African diaspora

generalizations that are commonly made today; many white individuals, especially those who are blinded and caged to the idea of superiority, make generalizations to African Americans, Hispanics,…

Experiencing African Arts Festival African Art Festival is a St. Louis tradition in the city. It’s sponsored by Washington University, Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Art Museum, Office of Minority Health, and Recycling on the Go organization. The festival was located in Forest Park in St. Louis. Over half of the park was filled with African artists, vendors, and african musicians and dancers. The festival was a three day long event. May 28th - until May 30th. Each day the event started at 10 and…

country of Ghana due to the fact the Ghanaian natives have a bad view of African American’s. Undoubtedly, Maya Angelou needs one gift: acceptance. The acceptance from the Ghanaian people will limit the hate on Angelou for making decisions as an African American and help Angelou live a pleasant life in Ghana with her American views. To assist Maya Angelou in her struggles in Ghana, the acceptance from the…

study of the African experience it is important to gain a proper understanding of how Africana studies works. To gain a better understanding of how it works it is important to look all the way back into Pre-History. One can have a clear and accurate picture of two things. The first, is how little is covered in many African American Studies or Black Studies courses and textbooks in the United States. The second is that the focus primarily on the slave trade or forced diaspora of Africans is…

unification of African-Americans and African natives would be the best way to gain access to the polity. For Africans, achieving political equality meant liberating themselves from colonial rule. African-Americans aspired to gain the civil rights and respect they rightfully deserved as American citizens. During such a pivotal moment in time, authors across the world reported on the means by which people of afro-descent planned to achieve their goals. This analysis…

books, and online research I have expanded my knowledge of customs, traditions, and practices unfamiliar to me. My partner and I decided to choose the African American Culture. Although the African American culture is not new; it is a huge identity group that is still struggling in society today amongst the community, as a minority. The African American culture has a long history that dates back to the 17th century. Several practices such as preparing food are traditions that are still…

2013 statics show that Caucasians killed 409 blacks, meanwhile 2,245 blacks were killed by their own race. “Black lives matter” coming from African Americans is an erroneous statement. Over the past years we’ve been running from the wrong people, to put it briefly by “we” I mean the highly discriminated against, furthermore immensely strong minded dominate African Americans. In all aspects of life blacks are very vigorous, over all vacuously we can be very ignorant toward certain things due to…

of us and should be recognized as an aspect to tap into that self-healing idea that the client has and believes. I as an African American female believe that we are bred to be survivors, therefore our strength be overbearing. We as counselors and therapists are called to be healers and we serve as a conduit to ensure that healing takes place. We must identify that the African people are more spiritualists – not the mystical spiritualism but the ancestral type of spirituality and that their…

the discrimination of the African Americans in Homewood because they were seen by the white discourse as unclean and uncivilized groups of people. Wideman proclaims,” The value of black life in America is judged, as life generally in this country is judged, by external, material signs of success.” ( 420). This is quote of Wideman says the African American were often been judged by the white discourse. Wideman even mentions in this statement that the life of the Africans’ success is also judged…

upbringings, George Murchison and Joseph Asagai provide opposing viewpoints on the American way of life. Through the contrast between Beneatha’s love interests Hansberry shows the conflict between assimilation and heritage in the eyes of a young African American. Joseph Asagai originates from Africa and expresses a strong love of his heritage throughout the play in his interactions with Beneatha. In his first appearance, Asagai refers to Beneatha by…