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I. Links to Other Organizations Promoting African American Success Black Coaches Association Historical Research Repository,
Inc. Joint Center for Political and
Economic Studies The National
Association of African American Studies The National Urban League The
Organization of Black Airline Pilots, Inc. State Black Archives Research Center and Museum at Alabama A&M University The primary purpose of the State Black Archives, Research Center & Museum is to create a repository of source materials on African American history and culture. Its mission is three-fold: (A) As an archive, to obtain, preserve and hold materials on African American history and culture related to their achievement and general experience; (B) As a research center, to make such materials on African American history and culture available to scholars and others who seek materials for educational and cultural purposes; and (C) As a museum, to display materials on African Americans in such a manner as to enhance the general public awareness about African American history and culture. The general goals are to encourage greater awareness of the achievements and contributions of African Americans and the role they have played in American society and the world, and to provide a better basis for understanding racial and cultural differences. SWAP.org
(Study and Work Pay Organization) BlackWebPortal.com Who are we? We are the BlackWebPortal.com™ a for profit site web portal site that draws equal comparison to Google™ and Yahoo™ with the exception that the site is currently targeted toward the African community in the United States of America.
II. Links to Websites with General Information and Resources Regarding African Americans
A. General Information: The Black
World Today Net Noir A network featuring channels on black issues, music, films, TV and women.
Y?: The National Forum on People's Differences Ask questions about race, religion, gender, etc.
B. Business Information:
National Black Chamber of Commerce
A career site with a searchable job bank.
A business and investing site targeting an affluent market.
International Black Buyers and Manufacturers Expo & Conference An information site providing black business training, trade and networking opportunities.
National Association of Black Accountants
Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine for minority and women business owners.
C. Media Information:
Black Entertainment Television
Black Issues in Higher Education Magazine focusing on minorities in college.
Black
Planet
Provided by About.com.
Rapstation is a site, created by Chuck D (of Public Enemy fame) which provides the latest news and information regarding rap and hiphop music and the world affecting African-Americans in general.
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D. Health and Medicine:
Provides information about conventional and alternative medicine.
National Minority AIDS Council Provides statistics, programs and general information.
E. Organizations and Associations:
African American Environmentalists Association The African American Environmentalist Association, the human ecology, promoting the efficient use of natural resources and increasing African American participation in the environmental movement.
100 Black Men of American, Inc. A national alliance of African American men helping youth.
An organization founded by the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
An organization which works for minority rights and equality.
F. Educational Information:
A PBS site chronicaling the story of Africans in America from 1740 to 1865..
Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web Teaching operatives and vehicles for classroom learning.
Documenting the American South A University of North Carolina collection of primary and secondary sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the Colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century.
A resource of articles and activities about diversity for teachers and parents. The
HBCU Network The Library of Congress American Memory Project Online exhibits and searchable primary documents, including collections such as African American Odyssey and Narratives of the American South.
Materials for preschool and elementary school students.
Portrayal of Diversity: Talking to Your Kids A collection of guides by Media Awareness Network on stereotypes and biases.
Resource center and network for K thru 12 teachers, promoting culturally inclusive social studies education.
An organization which works for minority rights and equality.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History Resources and information regarding African American history.
Online exhibition of photos of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Internet African-American History Challenge An interactive way to learn African American history.
Provided by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), the Story of Africa tells the history of the continent from an African perspective.
G. Governmental Statistics:
Estimates provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Estimates provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Information provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Information on employment and income by race provided by the Bureau of Labor.
H. Civil Rights Information:
Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights An independent, bipartisan agency that investigates complaints of discrimination.
United States Department of Justice.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Contains the text of the Supreme Court opinion in the landmark case.
Contains text of the federal law.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project Papers, speeches, sermons and articles by or about Martin Luther King, collected and housed by Stanford University.
Places of the Civil Rights Movement Listing of Historical sites.
Please Note: Links to the above sites are provided for your ease and convenience and none of the above sites or organizations or information contained on the pages are connected with AASF or necessarily endorsed by AASF!
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