Black Joy & Resilience uses standardized statements on copyright found at RightsStatements.org.  Each contributor to BJ&R vetted the sources they contributed and determined the copyright access for each source.

These statements can be found after clicking on a title and reading through the metadata, or descriptive content, for the source.  They will be listed under "Rights."

Here is an example from a source that can be freely used:

This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

STOP if you see something like this:

This work is not in copyright, but commercial uses of this digital representation are limited. For more information, contact printroom@librarycompany.org 

Or this:

Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational, scholarly, and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information, please contact [the repository, + contact info].

If you wish to use a source with these types of rights statements, you MUST contact the contributor for permission.