This guide highlights websites, books, journals, and other scholarly sources useful to students and scholars of Africana Studies -- otherwise known as the study of the history, culture, contributions, and experiences of people of African descent in the United States and abroad.
Summer Spotlights
Juneteenth Virtual Celebration Guide
s.uconn.edu/juneteenth2022
Pride: It Started with a Rebellion
s.uconn.edu/topics/black_pride
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War in Ukraine — Race, Racism, and Racial Identity in Eastern Bloc
A page within The War in Ukraine libguide that focuses on news reporting on anti-Black racism amidst the crisis in Ukraine, policy and media biases pertaining to Ukrainian refugees, and the history of Black people in Eastern Europe. Visit the libguide page.
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