African American studies

2. Katherine Dunham was an extraordinary artist, an anthropologist, author, activist movie star, producer, manager, an educator as well as a motivating wife and mother. She was born on June 22, 1909 in the state of Chicago. Her father is African American and her mother is French Canadian. Even as a child Katherine Mary Dunham was always a rule breaker. She always took that one step out of the boundaries and changed everything for the better. When Katherine Dunham was young she used to sing…

that is being posed to the United States today. How can America’s citizens apology for atrocities that they had no part in? If we take a look at another historically abused group, Native Americans. They received compensation for their treatment through free schooling and tax exemption. What makes Native Americans any more deserving than the descendants of slaves? Today tensions between races are high, and proposed solutions are not targeting the root of the issue and instead focusing on the…

Racism is an issue still deeply engrained in every aspect American life. This country’s history was rooted in slavery and inequality among races. While there has been progress to create a fair and equal America for the future, many citizens stubbornly cling to their preconceived racial prejudices. For my experiment, I would like to further study themes of racism and discrimination by exploring the difference in racism between genders. Are white men more likely to hold racist attitudes than white…

judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Has his dream really come true? Has racism completely been ridden of or is it still alive? The cases of Sandra Bland, Treyvon Martin, Mike Brown, Rodney King, and many more African-Americans prove that racism is just going to be an ongoing issue. Blacks will never get the justice they deserve, and it just does not end with blacks; Hispanics, Asians, Arabs, and even whites are being discriminated against. Jesse Jackson, a…

experiments performed on over 600 African American males, of which 400 were infected were syphilis from a previous event, and 200 of which were reserved as the control group and had no signs of syphilis. The essay discussed the process of selection, the opinions of many medical groups and racism of the experiment, the controversy of the experiment after it became leaked into national news, and the origins of the experiment. Question 1B: The end results of the study were that only 18% of the…

The Nation of Islam adopted a young African-American male who devoted his life to religion and developed the Black Muslim movement as a human rights activist. Malcolm X believed blacks were no different from whites. He preached that white people have no right to mistreat us. He called other minorities to fight for their rights as American people. His beliefs and ideas would prompt African-Americans to be a part of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm interpreted that the Negro had to find his “own…

For instance, in his article “Skin Color and the Perception of Attractiveness Among African Americans,” Mark E. Hill explains, “African Americans perceive fair skin tone as a particularly feminine characteristic” (Hill). For example, based on the stereotype that light-skinned African Americans are feminine and dark-skinned African Americans are masculine, when a group of young black men of all skin tones are playing basketball or football it is usually common…

of the most preeminent writers of the twentieth century African American, Zora Neale Hurston is a novelist, folklorist, essayist, short story writer, dramatist and an anthropologist. Hurston was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and a passionate promoter of the African American culture. However, she refused to let race and racism be the only focus of her work, something that she was criticized a lot for by her African American peers. Instead Hurston’s short stories and novels…

Kwanzaa, an African-American tradition that contains seven symbols, is celebrated from December 26th until January 1st. “Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966.(History)” Each night, for seven nights, each family will light a candle. There are seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.(History) Each color represents something different; the black represents the people, the red represents the…

understand the wide array of pervasive issues affecting the black community from a personal or theoretical level but also as a practitioner of the work. I believe that some of the best research in the field of social work is not only rooted in analytical studies but is also tested in the field. This is why I believe social work is the best path for me, I don’t simply want to learn about social injustices facing society, but I also want to work in the field to end them. This was one of my goals…