African diaspora

Between the early 1900’s up until present day, African immigrants ventured into the U.S. as refugees, students, merchants and so many other categories. Africans were filled with optimism, and maintained hope for an opportunity, that often weren’t afforded to them within their native countries. Several Africans were here to take advantage of American capitalistic culture, and achieve financial success through knowledge of trade and networking. However, even with capitalistic gain, or being…

Afro-American Unity shall include all people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, as well as our brothers and sisters on the African continent. Which means anyone of African descent, with African blood, can become a member of the Organization of Afro-American Unity”. Malcolm X was a civil rights activist in the 1960’s, he lived in Manhattan, New York. People say that he was a black rights advocate and some even say he was one of the greatest and influential African-Americans ever.…

The Pan-African and African American holiday, Kwanzaa, is the celebration of family, community, and culture. In addition, this cultural holiday established in 1965 by Dr. Maulana Karenge, a dominant figure in the Black Power Movement, with the ambition of delivering African Americans with a gateway to their ancestral heritage. The aspiration of this holiday target was to bring together African Americans as a community through combinations of several perspectives from other celebrations such as…

bibliographical information of Hiram Revels and his impact on the culture, politics, and history of the African-American experience. Hiram Revels impacted life, black churches as well as blacks and whites with opposing political views. As the first African American Senate, a person of Revels defeated stereotype that came along with the Dred Scott decision, which stated that no individual of African ancestry was or could be considered a citizen of the United States. In order to provide a…

Less than ten percent of mental health cases in the African American community gets reported to health center. However, that statistics does not cover the amount of people who suffer from these behind closed doors. There is a stigma place in the Black community, that if you seek or speak out about your mental Illness you are perceived as weak or less of a person. The question that have arose is where this stigma stemmed from. Through research, the most reoccurring explanation is that there is…

you think of African American stereotypes, what are some of the characteristics you can imagine that people would advertise? In the documentary Ethnic Notations they explain what some of the stereotypes for African Americans were back around the 1940's. There were many cartoons and shows that depicted these stereotypes and many of them are still relevant today even though they might not be as vulgar as the were back in the 1940's. We still have many issues with stereotyping African Americans and…

The topic of “Black Madonnas: Origin, History, Controversy” by Michael Duricy is as stated in its title. Duricy doesn’t have a specific thesis but instead explains black Marian works and how they’ve been interpreted. He also explains the effects of black people on these theological artistic pieces and any controversies that may have arisen. Duricy does this by outlining black Madonna’s three classifications, his interpretation of them, and how they depicted in biblical texts. Duricy initiates…

What happens to a dream deferred? This is the question that Langston Hughes posed in his widely-praised poem entitled “Harlem.” As a whole, Hughes’ poem begs the question of what happens to the American Dream when it is postponed. He offers many outcomes of a dream deferred as it can become irrelevant, all-consuming, bittersweet, burdensome, or even cause for the dreamer to explode. This poem has been the source of much attention and credited as the source of inspiration for Lorraine Hansberry’s…

This year marked the 50th Superbowl. However what a lot of people overlooked was that it was also the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther movement. Beyoncé was the halftime show this year along with Bruno Mars and Cold Play. While many were expecting widely popular songs like her hit singles Single Ladies, Diva, and many more, instead her new song Formation surprised us. Formation, along with the performance, was a complete masterpiece. She turned an event into a political stance. She chose to…

The scene opens at an award assembly to honor the few distinguished students of Ballou High School. Unfortunately, the assembly basically made sure "the ‘whiteys' now had faces. The honor students were hazed for months afterwards (Suskind 3)." In addition to showing the adversity Cedric faces from his peers, the opening chapter also portrays Cedric positively. "Cedric Jennings often retreats [to Mr. Taylor's classroom to practice SAT problems (Suskind 4)]." Unfortunately, one person can only be…