Newspaper and Media Databases  

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Access newspapers, news magazines, and radio/television transcripts - including North Carolina newspapers.

Includes access to the Chicago Defender (1910-1975), the Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), and the New York Amsterdam News ((1922-1993)

Access national and international newspapers and other news sources

Full-text access to the New York Times from 1851-1993

Search current and past issues of the Wall Street Journal

Access newspapers from across North Carolina

Provides access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. Features papers from more than 35 states—including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles.

Search national and international news as well as academic sources

Selected newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals in the area of African American studies

Search for texts, images, and listen to the sounds of national and international news from the Associated Press (AP)

Full-text access to the New York Amsterdam News, an African American newspaper, from 1922-1993

Full-text access to Baltimore Afro American from 1893-1988. The Baltimore Afro American is a part of the ProQuest Black Historical Newspaper collection.

Full-text access to the Los Angeles Sentinel from 1934-2005. The Los Angeles Sentinel is a part of the ProQuest Black Historical Newspaper collection.

Full-text access to the Chicago Defender from 1910-1975. The Chicago Defender is a part of the ProQuest Black Historical Newspaper collection.