The deadline for paper abstracts is June 30, 2011!

A global African politics and contemporary popular culture blog with South African roots, initiated by an International Affairs professor at The New School University in New York.

The site features information about exhibits, events, support for descendants and other researchers, educational programs, video clips, and related links. "In January 1999, the Civil War Memorial Museum opened to the public. Using photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment, the museum helps visitors understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom."

"Founded in 1997, by Troy Johnson, AALBC.com is a widely recognized source of author profiles, book recommendations, active discussion boards, writer resources, informative articles, videos, and book reviews."
--See especially: author profiles -and- book reviews

The website for the memorial, events, and news relating to the archaeological studies under the direction of scholars based at Howard University in Washington, DC. "In 1991, during the construction of a Federal office building at 290 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, excavators unearthed the largest colonial-era cemetery for enslaved Africans in America. ...The remains were given a permanent resting-place at the African Burial Ground Memorial Site on October 4, 2003."
-- History & Culture--Reports
-- See also: The Schomburg Center on Research in Black Culture's "The African Burial Ground" (2004): general information, maps, slide shows, and video clips of events, etc.

"The ADAN provides this web portal as a focal point for archaeological studies of African diasporas, with news, current research, information and links to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of descendants of African peoples.
-- African diaspora archaeology newsletter. (Online) -- Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 2005-
Supercedes: African American archaeology newsletter. (Online) 1994-2000.

"...ADPC enables African Diaspora in Europe to connect more closely with the continent as a collective force. The thematic areas are Peacebuilding, Research, Expert Meetings, Training, Better Governance, Migration & Development, and Brain Gain."
--See epecially: ADPC publications: articles, policy briefs and papers, reports, book summaries, etc.

A web portal for the African diaspora in the United Kingdom, with news and information on opportunities in education and investment.

The website includes contact information on services for African immigrants, current events of interest, and related web links. "Established in 1981, African Services Committee is a community-based organization in New York City dedicated to improving the health and self-sufficiency of the African community."

The site features excerpts from the "narratives" of each of the four parts of this television series, suggestions for teachers, maps and illustrations, an extensive archive of excerpts from "historical documents", a list of "general resources" (books, films, etc.), and a brief historiographical essay by Professor Eric Foner of Columbia University on "Slavery and the Origins of the Civil War".

The deadline for proposals is September 3, 2012!

An extensive list of links to Francophone sites on Africa and the African Diaspora.

A compilation of links to news and short historical and culture summaries in African American studies, a "kids zone", and related information. This website is part of the legacy of The Afro-American Newspaper founded in 1892 by John H. Murphy, Sr., in Baltimore.

A collection of articles in English and French on the issues surrounding Martin Bernal's multi-volume work-in-progress, "Black Athena".

The blog site on news from Africa, associated with the WBAI 99.5 FM radio show. "...a community-based news program providing unique perspectives and access points to reflect, present and celebrate the diversity of African life in communities throughout New York Tri-State (New York, New Jersey York and Connecticut) while providing a platform to celebrate and link the African continent and its global Diaspora."
--See also: WBAI Archives for "Afrobeat Radio"

An extensive list (in English) of links to information about cultural events, authors, and other news from various Afro-Cuban communities.

"The purpose of this project is the comparative study of the theory, literature and arts produced by Afroeuropeans in the last decades, with the aim of exploring both the cultural specificies and the internal diversity of black communities in Europe..." The web site features cultural news, web links, an online multi-disciplinary scholarly journal, and information about conferences in Spanish, English, and French.
-- Afroeuropa : Revista de estudios afroeuropeos = Journal of Afroeuropean studies = Journal des études afroeuopéenes. (Online) -- León, Spain: Universidad de León, 2007-

An online database--downloadable--to search for African heritage in Louisiana. "The Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy online search engine was designed to provide the general public free access to valuable historic records. Users can locate individual slaves who lived in Louisiana between the years of 1718 and 1820 through this easy-to-use, free, public database. Find valuable historical data from over 100,000 descriptions of slaves found in documents in Louisiana between 1718 and 1821 by searching identifiers such as gender, racial designation, or plantation location. Users can even search the origin of the slaves brought to Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries to work the New World."

In English, French, or Spanish. Current and some historical background on the popular music of each country in Africa, The Caribbean, & the Indian Ocean, with information on recordings of major artists; plus "Black Paris" music industry information and links to other sites.

A website about the "Freedom Schooner Amistad" (a replica boat of the original) and links related to the Amistad slave ship, the events surrounding the 1839 slave revolt on the ship, and the trial.

The online version of "...a quarterly published lifestyle magazine for the progressive African in Diaspora. Applause Africa focuses on the people, cultures, philosophies and successes of Diaspora Africa."

The site features online finding aids and access to the Indiana University library catalog; plus related publications and news. "Established in 1991, the Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) is a repository of materials covering a range of African American musical idioms and cultural expressions from the post-World War II era."
--See also: Black grooves: a music review site hosted by the AAAMC.

Ce site offre un recueil des interventions du colloque de l'ADEN et des rapports sur les activités de l'association. Fondée en septembre 2001 par Marcel Rosette (1926-2006) ancien sénateur-maire, descendant d'esclave, elle fut successivement présidée par Serge Hermine, professeur d'Université, membre du << Comité pour la Mémoire de l'Esclavage >>, Jean Metellus, professeur de Médecine, écrivain, et Daniel Voguet, avocat à la Cour de Paris, militant des droits de l'Homme. ADEN entend d'abord concourir au devoir de mémoire. Elle plaide notamment depuis sa création pour que les programmes scolaires et les programmes de recherche en Histoire et en Sciences humaines accordent à la traite négrière, à l'esclavage et au colonialisme la place conséquente qu'ils méritent. ADEN demande la création d'un << centre national d'histoire de la traite négrière et de l'esclavage >>.
-- Veuillez voir aussi: Liens

"The ABA was founded in 1970...to bring together Black Anthropologists and other scholars...by ensuring that people studied by anthropologists are not only objects of study but active makers and/or participants in their own history. We intend to highlight situations of exploitation, oppression and discrimination....to analyze and critique social science theories that misrepresent the reality of exploited groups while at the same time construct more adequate theories to interpret the dynamics of oppression."
--See also: "ABA: a brief history," by Ira E. Harrison. (1987) Anthropology today Vol 31, no. 1 (Feb. 1987).

The website includes information about activities, a newsletter, short bibliographies of publications by black women scholars, and web links. "ABWH was founded in 1979. Its membership consists of scholars, academics, graduate students and laypersons who share an interest in Diaspora Women's Studies. Members engage in research about women of African descent all over the world."

'Créé en 1988, l'ASA a pour mission de contribuer au développement économique, politique et socio-culturelle de la communauté sénégalaise résidant aux Etats-Unis d'Historique.'

The web site of the organization originally founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1915. General information about the ASALH's activities and leading members; and about Woodson's contributions.

This site offers general information about ANPA, its annual conferences, and related events and activities.

An archive of images on the trade---with an emphasis on the West African coast, the middle passage, and the Americas, including maps, book illustrations and engravings, and photographs of historic sites.

"This web site permits a step forward, to organized speculation, through demographic simulation. This simulation, in summarizing available information on slave trade -- and combining it with what is known of normal human patterns of birth, death, and migration -- has made it possible to offer a coherent picture of African and diaspora population in the era of slave trade. In exploring the simulation, you are invited to vary the demographic conditions and see their implications."

"This virtual online library project is sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, in association with the Moorland Spingarn Research Center--Manuscript Division at Howard University and the University of Texas Libraries.The web site features biographical information, selected documents, photographs, information for teachers, current news and webcasts, and related links.
--See especially: CRS Report for Congress: African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2008. (July 23, 2008) by Mildred L. Amer. -- Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2008. 67 pages in PDF format

 

--See also, Columbia University's Institute for Research in African American Studies ;
plus: The Institute of African Studies -and- Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, & African Studies

The web page offers a video archive from recent programs aired on the Boston public television channel WGBH, a selection of podcasts, and notes on past and upcoming interviews and discussions. This program supersedes a much earlier WGBH television program on African American concerns called Say Brother which first aired in 1968.

"In the fall of 2006, Glen Ford, Bruce Dixon, Margaret Kimberley and Leutisha Stills of CBC Monitor left Black Commentator, which Ford had co-founded and edited since 2002, and launched Black Agenda Report."

Updated quarterly: "Citations date back to the nineteenth century to the present, with the majority of references representing the very influential contemporary black feminist thought that emerged in the the 1970s and continues today. The bibliography is primarily arranged by discipline and subject. There are 4 broad discipline based section headings: Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Education; Health, Medicine and Science; and 6 sections related to format: (Auto)biographies, Memoirs, and Personal Narratives; Interviews; Speeches; Multidisciplinary Anthologies; Periodicals: Special Issues; and Web Sites."

General information about the center, its director, and related links. "Founded in 1989, the Black Arts Research Center is an archival resource center dedicated to the documentation, preservation and dissemination of the African cultural legacy. Resources include some 2300 recordings, cassettes and videotapes, 1300 books and journals, 500 clippings files and a bibliographic database with more than 50,000 entries. These materials now offer one of the richest resources ever on the Black presence in the performing arts."

"B.A.S.A. was formed in 1991. The aim ...is to foster research and to disseminate information on the history of Black peoples in Britain. We publish a newsletter three times a year, and hold annual conferences. We take up issues with government departments and societies, school curricula, archives, libraries and museums..."
-- B.A.S.A. Conferences
-- Black Asian Studies links

"Founded in 1970, the BCALA was organized to promote the development of library and information services for African Americans and other people of African descent."

Subscription required to access this forum for African American political commentary and satire on American and world affairs. The archive contains back issues since April 2002.

Events, news, biographical sketches, photographs, and related links from the UK about the global African diaspora -- past and present.

The site includes the program and biographies of the participants.

'A free and ungated reference center on African American and Global African History with over 3,000 pages' which include: an online encyclopedia; full texts of speeches by famous African Americans; primary documents--such as court documents, government reports, and organizational statements; bibliographies; "Perspectives on African American History" and gateways to web sites of museums, digital text collections, and research centers.

A blog dedicated to issues facing Africans and African diaspora peoples in Britain and the rest of the world, opinions pieces, reports on projects and events, and related links.

A project of The Black Press Institute--a partnership between the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation (NNPAF) and Howard University: This website offers current and recent US news (since 2004)featuring articles by African American journalists and from "Black community publications". The site also includes: a directory of local black press websites; and selections from the "Black Press Archives".

The online version of the weekly newspaper covering news on the United States, Africa, and the world; with an archive of back issue articles since April 2007.

The online version of a weekly newspaper published since 1972 in California, featuring news and opinion articles. The site includes a "content archive" with selected articles since 2004.

A very brief introduction to the history of the slave trade and the African diaspora communities of Bristol and Liverpool; each section with illustrations, photos, information about local museums, and short bibliography.
--See also: Somali and Swahili Communities of London below.

"...dedicated to uncovering the cultural, political, economic, and religious histories of the more than 500,000 people of African descent in the Bronx: creating a database from oral history transcripts and audio tapesfor use by scholars, students, teachers, public historians, andmuseum curators; producing scholarly publications and teaching tools; encouraging, promoting, and building partnerships; identifying, preserving, cataloging, and making accessible to the public archival record collections."
--See especially: White Paper on African immigration to The Bronx (August 2010) by Dr. Jane Kani Edward. 64 pages in PDF format

This commercial site features background information on the films available for purchase or rental.

"...dedicated to promoting and promulgating the cultures of people of African Descent brought before and after the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Through concerts, gallery tours, workshops, performances, conferences, professional development sessions, spiritual gatherings, and teaching artists residencies, we support teachers, and students across New York to learn and grow through the arts."

The web site of this international, refereed literary journal, with tables of contents, selected excerpts of poetry, essays, & interviews, an index to back issues (1987-2009), news, and subscription information.

This site offers information about the Center's programs and activities.
--See especially: Resources for researchers and teachers, including bibliographies and a discography of music by black composers.

This "classical music" website offers a discography (PDF format), composer listing, recent promotional news, and related links.

General information about the program in African American studies at Columbia; plus an events calendar and publications.

Ce site --en français ou en anglais-- offre le programme des activités et des extraits du premier numéro de la revue Presence Africaine. "La communauté africaine et l'Institut W.E.B Du Bois pour la recherche africaine et africaine américaine de l'université de Harvard (Etats-Unis) ouvrent, à l'université de la Sorbonne, les célébrations du cinquantième anniversaire du 1er Congrès international des écrivains et artistes noirs qui se déroula le 19 septembre 1956..." Voir aussi le site officiel de l'Institut W.E.B. DuBois

Le CRAN a été inauguré en France le 26 novembre 2005 pour lutter contre les discriminations ethno-raciales. Le site offre les actualités sur l'organisation, la liste des associations membres, les evènements, etc.

Ce site offre les actualités et un forum pour la communauté togolaise. Depuis 1995, 'la Diastode informaient la communauté togolaise de l'évolution de la situation politique au Togo et apportaient son soutien moral et politique aux forces démocratiques.'

"...Karfa Diallo et son association DiversCités se sont donné pour mission de réveiller les consciences des villes s'étant enrichies avec le commerce triangulaire. Non pas forcément pour 'débaptiser les rues de négriers', comme l'indique de façon un peu provocatrice leur campagne, mais 'pour un meilleur respect de la mémoire de ce crime contre l'humanité'"

The web site features general information on the conference, its participants, and abstracts of the papers to be presented.

A critical look at "Black Studies" in America and a repository of research on programs.

Le communiqué du comité (du 30 janvier 2006), les membres, le rapport complet (en format PDF), le Prix Mémoire de l'esclavage, et des liens. << Le Chef de l'Etat (en France) a annoncé que la journée des Mémoires de la traite négrière, de l'esclavage et de leurs abolitions sera désormais commémorée chaque 10 mai. >>

A promotional website for the film by Alí Allié about a Garifuna woman's journey home to Honduras.
--See also: Garifuna Film Trilogy (2010)

This page features a list of over 32 named collections (Charles Chestnut, Aaron Douglas, W.E.B. DuBois, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Scott Joplin, J.A. Rogers, etc.), with brief descriptions, and information about access for researchers.

A multi-media news and community portal --in Portuguese, Kriolu, and English-- for Cape Verdian Americans and "friends of Cape Verde."

"La Société Civile Sénégalaise, après avoir largement contribué à l'alternance politique et à la consolidation de la démocratie au Sénégal, est soucieuse de renforcer ces acquis au plan économique et social. Pour perpétuer ce travail et favoriser une démocratie citoyenne, des Sénégalais vivant en France ont décidé de mettre en place, un Forum, une structure opérationnelle, permettant une meilleure prise en charge des attentes de débats, d'échanges des expatriés sur les questions relatives à la chose publique, au bien public."

The web site offers highlights from this exhibition of the work over 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean; plus a teacher resource packet. "Featured artists range from such well-known figures as Yinka Shonibare, MBE, Kehinde Wiley, and Fred Wilson; to Nigerian-born, London-based fashion designer Duro Olowu, and Paris-based Togolese/Brazilian designer Kossi Aguessy, who has collaborated with Yves Saint Laurent, Cartier, and Swarovski; to the Gahaya Links Weaving Association, a collaborative of Hutu and Tutsi women working in traditional basketry techniques in Rwanda."

A "news and views" portal on contemporary politics and history, with information for UK citizens on government, voting, educational and job opportunities, etc. "OBV is the first initiative to focus exclusively on the Black democratic deficit in the UK. We believe that without a strong political voice for African, Asian, Caribbean and other ethnic minorities, the ideal of equality of opportunity--regardless of race and colour--will remain an ideal...Our comprehensive programme includes political education, participation and representation..." See especially:
-- Profiles of "Black Politicians" in the UK
-- OBV newsletter. (Online) -- London: OBV, 2007-
-- OBV Links

The official web site for the films of pioneer filmmaker William Greaves.
-- See also: William Greaves Collection, Black Film Center/Archive, Indiana University

Ce site est un portail d'informations sur le monde noir depuis 2002. << GRIOO pour le griot africain dépositaire des traditions et de l'histoire en phase avec la modernité ... Les associés du portail d'informations GRIOO sont mus par la volonté de participer à la promotion de la culture noire et africaine grâce leur savoir-faire acquis et exercé dans diverses associations et entreprises >>.

This site features an archive of messages from a discussion list in the field of African-American studies; plus links to Africa-related lists.

"The nation's largest African Americanliterary event celebrating family literacy, community empowerment, and community cooperation." The 12th & 13th annual book fairs held in the Harlem section of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. The program includes outdoor exhibits, panel discussions, and other events.

A multi-media presentation of a short local history of Harlem in the 20th century, based on video interviews with individuals, their achievements, street map, short biographical profiles, and family histories.

An extensive list of links to the home pages of HBCUs.

This commercial site offers background information on the films available for purchase or rental.

Abstracts from a symposium held in New York City on April 21, 2006, at Columbia University, co-sponsored by The Institute of African Studies at Columbia and The Museum for African Art in New York.  Plus, full text of two of the papers presented at this symposium:

--"'Little Senegal' vs. the new Harlem Renaissance: Senegalese immigrants and the gentrification of Harlem" (2009) by Dr. Victoria Ebin
--"One family's history: a microcosmic history of West African migration" (2009) by Dr. Enid Schildkrout

"Les Indivisibles sont un groupe de militants dont le but est de déconstruire, notamment grâce à l'humour et l'ironie, les préjugés ethno-raciaux et en premier lieu, celui qui nie ou dévalorise l'identité française des Français non-Blancs."

Launched in 2002 by Dr. Ron Daniels (York College, The City University of New York) and others.
The IBW21 is committed to building the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. to work for the social, political, economic and cultural upliftment, the development of the global Black community and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people."

"The IRR was established as an independent educational charity in 1958 to carry out research, publish and collect resources on race relations throughout the world. In 1972, the IRR's membership backed the staff in a radical transformation of the organisation from a policy-oriented, establishment, academic institution into an anti-racist 'thinktank'." The web site features news stories, links to teaching resources and other UK race relations sites, and information about the Institute's research activities and its publications, including the longstanding journal Race and class.

"[Opened in August 2007]...It is the only museum of its kind to look at aspects of historical and contemporary slavery as well as being an international hub for resources on human rights issues."

An electronic journal on African migration and immigration --- past, contemporary, and future -- around the continent and from the continent to other lands; with institutional support from Brooklyn College, The City University of New York.

The site includes disturbing images of caricatures, historical summaries on 'Jim Crow', and related links. Among the stated objectives of this website: 'to serve as a teaching resource, to help scholars and Michigan residents to understand the historical role of racism in American culture, to promote racial tolerance.'

"JPAS is a transdisciplinary scholarly journal devoted to an Africological synthesis of African world community studies and research since 1987." This site offers the current online issue and back issues since 1987.

A compilation of Internet resources on African peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This site offers a video archive of an interview series hosted by Professor Mark Anthony Neal, begun in 2010. See also: Duke University/USTREAM.TV web site

An online community news magazine for this ethnically-based, Liberian-American organization (founded in 1990) and for news about Liberia and the Liberian diaspora in general, with links to related web sites.

This web page is a general call for papers. "The aim is introduce a wider audience to the ways in which trans-Atlantic constructions of the historical experience of the African diaspora find expression in the literary mode. It encourages the exploration of the African diaspora through a variety of genres, both oral and written. These include narrative, poetry, myth, legend, autobiography, drama, as well as other texts."

"LUNDU, fundada en el 2001, es una institución sin fines de lucro que busca el desarrollo de la población afro descendiente a través de la lucha contra el racismo, sexismo y otras formas de discriminación desde una perspectiva intercultural, intergeneracional y de género."
--Publicaciones

Un site pédagogique --en français ou en anglais-- sur l'histoire de esclavage, avec une chronologie annotée des périodes historiques, un petit recueil d'entrées biographiques sur les acteurs prinicipaux, l'histoire brève de l'abolition, et l'esclavage aujourd'hui.

The site includes biographical profiles, historical summaries, and video interviews. "The Maynard Institute history projects document and preserve the stories of those courageous African American journalists who broke into general circulation media during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. The project launched in 1999 with The Caldwell Journals, a personal account of the black journalists' movement written by legendary reporter and columnist Earl Caldwell."
See also: Maynard Institute Home Page.

"MoCADA was founded in 1999 in a building owned by the historical Bridge Street AWME Church in heart of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community...MoCADA opened its new facility in the James E. Davis 80 Arts Building on May 19, 2006."

"...dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century."

General information on exhibitions and events, curriculum guides for teachers, and online exhibits, including a small photography collection and a multi-media site on "Slave Narratives," narrated by Maya Angelou, excerpts from 9 autobiographical texts read by other actors.

An extensive collection of guides and descriptions on the holdings at NARA on African-American history, including access to selected online documents, the searchable online catalog, and related links.
-- See also, Prologue magazine. (Online): Special Issue "African American History & Federal Records" (Summer 1997) Vol. 29, No. 2. -- College Park, MD: NARA, 1997.

Founded in 1992: The next NAAAS conference will be held February 9-14, 2009, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The deadline for proposals is November 8, 2008!

"[Founded December 12, 1975] The National Association of Black Journalists, 3000 members strong with 74 affiliated professional chapters and 51 student chapters, is the largest media organization for people of color in the world." General information, news releases, media resources, information on scholarships, internships, & job opportunities, headline reviews, etc.

"[Founded in 1987] The mission of NBAF is to engage, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provide opportunities for artistic and creative expression. The National Black Arts Festival celebrates the arts in three ways: Education; Year-round programs; A summer festival in July."

The website offers general information, glimpses of current and permanent exhibitions in the museum, and a calendar of events.

General information about the activities and membership of this organization founded in 1969 ; plus links.

"...established in 1975 by African American scholars who recognized the need to formalize the study of the African World experience, as well as expand and strengthen academic units and community programs devoted to this endeavor."

This web page consists of lists of recordings and artists. "The Orishas are divine beings originally worshipped by the Yoruba people of West Africa. Their worship was carried to the New World in the holds of slave ships, and became well established in many countries of the western hemisphere. Music is a major element in the worship of the Orishas. ... Orishas have also insinuated themselves into the melting pot of popular culture, and songs celebrating their existence have come out of many musical genres, from jazz to salsa to disco."

General information, film & festival schedules, art show, and related links.....festivals in Los Angeles and in Atlanta, Georgia. "Established in 1992, The Pan African Film & Art Festival is the largest festival in the United States dedicated to the exhibition of Black films."

"The African Immigrants Community profile is a collection of documents meant to share some of what the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies learned through exploring the experiences of new African Immigrants." See especially: Extended Lives

"The Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists (Bard College, USA) has chosen to celebrate Africa's first world cup by sending 13 African writers to 13 cities for two weeks during the World Cup [12 African cities, plus Salvador do Bahia in Brazil]. Each writer will produce a book of nonfiction prose, Travel Literature, of 30,000 words, for publication in Africa and abroad." Co-sponsored with Chimurenga, Kwani?, and Kachifo Ltd.

"Notre objectif est de stimuler la recherche sur les populations caribéennes et africaines francophones, principalement en France et en Amérique. Il s'agit de mettre à la portée de tous des textes -- en histoire, sociologie, littérature, etc. -- qui ont en commun de rompre avec une conception étroite de la société et de son histoire."

This site features an extensive digital library of texts selected and translated into Portuguese by a Brazilian businessman/scholar. The texts are by historic figures of African descent, reflecting their contributions to African cultural studies, pan-Africanism, and the liberation struggles of peoples of African descent. There are also selected works by Machado de Assis--the Brazilian literary icon and a library of selected Afro-Brazilian and African music files.

The web site includes highlights -- book reviews and interviews -- from the print magazine about African American authors and their work (published 6 times per year) ; plus subscription information and related links.
--See also: Harlem Book Fair 2010 -- "Women in Word and Power," July 17-19, 2010

"...a daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives."

Selected highlights from a photographic exhibition, October/November 2004.

Organisé par Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, États-Unis; Centre Africain de Recherche sur les Traites et les Esclavages, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal; et Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, CENA / MASCIPO, Paris, France.

The website of the archive of a local public television program (1968-1982), featuring a searchable program directory and an extensive digital gallery of sample film excerpts. "Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers..."

The web site for two American Public Radio programs on the civil rights struggles of African Americans in the United States since 1895. The narrative is built around selected excerpts from recorded lectures and speeches made by famous African Americans. Biographical information of each featured speaker and the full texts and complete audio recordings of the speeches are available.

This site offers 'an online digital textbook and a full collection of resources for the study of slavery in Canadian history' -- especially for middle school and high school students, grades 5-10.

This wikispaces site offers program information; plus, video excerpts from the proceedings.

A selection of links to web sites with data sets or other resources on the transatlantic slave trade.

The site features information about this US-based organization, the history and culture of the Somali Bantu, and related links on academic publications and recent news.
--See especially: The Somali Bantu: their history and culture (2003) by Dan Van Lehman and Omar Eno.-- Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics, 2003. 40 pages in PDF format

A very brief, popular introduction to the history of Somalia and of Somalis in London, with a few illustrations and photos.

A Sudanese diaspora NGO organized "...to empower Sudanese women through programs that support and encourage women's rights, education, policy advocacy, and organizational development." The site includes information about the South Sudan Referendum Act of 2009 and their referendum awareness campaign.

The website for this premier art museum featuring information about current and past exhibitions of works by contemporary artists of African descent.

A very brief, popular introduction to the history of Swahili-speaking peoples in East Africa and in London, with a few illustrations and photos.

"DICOTA is an organization whose purpose is to unite and strengthen the Tanzanian American Diaspora and its supporters, in order to enhance the economic, health, and social well being of Tanzanians and Americans."
--See especially: Annual DICOTA Convention Proceedings

An Ethiopian-American online magazine which includes recent political and cultural news, as well as contributions from scholars and journalists on a variety of contemporary and historical topics, including Ethiopian-American and Ethiopian artists, musicians, religious, and political figures. Excerpts are also available from the archives.

"Tamaji is a collaborative, bilingual (English and French) webzine that strives to facilitate communication between black cultures throughout the globe and to enlighten the rest about the African diaspora's heritage by means of literary works, articles, videos, art, photography and discussions."

The site includes information on the Islamic Tijaniyya brotherhood --founded in Morocco in the 18th century-- and local community events in the US. "Our goal is to guide Muslims, and specially Africans, in the Sunna of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and promote an Islam of peace. Within ITFA, African and American Muslims meet for spiritual enrichment...ITFA also periodically organizes seminars and conferences where scholars share their thoughts and install in the community the values of tolerance and dialogue."

"...an independent film and video collective. We are dedicated to the production of media art whose themes and subject matter represent humanity as a whole, and the positive direction in which we are headed. We make films about young people, working-class people, people of color."

An educational web site --in plain and flash versions-- on the history of African and Asian presence in London, Bristol, and Liverpool; with sample texts, images, interactive maps, and bibliographic references and links.

"The CRDL promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement [the struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s]...features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries...provides educator resources and contextual materials, including Freedom on Film, relating instructive stories and discussion questions from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia, and the New Georgia Encyclopedia, delivering engaging online articles and multimedia."

"Texts by African-American writers and other items relevant to the subject (including rare manuscript texts) from The Modern English Collection at the University of Virginia Library." Access to digitalized excerpts from works by major African American intellectuals of the last two centuries. Warning: not all texts are available to readers without a U. of VA userid.

A downloadable -- with free registration -- archive of raw data and documentation on selected aspects of the history of the transatlantic slave trade. See especially: What DISC and the Slave Movement Site Can and Cannot Do for You

This searchable electronic book is part of a larger project called: Africana Digitization Project. The collection includes 7 works on West African history, 1526-1680 -- especially for areas now known as Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

The official web site --in English, French, and Portuguese-- for the archive of the famous French-born photographer Pierre Verger (1902-1996), who visually documented the peoples and cultures of West and Central Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas--especially Brazil--during the 20th century. The site includes an extensive online photographic collection, information about the foundation's cultural center in Salvador, and a bibliography on Verger's publications.

An impressive list of links (without annotations).

The site provides free access to selected data on thousands of slave ship voyages; plus scholarly essays and maps. "[The database] is the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world. The Voyages website itself is the product of two years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers, in consultation with scholars of the slave trade..."

A politics and culture blog site with a scholarly viewpoint, featuring "informed news and commentary on the Pan-African world."