1968 Olympics Black Power salute

American women hair is associated with terms like thick, kinky and nappy. These aren’t just terms anymore that are used freely instead, they’ve become very stereotypical and judgmental to the black race. This puts pressure on African American women to feel doubtful of their natural hair, so much that black women use chemicals to make their hair silky straight, which ultimately result in damaged hair. This has become such a controversial issue that the “Natural Hair Movement” has started all over…

As the United States black power movement of the 1960’s and 70’s gained momentum, African American artists seized the scene and created pieces that reflected their history of oppression and embraced the progress towards attaining equality. Focusing on two works in particular, Betye Saar’s iconic The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972), and Richard Hunt’s sculpture the Outgrown Pyramid #1 (1973), will help uncover the plight of African American’s at that time. These artists both demonstrate a keen…

as a Black Studies major has given me the ability to think critically and analyze others…

History of Cosmetology “ I Am a Woman who came from cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the wash tub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I was promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair and goods preparations…… I have built my own factory on my own ground.” This quote is from, Madam CJ Walker.This demonstrates she started from the bottom and made it up to the top where no one thought she could be. Cosmetology is the professional skin…

In addition, many black men within the organization found it difficult to understand the resentment woman had in being equal. For instance, there was this grey line between whites and black men where whites did not understand why blacks resented being called “boy” or a stereotypical name. Just as the whites did not understand, so did the blacks. The masculine pride of black males clouded their judgment, thus perceiving women as a threat to their existence. In essence, black males within the…

southern blacks for political freedom. As well to liberate his…

In particular, it pervaded the work of black women writers from Zora Neale Hurston of the Harlem Renaissance to Nikki Giovanni and Carolyn Rodgers during the Black Nationalism and Black Arts Movements. Black women have the unique experience of being on the lower rungs of not one, but two categories of oppression: race and gender. It was within these intersections of race and gender as well as the Black Power Movement that birthed a concept called “New Black Womanhood”. Mostly used by…

around the time when being black was a political and social problem. He was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He was a concise individual who wanted to create a…

The Black Panthers were an organization that fought for the rights for the black people. So many things stood in their way but they fought. Yes, they weren 't the only organization who changed the laws for the black man but they did help a great deal. The white man and police were so cruel to these poor people. Some events lead to violence, arrests and even murder. The police brutalized the panthers and even just the common black person. Many people think the panthers were all about violence but…

Black Boy in the Twenty-First Century 70 years after the publication of Black Boy, the social aspects of a black man’s life today would have shocked Richard Wright, the author of the autobiography, with how little and how much things have changed in our “modern“ society. If Richard Wright were to write a book titled Black Boy today, he would write about the brutality of the police towards black people, racial profiling and finally, the black society and their ability to unite today. First,…