Established in 1975 by African American scholars, the NCBS promotes academic excellence and social responsibility in the discipline of Africana/Black Studies. The NCBS hosts an annual national conference to showcase new research and as a forum for scholarly communication and collaboration.

Provides access to digitized images and documents related to the history and experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.

A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black Culture and History, including documents on colonization, abolition, migration, and the Works Projects Administration.

A member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, H-Afro-Am is a forum for the exchange of information between professionals, faculty and advanced students in the field of African American Studies.