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Books

The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America
A frank and realistic examination of the daunting challenges facing black men in twenty-first century America. Ellis Cose offers a way out of the cycle of defeatism and despair that wreaks havoc on America's black communities.
Author: Ellis Cose
Category: African American

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race, Revised edition
From Kirkus reviews: Author Barbara Tatum writes a remarkably jargon-free book that is as rigorously analytical as it is refreshingly practical and drives its points home with a range of telling anecdotes. Tatum illuminates "why talking about racism is so hard'' and what we can do to make it easier, leaving her readers more confident about facing the difficult terrain on the road to a genuinely color-blind society.
Author: Beverly D. Tatum, PhD
Category: African American

Web Sites

Black Career Woman
Black Career Women (BCW) is a national organization founded in 1977 that serves as a nucleus of support to identify and address the critical needs of black women in the workforce as it relates to their career mobility and achievement. BCW's members are diverse representing aspiring and achieving women workers from entry level to executive level.
Category: African American

Black Chamber of Commerce
The BCC is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African American communities. Their website includes information about news and current issues as well as a wide variety of valuable resources and programs to help black business owners.
Category: African American

Black Progress Network
Focused on contemporary issues relating to black educational and economic progress, this website includes research and information as well as ideas & innovation for positive change in the United States and worldwide.
Category: African American

In Motion: The African American Migration
Created by the Schomburg Center, this interactive and highly visual website offers information about the complete African American migration experience. Not limited to just the slave trade, the site also explores other African American migrations from the 1400s to the present.
Category: African American

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Ensures the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States and works to eliminate race prejudice and the barriers of discrimination.
Category: African American

National Bar Association
Founded in 1925 by twelve African American lawyers, the purpose of the NBA is to advance the science of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession, promote social intercourse among members of the bar, and protect the civil and political rights of all United States citizens.
Category: African American

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. The website includes many excellent online exhibitions and documents.
Category: African American

The African American Village from IMDiversity.com
Excellent collection of articles and commentary on current events, politics, culture, and the issues facing the African American community.
Category: African American

The King Center
The official memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America's greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality, and peace. Many progarms and services are offered to build King's vision of a "Beloved Community."
Category: African American

The Urban League
Provides direct services and functions as an advocate to generate policy reforms that empower African Americans in the achievement of economic, academic, and racial equality.
Category: African American