Guides, Directories & Indexes

• Daniel, Walter C. Black Journals of the United States. (1982) PN4882.5 D36. A reasonably comprehensive listing of Black journals, past and present, with publication history, index sources, etc.
• Bullock, Penelope L. The Afro-American Periodical Press, 1838-1909. (1810) PN4882.5 B8 - Stack. Provides publishing history, a brief description of the nature of the journal, and some indication of holding institutions.
• Wisconsin. University. Madison. Library. Black Periodicals and Newspapers: A Union List of Holdings in Libraries of the University of Wisconsin and the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, compiled by Niel E. Strache, et. al. (2nd ed., 1979) Z1361.N39 W59.
• Newspapers and Periodicals By and About Black People. Southeastern Library Holdings...(1978) Z1361.N39 N67.
• Index to Black Periodicals, 1950 to date. Z1369.N39 I55. Formerly entitled: Index to Periodicals By and About Blacks, this is the most comprehensive listing of articles in leading Black periodicals for material published since 1950.
• Newman, Richard. Black Index: Afro-Americans in Selected Periodicals, 1907-1949. (1981) Z1361.N39 N58. Provides some coverage for the period prior to 1950.
• The Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986. (5 vols., 1992) Z1361.N39 K34. From a file compiled at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library, this covers a variety of journals and other sources.
• Spradling, Mary Mace. In Black and White: A Guide to Magazine Articles, News-paper Articles and Books concerning more than 15,000 Black Individuals and Groups. (3rd ed., 1980) 2 vols. Z1361.N39 S653. Bibliographic Table 1. Indexes a number of Black periodicals such as Ebony, The Crisis, Jet, etc., as well as other sources. It should be noted that the newspapers cited are not African American papers but rather mainstream newspapers such as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, etc.
• Abajian, James. Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects. (3 vols., 1977) Z1361.N39 A28f. Provides selected indexing to a few African American periodicals.
• A Reference Guide to Afro-American Publications & Editors 1827-1945, 1993, Z6944.N39.P63.

• Afro-Americans in New York Life & History, 1977 to date. F128.N4A36 - Stack.
• The A.M.E. Church Review, 1884-1909/10. MFILM N.S. 12606 - Microtext Room. A leading publication of the African American Methodist Church.
• Alexander's Magazine, 1905-1909. MFICHE 1138 - Microtext Room. See also the Analytical Guide to Alexander's Magazine, 1905-1909 in Stack (LC2071.A42).
• American Visions, 1986 to date. E185.5 A55 - Stack.
• Black Enterprise, 1970/71 to date. Latest in Current Periodicals. Backfile on microfilm (MFILM N.S. 1624) Also in Jackson Business Library.
• The Black Man, 1933-1939. E185.5 B47 - Stack. "A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion," this was the organ of Marcus Garvey and the UNIA.
• The Black Scholar, 1969/70 to date. E185.5 B5 - Stack.
• Black World, 1961-1966 and 1967-1976. Variant title: Negro Digest. E185.5 B53 - Stack. Began publication in 1942 but suspended from December 1951 - May 1961.
• The Brown American, 1936-1945. MFICHE 1140 - Microtext Room.
• Callaloo, 1977 to date. PS508.N3C3 - Stack. A literary magazine.
• Color Line, 1946-1947. MFICHE 1146 - Microtext Room.
• The Colored American, 1840-1841. MFILM N.S. 892 - Microtext Room.
• The Colored American Magazine, 1900-1909. MFICHE 78 - Microtext Room. See the Analytical Guide and Indexes to the Colored American Magazine, 1900-1909 in Stack (AP2.C666 R67). An important voice in the African American community during the first decade of the 20th century.
• The Competitor: The National Magazine, 1920-1921. MFICHE 1147 - in Microtext Room. See also Indexes to the Competitor (E185.5 C822G7 - Stack).
• The Crisis. A Record of the Darker Races, 1910 to date. Official organ of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The stack run begins in 1951 and is incomplete until 1972. (E185.5 C75). The microfilm run is for 1910-1963 (MFILM N.S. 151).
• Analytical Guide and Indexes to The Crisis, 1910-1960. 3 vols., 1975. E185.5 C923.R67 - Microtext Room.
• The Crusader, 1918-1922. E185.5 C7 - Stack. Journal of the Hamitic League of the World and the African Blood Brotherhood, edited by Cyril Briggs.
• Debate & Understanding, 1986 to date. Boston: Martin Luther King, Jr. Afro-American Center. E185.5 D4 - Stack.
• Douglass' Monthly, 1359-1863 E185.5 D7f - Stack. Also on MFILM N.S. 1147.
• Ebony, 1946 to date. 051.E16 - Stack. Holdings are incomplete in earlier years.
• Essence, 1971 to date. E185.5 E7 - Stack. A popular Black women's magazine.
• Fire!! Devoted to Younger Negro Artists. E185.5 F5 - Stack. New York, 1926
• The Freedman, 1864-1869. MFILM N.S. 10530. Boston: American Tract Society.
• Freedman's Advocate, 1864-1865. National Freedmen's Relief Association MFILM N.S 10317.
• The Freedman's Journal, 1865-1866. American Tract Society MFILM N.S. 10316.
• Freedomways: A Quarterly Review of the Negro Freedom Movement, 1961-1985. HT1581 A2 F7 - Stack.
• The Half-Century Magazine, 1916-1925. MFILM N.S. 10118.
• Harlem Quarterly, 1949-1950/51. E185.5 H3 - Stack.
• The Howard Review, 1923-1925 051.H853 - Stack.
• Imhotep, 1990 to date. DT15.I66 - Stack. "An Afrocentric Review," published in Philadelphia.
• Jet (Chicago), 1970 to date. E185.5 J4 - Stack.
• Journal of Black Psychology, 1974 to date. E185.625 J68 - Stack.
• Journal of Black Studies, 1970 to date. E185.5 J62 - Stack.
• Journal of Negro History, 1916 to date. E185.J85 - Stack; founded by Carter G. Woodson and published by the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.
• The Liberator, 1961-1971. E185.5 L5 - Stack. Also in Hoover Library. A Black Nationalist publication.
• The Messenger: World's Greatest Monthly, 1917-1928. E185.5 M4 - Stack. A lively journal, edited by A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen.
• The Movement (San Francisco), 1965-1970. E185.61 M6 - Stack. Published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) of California. Holdings incomplete.
• National Black Law Journal, 1971 to date. Law Library. Previously titled: Black Law Journal.
• National Freedman, 1865-1866. MFILM N.S. 10337 in Microtext Room. Monthly journal of the National Freedman's Relief Association.
• National Negro Voice (1941) E185.5 N3 - Stack. Superseded by the New Negro Voice.
• National Principia, 1866. MFILM N.S. 10071 - Microtext Room. Continued the New York Principia, which in turn continued The Principia and National Era, q.v.
• The Negro Churchman, 1923-1931. BX6194.A4N43 - Stack. Official organ of the African Orthodox Church. Its editor, George Alexander McGuire, was an Antiguan who supported Garvey and the UNIA.
• Negro Educational Review, 1950 to date. C2071.N4 - Cubberley Library.
• The Negro Farmer, 1914-1915. MFILM N.S. 10318 - Microtext Room. Published by Tuskegee Institute.
• The Negro Farmer & Messenger, 1915-1917. MFILM N.S. 10318. Tuskegee Institute.
• Negro College Quarterly, 1943-1947. Cubberley Library.
• Negro Quarterly, 1942-1943. E185.5 N395 - Stack.
• Negro Story, 1944-1946. MFICHE 1141 - Microtext Room.
• Negro World, 1923-1933. MFILM N.S. 610 - Microtext Room. Official publication of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), edited by Marcus Garvey. Began publication in 1917, but our holdings are incomplete.
• New Challenge, 1934-1937. E185.5 N45 - Stack. A literary journal founded by Dorothy West.
• New Day, 1936-1969. MFILM N.S. 893 - Microtext Room. Founded by George Baker (Father Divine)
• New York Principia, 1866. MFILM N.S. 1O071 - Microtext Room. Continues Principia & National Era. Continued by National Principia.
• New South: A Quarterly Review of Southern Affairs, 1946-53 and 1966-1973. E185.61 N4 - Stack. Law Library also has partial holdings. Publication of the Southern Regional Council.
• Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, 1923-1949. New York: National Urban League. 325.2605.O62 - Stack. Superseded the Bulletin of the National Urban League.
• Phylon: A Review of Race and Culture, 1940-1987. 325.2605.P587 - Stack. Atlanta University Review of Race & Culture, founded by W.E.B. DuBois. Formerly entitled Phylon Quarterly.
• The Principia, 1859-1864. MFILM N.S. 10071 - Microtext Room. Continued by Principia and National Era, q.v.
• The Principia and National Era, 1865. MFILM N.S. 10071 - Microtext Room Continued by: New York Principia.
• Race: Devoted to Political and Economic Equality, 1935/36. E185.5 R22 - Stack. Published by the Conference on Social and Economic Aspects of the Race Problem.
• Race Relations (Nashville), 1943-1948. MFICHE 1148 - Microtext Room. Published by the Fisk University Social Science Institute.
• La Revue du monde noir: The Review of the Black World. Paris: 1931-1932. E185.5 R4 - Stack. Includes material by African American writers, such as Claude McKay.
• Reconstruction, 1990 to date. E185.5 R42 - Stack.
• Review of Black Political Economy, 1970/71 to date. E185.5 R45 - Stack. Also in Jackson Library.
• Sage (Atlanta), 1985 to date. E185.5 S12 - Stack. Magazine on African American women.
• Service (Tuskegee Institute), 1936-1954. MFILM N.S. 10315 - Microtext Room.
• Southern Frontier, 1940-1945. E185.5 S58 - Stack. Superseded by New South.
• The Southern Workman, 1872-1937. Hampton Institute. Title varies: Southern Workman and Hampton School Record. MFILM N.S. 867 - Microtext Room
• The Student Voice, 1960-1965. E185.61 S916 - Stack. Published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
• The Tuskegee Messenger, 1924-1936. Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute. MFILM N.S. 10531 - Microtext Room.
• The Urban League Review, 1989 to date. E185.86 N37a - Stack. Microfilm backfile, 1975-1989 (MFILM N.S. 10258) in Microtext Room.
• The Voice of the Negro, 1904-1907 MFICHE 1144 - in Microtext Room. Title varies: The Voice. See also Analytical Guide and Indexes to the Voice of the Negro, 1904-1907. E185.5 V882 - Stack.
• The Western Sunrise, 1972-1973 and 1975-1977. Brooklyn Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood.