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African and African-American Studies

The history, politics, languages, cultures, and lives of blacks within the United States, Africa and her diaspora.

Evaluating Web Sites

You can evaluate any source using the 5 W's:

  1. Who created the page, and what are their credentials?

  2. What is the purpose of the site?  For example, is it sponsored by a company that has a financial interest in the topic?

  3. When was the page created and/or last updated? How current is the information?

  4. Where was this information published? Where does the information come from?

  5. Why is this resource useful? Is this resource better than others?

A selection of websites