African American Review

Under the auspice of the Saint Louis University, the current AfricanAmerican Review has gone through various changes since it was first published in 1967. Published quarterly, AAR graces its covers with original and reproduced works of art, highlighting the artist by publishing a biographical sketch, and when possible, an interview. AAR 's structure is divided into five sections, not counting the aforementioned section, which is titled as the "Front." The remaining sections, in order of placement within the journal, are as follows: Essays, Reviews, Books Briefly Mentioned, Other Works Received and Back Matter.

Accordingly, the AAR publishes original works of fiction, critical essays, articles, bibliographies and original works of poetry. The essays in particular were well organized and highly factual. Most notably, each essay provides the reader with brief aspects of African-American history before the essay delves deeper into its specific topic of discussion or critique. In addition, AAR publishes interviews along with other topics of interest such as theater reviews, commentaries and reviews of upcoming books by African writers. Most notably, the AAR has evolved in content by reaching out to not just Americans of African descent, but to people of African descent worldwide. Its diverse content truly mirrors its diverse audience. It is the reason why AAR is considered by many to be the premiere African-American journal in existence today. --By Hellmi McIntyre.

Published by Saint Louis University, Humanities Office

Notes: *Previously titled.

Available in JSTOR from 1967-2001 [Volumes 1-35]

Also Available on line at: http://aar.slu.edu/