Africana Studies at Northeastern University
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Scholar OneSearchScholar OneSearch provides simple, one-stop searching for books, articles, digital media, government publications, and more. To search the NU library catalogs for books, e-books, and other local resources, select the Library Catalogs option in Scholar OneSearch.
Key Resources
Sage Research Methods is an online collection of reference tools, handbooks, manuals, videos and project planners about research. Sage Research Methods has a help guide
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.
NOTE: use quotation marks to focus the search on the name of the movement.
Looking for country information?
Check EIU Viewpoint (Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Reports) for reports, political and economic trends as well as reports on Current Themes.
Europa World Plus, includes the reference work, Africa: South of the Sahara
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. New webpage design allow for easier navigation using the tabs at the top of the page:
CQ Researcher with in-depth, unbiased coverage of topics such as health care, death penalty, race and ethnicity. Helpful research tools include a timeline, pros/cons discussion and links to related issues.
Biography in Context has reference, academic and magazine articles and links to curated websites.
PolicyFile is updated weekly with abstracts and links to international and domestic policy papers and reports. Browse the links to organizations, or keyword search for reports,
Social Sciences Premium combines a number of databases, including IBSS, Social Services Abstracts, PAIS and Sociological Abstracts for searching for abstracts and full text.
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Baratunde Thurston on "How to deconstruct racism one headline at a time"
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Campus Research Centers & Collections
Open Access Digital Resource
Google Cultural Institute -- Black History and Culture
A treasure trove of online black history and culture, including
Library of Congress includes
Streaming Video Collections
Academic Video Online (AVON) offers videos of interest to a broad range of disciplines, including topics such as civil rights, African and African American history.
Kanopy provides a broad range of documentaries across the disciplines. See especially the Anthropology, Law & Criminal Justice and Sociology areas.
Docuseek provides academic streaming source for social issue films and documentaries. Check the Subject list for film topics.