Information on Blacks or African Americans including Blacks or African Americans in the news, history, entertainment, web resources and more. Explores Americans having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Black or African American Populations
Office of Minority Health's description of Black or African American populations. Links to many resources on the web regarding Blacks or African Americans.
Census Black or African American Links
Census resources for Black or African American populations covering population, employment, poverty, income, age distribution, and much more.
MedlinePlus: African-American Health
Information and resources on African American Health. Includes news, prevention and screening, nutrition issues, clinical trials, directories, organizations, statistics and more. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
Library of Congress African American Moziac
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.
Library of Congress African American Odyssey
Showcases African American collections of the Library of Congress. Displaying more than 240 items, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings, this is the largest black history exhibit ever held at the Library, and the first exhibition of any kind to feature presentations in all three of the Library's buildings.
Blacks and African Americans Online
Popular online websites targeting Blacks and African Americans as well as others seeking to explore the culture. Join discussions forums and chatrooms, access community news, cultural information and more.
Black news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and community, discussion boards and chat.
African American Literature Book Club
Website dedicated to books by or about Blacks and African Americans. Features author profiles, books and bestsellers, book reviews, discussion boards, and chat.
BlackAmericaWeb.com:Tom Joyner Morning Show
Black and African American News, cartoons, games, discussion board (Express Yourself).
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Find everything you need to know about black history. Read articles about the people and events that have contributed to black history and find links to sites that provide information about this important part of American history.
Collection of Headline News and Commentaries About the Black Community
African-American History, Culture, and Black Studies Resources
Encyclopędia Britannica's Guide to Black History
Presents a wealth of articles, images, audio clips, film clips, and multimedia presentations. The timeline traces two millennia of black history, and the browse features enable users to identify the central people, places, topics, and events covered in black history. Galleries provide snapshots of black culture throughout the ages.
Images of African Americans in the 19th Century
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library presents this selection of digital images of 19th-century African Americans.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University
A major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated. The principal mission is to publish King's most significant correspondence, sermons, speeches, published writings, and unpublished manuscripts.
Overview of African American History
Online digital textbook outlining the history of African Americans through African American voices. Explore the many cultures of the United States at the Digital History Home.
Patchwork of African American Life
Six Web sites created as models to suggest ways to integrate the World Wide Web and videoconferencing into classroom learning. African-American History was chosen as a topic because of its importance, popularity and the wealth of Internet resources available on the topic.
Harnesses some of the most useful resources on the Internet and provides them to youth all over the country--Science, Social Studies, the Arts, Math, Language Arts and more. The resources are wonderful and by far the majority of them are absolutely free. Also provides a wealth of information on successful application for financial assistance for training and education--Grants, Scholarships, Internships and more. Includes page featuring scholarships targeting minority students.
Profiles of African Americans
Profiles, biographies, and facts about prominent African Americans. View profiles of African American entertainers, politicians, people in the news and more. Glimpse into the lives of African Americans who bring their ethnic spice into our lives.
Awesome Library: African Americans
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
The History Channel: African American Icons
Infoplease: Notable African Americans
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