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Comprehensive Sites
Sites with comprehensive resources And/Or links for a broad spectrum of African American history, culture and contributions
Self-Described: "AfricanAmericans.com has over 750 web pages on the African American community. We cover many topics: black history, the civil rights movement, slavery, African American art, to black gospel music. AfricanAmericans.com also includes profiles of famous African American historical leaders like: Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Frederick Douglass, and current black celebrities: Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, and many more."
Contemporary African American Media
African American television, media and online communities
Black Entertainment Television
AOL's home page focused on contemporary African American news, issues and entertainment
African Americans in Entertainment, Business, Sports and Politics
Contemporary African American lifestyles, accomplishments and interests
A demographic study of contemporary African American lifestyles, values, aspirations and opinions
A 2005 Black Enterprise list of top 50 African Americans influential in the business end of sports. Links to more recent articles in Black Enterprise on African Americans in business
Self Described: "BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (BPOTW) is an online community featuring political news & information geared towards the African-American community."
African American Music
African American contributions to music, past and present
African American contributions to music
Black Grooves describes itself as "... a music review site hosted by the Archives of African American Music & Culture (AAAMC) at Indiana University."
Self-Described: "This Web Site offers information on the history and the latest recordings in the field's of Gospel, Jazz, The Blues, Soul, Zydeco and African Music. From the beginnings to contemporary history."
African American Heritage Sites with Lesson Plans
Sites providing lessons plans for teachers on African American history and culture
Self-Described: "America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts, each with a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank, and a Teacher's Guide"
New York Times Learning Network site providing resources and lesson plans on African American history
Part of PBS's African American World site with lesson plans and teaching activities
Part I of PBS series on tracing African American roots/genealogy with links to lesson plans
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A list of sites related to the African American experience. Appropriate resource for African American Heritage Month activities, Including references to African American history from slavery to the present and African American contributions in the arts, sciences, business, sports, politics and th...
Updated on 2009-07-17
Created on 2009-02-12
Category: Cultures & Community
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