| The students in the Providence College Program in Black Studies have selected several of our favorite sites, where you'll find the best of contemporary Black art, news, politics, African diasporan resources, commentary, and education.
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Here are sites we recommend:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
“For more than ninety five years, the NAACP built and grew on the collective courage of thousands of people. People of all races, nationalities and faiths united on one premise that all men and women are created equal. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.”
BlackElectorate.com
“Cedric Muhammad, Publisher of BlackElectorate.com and president of Black Electorate Communications Inc. is a unique political and business economist in Black America. A prolific writer with a rare perspective - merging cultural, political and economic factors - Mr. Muhammad's analysis is unique and valued by many.”
Bay Area Black Journalists Association (BABJA)
“Formed in March 1982, the Bay Area Black Journalist Association (BABJA) is an organization of African American media professionals and students representing radio, television, print, public relations, online journalism and advertising. The association has become the Bay Area's black media organization of choice with the objective to groom black media professionals for leadership; to enhance the coverage of issues of concern to African American people; to work with Bay Area media in hiring and cultivating more blacks in management, and to make the media more responsible.”
Davey D's Hip Hop Corner
“Davey D is a Hip Hop historian, journalist, deejay and community activist. He's been down with Hip Hop since 1977 in the Bronx where he started out as an emcee. Currently he's the webmaster for what is considered one of the oldest and largest Hip Hop sites on the web; Davey D's Hip Hop Corner. The writings on his website are frequently referenced and quoted by journalists, scholars, professors and fans from all around the world.”
San Francisco Bayview
“The mission of the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper is to inform, enlighten and inspire the Black community locally and globally, to build unity within the community and solidarity with other communities. As the nation's most influential, most exciting, most talked-about Black newspaper, the Bay View is the very best way to reach the African American community.”
The Universal Black Pages
"The main purpose of the UBP is to have a complete and comprehensive listing of African diaspora related Web pages at a central site. The UBP was created (and is developed) through the efforts of members of the Black Graduate Students Association at the Georgia Institute of Technology."
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) was opened in 1991 at the site of the Lorraine Motel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on the human rights movement worldwide, through its collections, exhibitions, research and educational programs.
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