African diaspora

Migration Through the Lens of Diasporas The Jewish diaspora of the 8th century BCE was the first of its kind, but the term which would grow increasingly difficult to define and apply as time went on. In his essay, “Diasporas,” James Clifford attempts to elucidate the history and development of the term ‘diaspora’ and critically look at its implications. Defining the term diaspora, a task which seems simple, turns out to be the biggest obstacle to overcome in studying them, and that is what…

the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” Reading quotes such as the one stated above and realizing that this is reality can be very alarming. People throughout the Diaspora may believe that they were never oppressed but, the honest truth is that they are and have been their whole life. Their reality is just a delightful version of the harsh actuality that their ancestors had to undergo. They are in fact being…

Redefining Blackness During the twentieth century, black people began to redefine what ‘blackness’ was and what it meant to be ‘black’ by reconnecting with African history and culture. This was a period of reflection and reconstruction of the black consciousness, and although the twentieth century didn’t produce a solidified interpretation of ‘blackness,’ it created the groundwork necessary to form an identity that was independent of the racist notions instituted by slavery and/or other systems…

Danquah’s experiences specifically showed examples of what is racial profiling towards African Americans. While, Korama’s experiences showed us the impact of racial profiling and stereotypes, and how they can lead to a negative outcome. With Korama’s life story, it shows people that if they separate themselves from this stigma of being different…

Throughout the years African Americans have dominated professional sports. Basketball, football, boxing, baseball and track are all sports a lot of African Americans succeed in. However, there is a lack of participation in swimming, golf, tennis, hockey, skiing and many other competitive sports that most White people play. Many factors greatly influence these statistics such as social, cultural and economic constraints. The question is, are Blacks superior to Whites in athletics due to their…

perception of normal in America has become a hindrance for African American women to express their unique beauty in today’s society. The ideal image that has been pushed through media is the Eurocentric beauty, causing Native American, Hispanics and African Americans to conform to look more American. African Americans have been working hard to mold themselves to what they feel is most acceptable in society for years now. Since post emancipation, the African American culture has two methods to…

experience not commonly researched and one that this research study desires to explore. Many African American women have had to develop both their racial and gender identities interchangeability. The next section will look at how the experiences of many African American women have spaced their identity in higher…

culture, religion, and ethnic background. What most people notice is on the outside to what they can only see. Since 1896, segregation has been one of the world’s biggest issues between culture identities. Two culture identities such as white and African American people have been impacted heavily upon each other in many ways, due to the history and communication that caused enormous amount of unnecessary tension between the two groups. The culture identity of white, Caucasian person could be…

going to take a look at how African American women are depicted within the media, specifically in the Canadian context. African American women make up 16% of the population within Canada [1]. The intent of this research paper is to further understand and explore how African American women are portrayed within the media. I will be taking a look at how the population of Canada characterizes African American women in the media. As well as how these assumptions affect the African American community…

organization. Alicia Garza, a young African American female from Los Angeles who started the organization after the death of Trayvon Martin. She claimed, “When we say Black Lives Matter, we are talking about the ways in which Black people are deprived of our basic human rights and dignity. It is an acknowledgement Black poverty and genocide is state violence. It is an acknowledgment that 1 million Black people are locked in cages in this country” (Garza). African Americans have never has the…