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Student Resources

Academic Organizations

  • African Studies Association (ASA): The leading academic organization encouraging an exchange of information about Africa, ASA awards prizes in the field, publishes the African Studies Review, and holds an annual conference.
  • Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH): One of the leading black history associations, formed by Carter G. Woodson, ASALH publishes the Journal of African American History and holds an annual conference.
  • H-Africa: H-Africa is part of H-Net, an international scholarly online community centered around the humanities. Subscribers to H-Africa become part of the academic conversation in the field of African history.
  • H-AfroAm: An H-Net forum dedicated to discussion and news relating to the African American experience. Note that there are sub-forums on topics like West Africa, Slavery, African American Art, and more.

 

 

Nonprofit, Public, and Activist Organizations


 

 

Research Resources

The EKU African/African American Studies LibGuide is an excellent place to begin a research project in the field. It’s a specially-dedicated LibGuide on the library site, which highlights the best research resources the EKU library offers in the field, including databases and primary source collections. However, here are a few other research resources that might be helpful:


 

 

News and Popular Culture

  • The Root: A popular online source for news, opinion, gossip, and analysis related to the black experience in the US.
  • The Grio: An online news site and division of MSNBC dedicated to African American news, culture, and opinion.
  • AllAfrica: An aggregate news site compiling stories from over 140 separate African news organizations.
  • The Africa Report: A monthly news publication covering the continent’s recent news, culture, and politics.
  • BBC Africa: The BBC’s African news coverage, in both online and radio form.

 

 

Other Campus Resources and Programs

African and African American Studies

History, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Beckham Building 328
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond KY 40475
Phone: 859-622-1375
Email: Ogechi.Anyanwu@eku.edu

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