Guides: Black Studies: Articles

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African American periodicals, 1825-1995 This link opens in a new window
More than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations bulletins, annual reports and other genres.

JSTOR: African American Studies
Search a subset of JSTOR journals such as Journal of Black Studies; Black History Bulletin; Journal of African American History; Journal of Africana Religions; Phylon; Obsidion; and more.
Arts & Humanities Database
Full-text journal database covering art, architecture, history, philosophy, music, literature, film, theatre, cultural studies, and more.

ProQuest Social Sciences This link opens in a new window
Search multiple social sciences databases including Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, and PsycINFO.
Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. 1906 - present.

Popular Magazines

Ebony Magazine Archives
Browse all issues online back to 1950
Jet Magazine
"The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news." Available to search and browse on Google Books from 1951 - 2005. Recent issues (1991 - 2014) thru Nexis Uni. See MIDCAT record.
The Crisis (NAACP) - open access
"The Crisis is the official publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It features African American commentary on current affairs. In the past, it has also featured African American literature prominently, and was one of the major magazines of the Harlem Renaissance." Also on microfilm film # 266 (1910-1996)