The CDR Records contain correspondence, publications, newspapers, articles, newsletters, notes, financial records, brochures, audio-visual material, books, programs, grant proposals, photographs, reports, and ephemera.

The box inventories list a folder title only once; there may be multiple folders for one title. The majority of the collection's dates are between 1979-2008, with some 1960s and 1970s material in the Research series.

The Board Game Collection consists of games that either educate users on the history of African American history and culture or antiquated games that display mistrel characters that highlight stereotypes of African American people.