BHM in Databases #8 – Ethnic NewsWatch

Ethnic NewsWatch™ (ENW) is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. The complete collection also includes the module Ethnic NewsWatch: A History™, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Together, these resources present a full-text collection of more than 2.5 million articles from over 340 publications, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.

Perhaps the most valuable aspect of the resources is the inclusion of unique community publications not found in any other database, as well as top scholarly journals on ethnicities and ethnic studies. For example, Haiti Observateur (2002 – present) which has articles written in French and English, is not  currently indexed in any other Furman Library database . 

Researchers can navigate from the Advanced Search to the Basic Search to view the complete Publications list.  

Some additional publications include: 

  • Caribbean Today (1990- present)  
  • Jackson Advocate [MS]  (2008 – present)  
  •  Michigan Chronicle (2006 – present)  
  • Oakland Post (1991 – present – exceptions)  
  • The Voice [London]  (1995-2006)  
  • US Black Engineer and Information Technology (1990 – present)
  • Wadabagei : A Journal of the Caribbean and Its Diaspora (2004-2016) 

 While the ProQuest interface is familiar and easy to search, the backfile of many titles is not as deep or consistent as one might want.

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