It's Black History Month

Stop doing the same presentations every year! Look through these sites to find hundreds of African American authors, artists, scientists, and musicians.

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
The Biography Maker. Wonder how to start writing that biography? This site explains what a biography is, and gives you prompting hints about how to search out facts and write an interesting report. Sponsored by a Washington public school district.

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/index.html
African Americans who have made history are biographied here. The history makers are sorted by topic (Art Makers, Law Makers, Science Makers, etc.) or my date, and every day there is a new "this date in history."

https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Great website from Princeton University that features lists of scientists from the past and present, including biologists, chemists, and inventors. Each name links to a biography (some long, some short) and possible additional resources.

http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
A multimedia website that includes a list of 200 notable Black Americans, including entertainers, scientists, activists, and artists. Click on several videos to hear short history clips, or page through 50 notable achievements by Black Americans.
Some annoying advertising – but the site is worth overlooking that fact.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html
This is an interesting list of “Notable African Americans” that includes people such as Maya Angelou, Ernie Banks, and Boyz II Men. This list may be helpful for those looking for an unusual person to write about. Most are very short biographies but have several good links of additional resources.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/reference/articles.html
African American World. 300 articles sponsored by PBS that feature prominent African Americans and topics associated to Black history. A good starting point for brief biographies, as these articles are from the online Encyclopedia Britanica.

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/Countries/United-States/Cultures-and-Traditions/African-American/Biographies
Browse these websites featured at Yahoo for Kids and you will encounter bio information about artists, authors, scientists, and more. Top sites features a forensics coach that teaches high school students, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner.