African American Studies: Articles & Databases

In order to give access to health information published in or related to Africa and to encourage local publishing, the World Health Organization ( WHO ), in collaboration with the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), has produced an international index to African health literature and information sources. This index is called African Index Medicus (AIM).

AJOL hosts 526 journals, including 269 open access journals. For access to content that is not open access, check the library catalog for holdings. Submit an Interlibrary Loan for items not available either via open access or the library.

Independent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries. These periodicals were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.

AAR promotes diverse perspectives on African American literature, art, and culture.

A peer review journal, Black Scholar presents African-American essays on a broad range of issues in sociology, history, literature, political science, health, art, women's studies and ethnic studies.

Journal of African American Studies examines topics concerning social transformations that impact the life chances of continental Africans and the African diaspora. It publishes original research on issues of professional and disciplinary concern for the social progress of people of African descent.

The scholarship inside Journal of Black Studies covers a wide range of subject areas, including: Society * Social Issues * Afrocentricity * Economics * Culture * Media * Literature * Language * Heritage * Biology

Published by The Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) & Center for Black Visual Culture (CBVC) at New York University, Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire publishes essays, poetry, fiction, photography, art, and reviews that address the full range of contemporary black concerns. It invites black genius to apply itself to the realities of the twenty-first century with uncompromised thought, generous and readable analysis, and commentary.

The Western Journal of Black Studies (WJBS) publishes scholarly articles from a wide range of disciplines that focus mainly on the experience of African Americans in the United States of America and that report original investigations and contribute new knowledge and understanding to the field of Black/African American Studies

Scholarly articles that focus on the writings of Langston Hughes, the first African American to make his living solely by his pen, writing fifty books, including poetry, drama, autobiography, history, fiction, prose comedy, juvenile literature, librettos, and black gospel song-plays.