Guide by Eliza Selander
This guide is updated regularly. Community input is welcome.
Suggested resources will be evaluated for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
Please send resource suggestions, comments, and questions to eselander@nvcc.edu.
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Stories, Perspectives, and Connections
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On the toolbar (to the left in desktop; above in mobile), you will find tabs leading you to eBooks, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts. All listed resources are available online. Many require a NOVA login.
Within each of these tabs, the suggested resources are grouped by Stories (including biography, memoir, and fiction by people of color); Perspectives (including scholarly and popular antiracist work); and Connections (including suggestions for next steps for the NOVA community).
The final tab, Tools for Taking Action, offers a collection of free (no login required) Web resources compiled by various antiracist groups, as well as suggestions for getting involved with antiracism here in Northern Virginia.
Suggested Databases for Further Research
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African American Biographical DatabaseAABD includes profiles and full-text sketches providing both biographical detail and illuminating narratives chronicling the lives of Black Americans.
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African American Poetry, 1760-1900Over 2500 poems by African American writers. (VIVA)
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Black Lives Matter from poets.orgThroughout history, poetry has always spoken in the most challenging and tragic circumstances. Poets have been at the forefront of wielding language to create change for the people. Explore the work of Elizabeth Alexander, Agha Shahid Ali, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Marilyn Chin, Aracelis Girmay, Langston Hughes, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Claudia Rankine, Adrienne Rich, and Muriel Rukeyser, to name just a few.
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Oxford African American Studies CenterOver 8,000 articles by top scholars that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Also includes images and primary sources. (NVCC)
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Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)Full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. (NVCC)
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)Essays, magazines, journals, newspapers, statistics, primary sources; focus is on controversial issues. (VCCS)
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Proquest Research LibraryMagazines, journals, national and regional newspapers (current and older). (NVCC)
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EBSCO eBook CollectionA collection of eBooks curated by NOVA librarians on a variety of different subjects. eBooks can be accessed in the browser or downloaded for offline use. (NVCC)
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Films on DemandEducational videos on a variety of topics including humanities, social sciences, business, economics, science, mathematics, health, medicine, technical education, family and consumer sciences, careers and job search, guidance and counseling and archival films and newsreels. (VCCS)
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Kanopy VideosKanopy is a large collections of films from leading producers. These films are all genres - from documentaries to movies and training videos. (VIVA)
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AP Images (EBSCO)A daily updated primary source database from the Associated Press (AP) with historical images, audio sound bites, graphics and text. (NVCC)
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Britannica Image QuestMore than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best image collections in the world. (NVCC)
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CQ ResearcherDetailed reports on issues in the news. Reports include background information, chronology of important events, pro/con section, outlook, and more. (VCCS)