Research Guides: Newspapers: African American Newspapers: Further Research Recommendations

Swem Catalog Recommendations

SWEM CATALOG
For further explorations, use the following subject headings to browse in the Swem Catalog:

African American journalists
African American newspapers
African American press
African Americans - Press coverage
African Americans and mass media
African Americans in mass media
African Americans - [State] - [City] - Newspapers; For example, African Americans-Illinois-Chicago-Newspapers
American Newspapers - [State]; For example, American Newspapers-Mississippi
Editorials – [State]
Journalism – [State]
Press and politics

Further Research Recommendations

Documentary Film: The Black Press - Soldiers without Swords
Soldier without Swords, produced and directed by Stanley Nelson, is the first documentary to provide an in-depth examination of the history and contributions of African-American newspapers.
Documenting the Black Press in America - by Thomas P. Battle, Ph.D
An article about the Black Press Archives (Howard University) by the Director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University.
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
The nation's largest organization of journalists of color.
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)
The National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America, is a 62-year-old federation of more than 200 Black community newspapers from across the United States.