Africana Studies at Northeastern University
Africana Studies at Northeastern Africana Studies is a truly global and interdisciplinary degree. College graduates with Africana Studies degrees have become doctors, lawyers, entertainers, politicians, public health professionals, diplomats, professors, astronauts, journalists, engineers, artists, poets, executives, entrepreneurs, and more!
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Black History Highlight
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Key Resources
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Starting your research and need some background information?
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition which covers concepts such as race relations, discrimination, race and urban planning.in detailed articles
International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest browse the essays on revolution and protest. For a more comprehensive search of the publisher resources, use the box at the top to search the entire Wiley Online Library -- books, chapters, journals and articles.
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Europa World, which includes the reference work, Africa: South of the Sahara
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Biography in Context has reference, academic and magazine articles and links to curated websites.
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African Newspapers, 1800-1922 (World Newspaper Archive) accesses 70 historical newspapers throughout Africa.
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Google Cultural Institute -- Black History and Culture
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