Fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies, including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, reference books, and more. Includes the Black Literature Index (1827-1940) and Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience.

Index of scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.

Academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Content from thousands of American and global news sources, including current and historical Black publications from 1704 to the present.

Includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations. The collection includes documentaries on leading artists, writers, musicians, playwrights, and performers.

Non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, entertainers—covering 250 years of history. The collection includes letters, speeches, essays, political leaflets, interviews, periodicals, and trial transcripts.

Chicago's nationally recognized African American newspaper.

Full text articles from this prominent Black newspaper. Includes page images of the entire contents, such as classified ads, advertisements, obituaries, and comics.