It's a black thing.CD-ROMs and clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. with an African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. perspective Computing is a colorless medium. It's full of bits and bytes Bits and Bytes was the name for two Canadian television series, starring Billy Van, who teaches people the basics of how to use a computer. The first series debuted in 1983 and the second series, called Bits and Bytes 2, in 1991. that can be used by any who dare to tame them. It's the electronic content that helps fill in the lines of our existence and shapes our view of this increasingly connected world. Unfortunately, African Americans are often viewed as laggards in the digital economy. As a result, Web sites, clip art and software are rarely targeted to our community. But that's beginning to change. In honor of Black History month we've taken a look at some CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles and clip art packages that do just that. Listed are a few that caught our attention. We're sure they'll also catch yours. * CD-ROMs African American History African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. This multimedia program is designed for libraries and schools (grades 8 to 12), but can be enjoyed by anyone seeking a well-balanced overview of African American history. It covers a wealth of topics from slavery and the Civil War to the Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North and the Civil Rights Movement. This complete course of study uses historical photos, drawings and actual voices of leaders such as James Baldwin Noun 1. James Baldwin - United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987) Baldwin, James Arthur Baldwin , Martin Luther King Jr., Langston Hughes and others to make this program vivid and enriching. There's also a multiple-choice quiz feature to make this program teacher/student friendly. * Published by Queue Inc. * PC/Mac * CD-ROM: $39 * To purchase call 800-232-2224 Encyclopaedia Britannica Profiles Black History This interactive CD-ROM chronicles people, places and events in black history from 1591 to 1997. The program lets you select a time period and category such as: politics, religion, education, civil rights, slavery, arts and sports to preview a written, audio, or video clip of particular eras. Video clips include Civil Rights demonstrations, Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. interviews and even Billie Holiday performances. One unique feature of this product is an annotated bibliography of books on African American history and Black History month. * PC/Mac * CD-ROM: $29.95 * To purchase call 800-747-8503 Microsoft Encarta Africana Encarta Africana was inspired by W.E.B. DuBois' proposal 100 years ago for an Africana Encyclopedia. To fulfill DuBois' dream, a team called "Afropedia," led by Henry Louis Gates Jr., chairman of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University, has developed a comprehensive history of the African Americans meant to serve as a reference resource on the history, geography and culture of Africa The Culture of Africa encompasses and includes all cultures which were ever in the continent of Africa. The continent Africa was the birthplace of the hominin subfamily and the genus Homo, including eight species, of which only Homo sapiens survive. and people of African descent. * CD-ROM: $69.99 ($49.99 after 20 limited time rebate) * www.microsoft.com * Scheduled for February release The African American People--A Proud People With A Great Heritage This program is meant to be fun and child-friendly while uncovering the history of Africa The History of Africa began in the Bronze Age with the earliest written records from ancient Egypt. Evolution of hominids and Homo sapiens in Africa
* PC Windows only * CD-ROM: $39.95 * Published by Brown Fox Productions; distributed by Ashanti Publications. Purchase at www. ashanti-pub.com (free shipping with Internet orders) or call 800-757-5385 Black Wings This Interactive CD-ROM, narrated by talk show host Montel Williams, celebrates the contributions African Americans have made in aviation. Step through history and be entertained and educated by barnstormers, war heroes, and astronauts. Black Wings was produced in association with the National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. . * Published by SSB SSB Statistisk Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) SSB Super Smash Bros (video game) SSB Space Studies Board SSB Single Side Band SSB Single Stranded DNA-Binding Protein SSB Salomon Smith Barney Inc. * PC-Windows only: $39.95 * www.ssbinc.com or (703-277-1070) * CLIP ART Clip Art with Color Volumes I-IV This series comes in four volumes containing over 300 color images. Volumes I and IV contain images of African Americans in professional, educational and leisure settings. Volumes II and III are specialty collections containing religious and holiday images. * PC/Mac * Published by Gikuuri Software * Purchase through Ashanti or Gikuuri directly at www.glsofi.com or 888-277-4400 * CD-ROM: Prices range from $29.95-$49.95 Business Klips Upgrade This package includes 164 black-and-white and color business and professional illustrations. Images vary from blue-collar jack hammer drivers and construction workers to teachers, doctors and caterers. * Published by Afrocentrex Software * Distributed by Ashanti Publications * PC/Mac CD-ROM or five 3.5-inch floppy diskettes: $39-$49 * Also available: Health Klips Color Images, published by Afrocentrex $39-$49 Church Folks Klips Church Folks provides 32 traditional and progressive church-related black-and-white images. The images include a minister dressed in a suit and tie wiping his face after a soul-wrenching sermon and a female pastor behind the podium. * Published by Afrocentrex (773463-6269) * Distributed by Ashanti Publications * PC/Mac CD-ROM or one 35 inch floppy diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk : $19 * Also available: Mostly Kids n' Angels, 55 color images * Published by Ashanti Publications, $29.95 
terry n johnson (Member): 7/21/2009 5:38 PM
being a graphic artist, i am very familiar with the sadness when there is an obvious lacking [as far as participation] by black people, as it relates to finding images, clip-art, stories, etc. thanks for the arrows, you have pointed me in some very good directions. |
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