African empires

and grew in popularity during the 1920s. This created a surplus of African American professionals (doctors, lawyers, ect.) and all of them migrated toward the cultural hub of the city. In the city there was opportunity to manage multiple ideals, languages, cultural backgrounds, economic backgrounds and so much more. “The New Negro” was a political and cultural statement bringing a unique global identity to the U.S. through the African American…

switched, and reduced. The African-American’s written history has never been one hundred percent accurate, and based off previous occurrences, it never will be. However, one thing that will always be sound, is the African griot’s word. The knowledge they store has been passed on from generation to generation, and each story that’s been told has freed the minds of many (D.T. Niane 120). The griot is an important part of African culture because of their knowledge of African history,…

Equality Sign I drew a signed that says “Equality for All” because I believe that’s what Wallace Thurman fought for. Thurman was an advocate for African American rights, which makes me think that he supported African American women as well as men. He even collaborated with women on some of his writings, plays, and publications. I think that Wallace Thurman created his writings to display a message that everyone should be treated the same, despite your color, gender, or social class. He probably…

“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future” stated by Theodore Roosevelt. Throughout history in America from 1865-1940’s, America has strived to reconstruct the brokenness of America’s North and South, to get African American right to vote as well as women’s rights and minorities. The railroads being an important key for trading in America and immigrants coming to America for fresh new start. The First World War as well as the Great depression and the New deal…

justice for Rastafarianism, and creates a false illustration of the true roots and motives of this “religion”. In the song “Africa Unite” by Bob Marley, the line “How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man, to see the unification of all Africans” simply explains the true goal of Rastafarianism. The goal of the rasta man is to escape the pressure of Babylon, Babylon representing all of the oppressive organizations…

many African Americans struggled for survival and equal prosperity, especially after the effects of the reconstruction period. Many blacks had to live in the rural south, and make a life for themselves through lots of indentures to support both themselves and their families. This time period, was a huge disenfranchisement for blacks being that they had to deal with discriminatory behaviors, social, political and economic disparity, and even problems such as lynching and the eminent KKK. African…

tools and or weapons. Ghana also had as much gold as the world has ever seen. At one point in time the animals of Ghana wore golden collars and slept on silk and plush carpets. Ghana’s gold was the center and most traded product of the biggest trading empire of Africa. Muslims from North Africa brought items such as : Metal goods , textile, horses, and salt. Ghanaians used salt for the taste and to preserve their food. Salt was also a medicine of some sort they used salt to replace what their…

therefore Hughes is one if the main reasons black culture is celebrated today. Langston Hughes, or James Mercer, was born on February 1, 1902 in Joplin Missouri. He died May 22, 1967 in New York City (Webster 209). Born with a racial background of African, French, Native American, and English ancestry, Hughes used his background throughout his life as an inspiration for his art. Hughes attended elementary school in Lincoln, Illinois. In his class, he was elected as class poet, which may have…

The United States of America is a dynamic nation. Stagnation in policy in addition to legislation never happens, for this nation is a nation of the people by the people. When the citizens at large want a change, they can have it. The US like any other nation sometimes the leader isn’t what it seems to be. Cover-ups and scandal while not common rip though our culture and destroy the faith in our government. Sometimes these leaders while having the best intentions are not as competent as we like…

black history women have been subjected to thoughts that their bodies were inferior. Many African American women do not feel comfortable with their hair or color of their bodies because of the upward battle they face to try to fit into society’s standards of straight hair and light skinned women. We see from the day Europeans arrived in Africa they tried to restrain and erase the essence of beauty in African culture, leaving behind remnants of racism that eventually morphed into colorism. This…