New York Beacon (5/93) New York Voice/Harlem USA (3/92) Philadelphia Tribune (1/91) Portland Skanner (1/91) Precinct Reporter (6/93) Richmond Afro-American (10/92-1/96) Sacramento Observer (10/91) Seattle Skanner (10/91) Speakin' Out News (3/98) The Sun Reporter (9/91) Tri-State Defender (11/94) The Voice (8/95) Washington Afro-American (10/92) Washington Informer (1/92) The Weekly Journal (2/93-1/98). African American Magazines About Time (1/94) Biracial Child (1/94-4/95) Black Child (10/95- 10/98) Black Enterprise (1/94) Black Issues in Higher Education (12/94) Black Masks (8/94) Black Professional (3/94-7/95) Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire (10/96) California Voice (9/91-2/98) Child of Colors (3/96-6/97) Contempora Magazine (1/94) Diversity Magazine (1/99) Diversity Suppliers & Business Magazine (4/95) EEO Bimonthly (2/94-12/98) Emerge (2/93) Ethiopian Review (12/95) Gaither Reporter (1/94) Headway (1/96) Health Quest: The Publication of Black Wellness (1/94) Heart & Soul (3/94) Interrace (3/94) Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (9/93) Minority Business Entrepreneur (4/91) NABJ Journal (1/94) National Minority Politics (1/94-12/95) The Network Journal (2/94) QBR (12/96-12/97) Raising Black & Biracial Children (1/99) Research in African Literature (3/97) Reunion (7/94-10/96) SHE Ink (4/98) Tennessee Tribune (2/95) U.S. Black engineer (3/90-11/97) YSB (11/93-10/96) Online Resources African-American Mosaic http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html African-American Odyssey http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Home Back Next: Primary Sourceshttp://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.htmlIntroduction.htmlReference%20Sources.htmlPrimary%20Sources.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5
Developed 6.25.07
Jessica Marie Johnson
History Department
University of Maryland-College Park