ProQuest Black Newspapers provides your patrons with access to esteemed Black newspapers from across the U.S.  ProQuest Newsstand-Black Newspapers is a collection of current newspapers providing access to news from 1989-present, and is cross-searchable with all of the newspaper collections on the ProQuest platform including ProQuest National Newspapers and U.S. Hispanic Newsstand.

ProQuest Newsstand - Black Newspapers includes:

• Afro-American Red Star
• Call & Post (A&I)
• Chicago Defender
• Houston Post (A&I)
• Michigan Chronicle
• Muslim Journal (A&I)
• New Journal & Guide (A&I)
• New York Amsterdam News
• Los Angeles Sentinel

This collection of current newspapers is an excellent compliment to ProQuest Historical Newspapers-Black Newspapers.  Both collections provide historical and current coverage by and for the African-American community.

Accessing ProQuest Newsstand - Black Newspapers

This database is available on the Web through ProQuest®, a premier information access and retrieval system.  With basic and advanced searching, it is suitable for everyone, from novice researchers to experienced information professionals.  Natural language searching, SmartSearch and the Topic Guide are just a few of the features that help users find the exact information they need, quickly and easily.

The ProQuest interface offers additional features for a user-friendly and precise searching experience:

• Narrow searches by date, multiple fields and document types
• Spell check
• Abstracts for every newspaper article
• The interface is available in 17 different languages
• Translate articles on demand
• Open URL Compliant

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