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Periodical Databases Back to Top
Bengal Central Search - Ethnic, Gender, and Race Studies 
America: History and Life
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Library of Congress site providing digital access to historic U.S. newspapers, including ethnic, African American, and Native American papers, from eleven states (including New York) and the District of Columbia. Coverage is from 1880-1922, and by 2011, will reach back to 1836.
Ethnic Newswatch
Newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Spanish language version also available.
HarpWeek 
Browse or search the full-text, full-image electronic version of Harper's Weekly for the years 1857-1865, covering the Civil War.
Historical Abstracts
Periodical articles, books, and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable database that includes full-text articles from nine newspapers: Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945), Boston Globe (1872-1926), Chicago Tribune (1849-1986), Christian Science Monitor (1908-1996), Hartford Courant (1764-1984), Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), New York Times (1851-2006), Wall Street Journal (1889 - 1992), and Washington Post (1877-1993).
SocIndex with Full Text
journals in sociology and social work, plus coverage of criminal justice, anthropology, gender studies, and more. Also indexes books and conference papers.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Reference Back to Top
Reference Books: African and African American Studies
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).
African American Experience 
Multiple resources, including reference books, primary documents, classic texts, and more, covering all aspects of African American culture and history.
African American Studies: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
African and African American Studies: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass
Academic encyclopedia from Oxford University Press.
Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Academic reference work from Oxford University Press.
Dictionary of African Mythology
Academic dictionary from Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedia of African American Society
This two-volume reference work details the ways in which the tenets and foundations of African American culture have given rise to today's society. Approaching the field from a "street level" perspective, this works covers topics such as rap music, sports, television, cinema, racism, religion, literature, among others.
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Dictionary of languages spoken in all countries of the world.
Facts on the Black or African American Population
Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Minority Links
U.S. Census Bureau links to data on ethnic and racial populations in the U.S.
New York State Minority Health Data and Statistics
Data from the State Health Dept.
Web Sites Back to Top
African American Song
Digital online collection of thousands of historical music tracks covering a variety of genres. Note: Is now part of the American Song database. Note: Search this together with other streaming music sources in Music Online Listening.
Aluka
Online library of documents and digital images of scholarly resources from and about Africa.
Civil Rights Digital Library 
This University of Georgia site provides access to digitized archival materials on the American Civil Rights Movement, in a variety of formats, including television news footage and primary documents. Classroom tools for educators cover a variety of levels, with lesson plans, study guides, and more.
Contemporary World Music
Digital online collection of over 20,000 music tracks -- both contemporary and traditional -- from many countries and cultures. Note: Search this together with other streaming music sources in Music Online Listening.
Films On Demand
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Jazz Music Library
Digital online collection of over 26,000 jazz music tracks, featuring many major artists, with genres ranging from early jazz to avant- garde. Note: Search this together with other streaming music sources in Music Online Listening.
netLibrary
Search the contents of thousands of books online.
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Comrehensive, searchable site with information and materials on ships, crews, slaves, and places of embarkation and landing. Also includes maps, database of slave names, lesson plans, and more.
Africa Action
Professional organization.
Africa Fighting Malaria
This site includes news, articles, and general information about malaria and its control.
Africa Web Links: An Annotated Resource List
Online resources provided by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
African Studies Internet Resource
The collection of African Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa available on the Internet, created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic resources from Africa are organized by region and country. Also includes information on African studies programs at major universities and research centers and a searchable international directory of African studies scholars.
Black Film Center/Archive
A repository at Indiana University of films and related materials by and about African Americans. Included are films which have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as those which depict some aspect of black experience. Although films are not loaned or distributed, this Web site has useful lists, photographs, and links to related sites.
Collections and Internet Resources in the Humanities and Social Sciences: African Studies and African-American Studies
UCLA provides information on their Africana collections and links to many Internet resources on sub-Saharan Africa and African-American studies.
Gateway to African Studies on H-Net
A gateway to Africa-related discussion networks and reviews.
Index on Africa
Index on Africa is a gateway to information on Africa on the Internet, with over 2,000 links sorted by country, subject, and news. It includes Africa News Update, with daily news briefings from African news sources.
The Sun
The newspaper of Hamburg, Boston, Eden, North Collins, Brant, and Evans.
UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS is an effort by the United Nations and other organizations to advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, a disease that has reached epidemic proportions in Africa.
Local Resources Back to Top
Association of Faculty and Staff of African Descent
AFSAD is composed of faculty, staff, and emeritus members of Buffalo State who are interested in promoting equal opportunity in higher education especially for students.
Professional Organizations Back to Top
Archaeological Institute of America
