AFRICAN AMERICAN CAREER RESOURCES
(The following links are suggested places that you can visit to gain more knowledge of the world of work. The Office of Diversity Programs at WKU does not endorse any particular company or webservice. We encourage you to use this information as part of an overall strategy of career development which should include WKU's Career Service Center.)
Professional Organizations
100 Black Men of America
American Association of Blacks in Energy
Association of Black Psychologists
Black Career Women: This national organization seeks to provide black women support and career help so that they can achieve their career goals.
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association of Blacks in Government
National Society for Black Engineers
National Association of Black Accountants, Inc.
National Black Law Students Association
National Medical Association
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
Black Career Zone: lists sites that focus on job search resources for African Americans
Institute for Responsible Citizenship: is a selective summer internship program for African American males.
The United Negro College Fund: offers scholarships, fellowships, and internships for African American students
Black Collegian Magazine: The career site for students of color, which include certain job strategies, graduate school opportunities, and career and industry reports.
The National Black MBA Association: The organization provides numerous services to its members, such as a magazine, networking and job opportunities.
Black Enterprise: Job seekers can use a search engine to view positions by function, salary or zip code and read career advice and lists of top black-owned enterprises.
Black Voices: The career center of Black Voices provides a search engine of over 13,000 jobs and a resume database specifically geared towards minorities.
Blackworld: This site runs a search engine for thousands of jobs nationally and internationally, includes a resume database, professional links, and information about business opportunities.