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A comprehensive reference work on Africa and people of African descent throughout the world. Part of the market-leading Encarta product line, Encarta Africana is a unique reference tool charting the history and culture of Africa, from the distant past to the present. Combining top quality content with captivating multimedia, it provides a guide to the complete African diaspora. The reference work catalogues the historical and cultural achievements of Africa and people of African descent through the ages, covering music, dance, art, sports and even political activism. Encarta Africana is inspired by the vision of W.E.B. Dubois, the leading African-American intellectual of the 20th Century, who set out to produce the first ever encyclopedia Africana. This dream was picked up in a collaboration between project leader Dr Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr, Chairman of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, his colleague Dr Kwame Antony Appiah, and encyclopedia industry companies World Book, Britannica and Grolier's Encyclopedia. The project has the backing of prominent persons of African descent such as the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Bill Gray, President of the United Negro College Fund, and Julian Bond Chairman of the NAACP. Commenting on the project, Jesse Jackson said: "It's great to have a product that shines light on the rich truth of black life, which our society has too long left in the shadows." Encarta Africana's content is brought to life through the use of multimedia. In addition to the 3,000 articles on a range of African related topics, the software contains more than 2,000 multimedia elements - including photos, videos and maps - and a detailed time-line feature identifying important historical events through the ages. There are also six virtual tours, giving users the opportunity to visit fantastic historical locations first hand.
If you are interested, we will be happy to obtain details of Encarta Africana's availability in the UK. Just e-mail: editor@thechronicle.demon.co.uk
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Changing Britannia is a thought provoking and indispensable chronicle of modern British history by Black Britons prominent in combating racism in the arts and sports, in revolutionising radio programming, and creating new forms of aesthetical and cultural expression. The text is based on seven informative talks and conversations at the George Padmore Institute. Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, from Trinidad, speaks of her campaigning work in the arts, film and theatre. Journalist Garth Crooks, of Jamaican origins, recounts his exploits as a footballer and commentator on Black Britain. Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, from Jamaica, documents the radical political and social background of his powerful verse rhythms. Courtenay Griffiths, a barrister, traces his routes from Jamaica to his accomplishments in youth work and defence of black rights in British courts. Michael La Rose, of Trinidad origins, recalls his love of music, Carnival and sound systems, and his pioneering work in the Black Parents Movement. Alex Pascall OBE, the Grenadian born "Caribbean communicator", describes the cultural battlefronts of Black London and radio broadcasting. Colin Prescod, born in Trinidad, speaks of his passage through political activism, popular culture and academia. Their life experiences with Britain demonstrate acts of endeavour and defiance that confront and transcend the limitations of British and European society. A useful set of biographical notes is included. Roxy Harris is lecturer in the School of English Language Education at Thames Valley University, and Sarah White is managing director of New Beacon Books. Publication date: 5 April 1999 ISBN: 1873201 15 X 256 pages; Price: £12.99 Publisher: NEW BEACON BOOKS, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN, England. tel: 0171 272 4889; fax: 0171 281 4662 Find out more about the George Padmore Institute and New Beacon Books in The Chronicle archives and New Black Books section.
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London: Camden Press. 1998. Tel: 0171-226-2061; Fax: 0171-226-2418
Black literature and media magazines and newsletters
Publications about the Black Press, Journalists and Media Personalities USA - Selective Bibliography From 1990 Beasley, Maurine Hoffman and Sheila Gibbons. Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism. Washington, DC: American University Press, 1993. Davis, Frank Marshall. Livin' the Blues: Memoirs of a Black Journalist and Poet. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1992. Dawkins, Wayne. Black Journalists: The NABJ Story. Sicklerville, NJ: August Press, 1993. Dennis, Everette E. and Edward C. Pease, eds. The Media in Black and White. Rutgers, NJ: Transaction Books, 1997. Dijk, Teun Adrianus Van. Racism and the Press. New York: Routledge, 1991. Dines, Gail and Jean M. Humez. Gender, Race, and Class in Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995. Hutton, Frankie and Barbara Straus Reid, eds. Outsiders in 19th-Century Press History. Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Press, 1996. Newspapers, Diversity and You. Princeton, NJ: The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, 1997. Pride, Armistead S. and Clint C. Wilson. A History of the Black Press. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1997. Simmons, Charles A. The African American Press, 1827-1976. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1997. Streitmatter, Rodger. Raising Her Voice: African-American Women Journalists Who Changed History. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press, 1994. Suggs, Henry Lewis, ed. The Black Press in the Middle West, 1865-1985. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Who's Who Among Black Americans. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Wickham, DeWayne. Thinking Black: Some of the Nation's Best Black Columnists Speak Their Minds. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996. Wiley, Ralph. What Black People Should Do Now: Dispatches from Near the Vanguard. New York: One World/Ballantine Books, 1993. Wilson, Clint C., Felix Gutierrez. Race, Multiculturalism, and the Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995. Wolseley, Roland E. Black Achievers in American Journalism. Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing, 1995.
From 1983-1990 Dates, Jannette Lake and William Barlow. Split Image: African Americans in the Mass Media. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1990. Hill, George H. Black Media in America: A Resource Guide. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1984. Hill, George H. and Lorraine Raglin. Black Women in Television: An Illustrated History and Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1990. Ireland, Sandra L. Jones. Ethnic Periodicals in Contemporary America: An Annotated Guide. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Johnson, Ben and Mary Bullard-Johnson. Who's What and Where: A Directory and Reference Book on America's Minority Journalists. Columbia, MO: Who's What and Where, 1988. Martindale, Carolyn. The White Press and Black America. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986. Metzger, Linda and Hal May. Black Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Miller, Sally M. The Ethnic Press in the United States: A Historical Analysis and Handbook. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. Snorgrass, J. William. and Gloria T. Woody. Blacks and Media: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography, 1962-1982. Tallahassee: University Presses of Florida, 1985. Suggs, Henry Lewis. The Black Press in the South, 1865-1979. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. Van Dijk, Teun A. Communicating Racism: Ethnic Prejudice in Thought and Talk. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1987. Waters, Enoch P. American Diary: A Personal History of the Black Press. Chicago: Path Press, 1987. Wolseley, Roland Edgar. The Black Press, U.S.A. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1990. (Compiled from data available at The Poynter Institute, 801 Third Street S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701).
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In an unusual mix
of words and pictures, from essays to polemics, from cartoons and photo-stories
to poetry and archive material, from fact to myth, Mindfield offers
both expert and beginner alike a spectrum of argument and information
about the issues that affect our lives. The points of view are theirs.
The conclusions are yours. 
Black Film Bulletin
Winter 1999, Vol. 6 No. 4. Paul Gilroy's opening remarks on the Politics
of Culture to the Black British Film conference sets the stage for this
issue. Editor Carl Daniels says "our aim is to serve the national and
international black film and television community". Useful for conference
listings such as the Annual Hollywood Black Film Festival, 2000, the
Women of Colour Film and Video Festival in May 1999, the Vues D'Afrique
Film Festival April/May 1999, and the Media Studies conference June/July
1999. Quarterly subscription UK£10; Single copy £2.50. Contact:
Black Film Bulletin, School of Humanities, Middlesex University, White
Hart Lane, London N17 8HR. Tel/Fax: 0181-362-5395 
Calabash, newsletter
for writers of African and Asian Descent. Vol. No. 9, Summer 1998. Caryl
Phillips expounds his theories on being black, British and belonging.
Dr. Morgan Delphinis offers a starter pack for reading Caribbean literature.
Lots of space given to literary happenings around London featuring Benjamin
Zephaniah, Marsha Hunt, Patience Agbabi. Books reviewed are available
from the Centerprise Bookshop. The three times yearly publication has
articles on Caribbean literature, the reggae aesthetic, young writers,
and writers' workshops. Contact: Black Literature Development Project,
Centerprise, 136-138 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2NS. Tel: 0171-254-9632;
Fax: 0171-923-1951 
"The Literary Publication
with Class and Soul!" say the editors. Includes poems, fiction features
on writers such as Toni Cade Bambara, J. California Cooper and asha
bandele. Excerpts from poems by Ntozake Shange and Suheir Hammad. Published
quarterly.Contact: African Voices, 270 W. 96th St., New York, NY 10025.
T: 00 1 212 865 2982.