African-American music

The LA Riots were in response to the Rodney King video that showed LA Police officers beating an unarmed African- American motorist. On March 3rd 1991 King, a paroled felon led police on a high speed chase through the LA county, he was intoxicated and uncooperative during the arrest. Unbeknownst to the 3 officers, Laurence Powell, Theodore Briseno, and Timothy Wind was involved in the beating of Rodney King while arresting King someone was filming the officers beating King long after he was…

Comparing Langston Hughes to Maya Angelou When African Americans returned home after World War Two, they still had seen a country that did not give them full rights. A movement began many African Americans stood up by writing poems, articles and books. Two people who made an impact because of what they wrote are Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. They share similar messages throughout their pieces. Maya Angelous “Still I Rise” and Langston Hughes “I, Too, Sing America” is very similar. Both of…

order for African Americans to mount a theological resistance to the ongoing oppression by the dominant culture, it would be necessary to view the work of God in the Bible from a perspective other than that proposed by white theologians. This new perspective required a look at the historical record of slavery and work of God historically. Although the use of black history as a theological foundation for liberation appeared to be constricted, it set the foundation for explaining how Africans…

of racism. Du Bois suggests that race did not become significant to world history until Africa and Africans were exploited by already colonized countries, such as England and America. Additionally, even though blacks and whites live within the same country, neither has the same experience because the color line exists. The existence of the color line makes it extremely difficult for African Americans to compete with the more dominant white race. After exploring how the color line affects the…

Portraying black women as Jezebel’s by nature is a long -lasting stereotype. The jezebel stereotype is one that has been used to put down African American women since the beginning of slavery. Throughout history the white women were seen as pure, hardworking and respectable, while black women were always seen as promiscuous, seductive and tempting men. Maria Miller Stewart who was a servant, teacher, abolitionist and women's rights activist shows through her literary work "Religion and the…

`Nittle mentions in her article exactly what cultural appropriation is a “ typically involves members of a dominant group exploiting the culture of less privileged groups, often with little understanding of the latter 's history experience and traditions”(about.com).Cultural appropriation has also become relevant in public settings or functions as well .The song "Don’t Touch My Hair " by Solange Knowles helps me identify and relate to how I 've been affected by cultural appropriation.However…

Anthologies: Bruchac, J., London, J., & Locker, T. (1992). Thirteen moons on turtle's back: A Native American year of moons. New York: Philomel Books. In this children’s poetry book the author uses a collection of Native American legends from several tribes including the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux. The poems focus on the thirteen moons of the year while touching on topics ranging from seasons, harvest time, appreciation of animals, and happenings in nature. This piece was chosen for its…

and the non-fictional, Morrison seeks to deconstruct African American common structures, and those of the United States of America, using many a narration which often disturbs as many a mirror that reflects every injustice on this actual earth. The work with which…

Reconstruction refers to the time period directly following the Civil War, where America attempted to bring both the white and black south back into the Union. Reconstruction was therefore extremely difficult, as whites were dealing with their loss and the fact that they’d have to live under those that beat them during the war, and that they’d have to live along side their newly freed slaves, those who they were bought up their entire lives to believe they were superior to. The main thing…

My Gender and Religious Identity It is the God in Me Letoya Garland Lindenwood University While enrolled in the Social and Cultural Foundations course, I was required to look within myself and who I am regarding my race, gender, class, religion, and age. I have grasped that society places us in the category of what they perceive to be true. Although I should not care what others think and believe about who I am, I work hard to fit in the acceptable social groups. Prior to my…