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The Emancipator

Just as 19th-century antislavery publications reframed and amplified the quest for abolition, The Emancipator centers critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Unbound Newsletter
Kimberly Atkins Stohr, senior columnist for The Emancipator and The Boston Globe, explores past to present-day themes centered on antiracism and democracy.
Emancipator
Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe are collaborating to resurrect and reimagine The Emancipator, the first abolitionist newspaper in the United States, founded more than 200 years ago. By putting academic expertise into conversation with lived experiences, we showcase missing and underamplified voices — past and present — and what they reveal about the way forward.

Library Materials

African-American Odyssey (American Memory Collection) This link opens in a new window The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EDS) This link opens in a new window Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media.
EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new window This link takes you to a list of EBSCO resources available to OhioLINK users.

Murder, the media, and the politics of public feelings : remembering Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. by Jennifer Petersen
Call Number: 364.15 P44m
ISBN: 9780253223395
Publication Date: 2011

Black television travels [electronic resource] : African American media around the globe by Timothy Havens
ISBN: 9780814737200
Publication Date: 2013
Explores the globalization of African American television and the way in which foreign markets, programming strategies, and viewer preferences have influenced portrayals of African Americans on the small screen.
Say It Loud! : African American Audiences, Media and Identity by Robin R. Means Coleman
ISBN: 9781135216115
Publication Date: 2011
Struggles for equal voice [electronic resource] : the history of African American media democracy by Yuya Kiuchi
ISBN: 9781438444796
Publication Date: 2012

Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media & Culture
Publication Date: 09/01/2001 to present
Publishes innovative essays on a wide range of culture phenomena, promoting theoretical approaches to literature, film, the visual arts, and related media.
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Publication Date: 01/01/1985 to present (with a 18 Month delay)
Peer reviewed articles about decision-making, reports, literature searches & reviews dealing with mass media content & the behavior of practitioners in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising & other mass communications disciplines.

Websites

About.com: News: Five Common Black Stereotypes in TV and Film
Center for American Progress
An independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action. They seek to develop new policy ideas, critique the policy that stems from conservative values, challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter, and shape the national debate.
Insight Into Diversity
Oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education today. The magazine has also strived to advance the national conversation about diversity and inclusion through thought-provoking articles on current trends and relevant news; interviews with innovators, thought leaders and experts; explorations of best practices; and profiles of successful programs and initiatives
The Root
The premier news, opinion and culture site for African-American influencers. Founded in 2008, under the leadership of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root provides smart, timely coverage of breaking news, thought-provoking commentary and gives voice to a changing, more diverse America.