African American studies

Ever since I could remember, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. Although my desired future occupation would change periodically, I always has a reasoning of why I wanted to be that certain occupation. In elementary school, I wanted to be a veterinarian because I was sad about my science class dissecting an owl pellet which contained a mouse skeleton. In junior high school, I wanted to be a lawyer because of the controversial Jena 6 of Louisiana. When I initially became a student of…

One of the most distinguishable African American Pioneers was William Edward Burghardt W.E.B. Du Bois, he was one of many black intellectuals around the world. This vanguard instilled in many African American a profound sense of purpose. For example, Morgan State University compliments the morals, values, and principles he insists African Americans must have. His battle cry was education, a primary tool to combat an unjust nation. William Edward Burghardt was born February 23, 1868 and died…

However, many people argue that race has nothing to do with the way African Americans and Hispanics are being treated blame the culture for the consequences minorities, specifically African Americans and Hispanics go through. Studies conducted across the United States conclude that African Americans are twice and three times more likely to get the death penalty of the victim is white. In addition, people from both African American and Hispanic…

The subject I decided to write about is depression among African Americans and how it has become a huge concern yet it is still stigmatized in the black community. Mental health is not restricted to one particular race, ethnicity, socio-economic background but cultural background and historical history can cause depression to be expressed and deal with differently especially among both black males and females. Depression is vastly misunderstood in the black community and often confused as…

issue in the African American community due to unmet needs and barriers within the community. From the National Alliance on Mental Health, “African Americans are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general population.” It is environmental and socioeconomic reasons that may impact mental health such as exposure to violence, which is more common for black children to experience. Homelessness also creates a greater risk, in NAMI statistics, “African Americans make…

Kaylen Simmons Dr. Piper Huguley-Riggins 215 English: 20th Century Black Women Writers 7 July 2016 Pauline Hopkins’ Legacy African American 20th Century writers have played a big role in educating the community. The authors and poets of the Harlem Renaissance who prospered in the 1920s, such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, have become more popular and their works have been recognized and interpreted in English classes in recent years. Pauline Hopkins should be included the next time…

cross-cultural enrichment. Journal of Pragmatics, 40(6), 1117-1145. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2008.02.005 Habib argues that past studies concentrating on disagreements and humor only focus on the differences between language and not cross-cultural aspects. Habib focuses on four different cultures and how their cultural backgrounds affect their humor and behavior towards one another. Habib’s case study focuses on four women from Syria, Portugal, Greece, and the United States. Habib recorded…

it has had a major impact on today’s society, from the shooting of Treyvon Martin to the recent presidential race and newly elected President Donald Trump. Racism has played a very negative role in society for many centuries and no matter how hard American try they just cannot seem to get rid of these cancerous thoughts and views but in order to defect something you must first understand where it coming from and how it is developing. So the first question is when and how are these thoughts and…

the performance measure. A strategy level metrics observing cochlear implant patient-minority ratio that would allow for a comparison of cochlear implant centers; to show the utilization of Africans Americans and cochlear implants is what is needed to resolve this alarming issue, not only with African Americans but with other minorities as well. While having a performance measure set in place, it’s important that centers do not get drowned and fatigued in data. Sometimes the data could impede…

Lorraine Hansberry, African American playwright and writer, was the first African American woman to have a play produced on Broadway. Lorraine Hansberry completed her first play in 1957, which opened in March of 1959, taking her title from Langston Hughes ' poem, "Harlem” and that play was A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry was a great playwright that lived a short life. Hansberry died at the age of 34 but her work lived on. A Raisin in the Sun put Hansberry in the ranks of being a great…