African immigration to the United States

executive order holds true under the circumstance that these unauthorized immigrants have arrived in the United States before “2010, under the age of 16, or have arrived in the US after 2010 and have at least one child who is a citizen or legal resident.” The issue of immigration, specifically illegal, is a hot topic around the world, to which many nations scramble to find solutions. Immigration has changed dramatically in that today, people immigrate in search of better economic, social and…

Every February the question that continues to wonder in many peoples mind is why do Americans celebrate black history month and is it still necessary. That answer is yes we do need to celebrate, some reasons why are that stereotypes of black Americans have to change, confidence in young black women and men needs to increase and notoriety of what blacks have done in history need to continue to be recognized. Now lets take a more detailed look these reasons why black history month is still…

Black men are expected to look a certain way by societies’ definition of the ideal body type for a black male. Mincey et al (2014) found the idea of masculinity for Black men is similar to some traditional aspects of being a man; there are also ideas that are specific in being a black man. It was proceed in the article that society mainstream has a lot of influence on this topic. Masculinity doesn’t only have to do with looks; sometimes it has to do with the opportunities black men get in the…

When discussing the movement of Black Consciousness or African Consciousness one has to identify as Black or African which are defined differently depending on a person’s individual understanding of black history. Many people say, “knowing your history doesn’t matter”, and “history should be forgotten, if it is something that continuously evokes painful emotions”. However, others believe that it is vital to know and love one’s self and one’s culture. It is believed that this is important not…

Is illegal immigration still a problem to this day? Most people in the United States today do not realize that illegal immigration has been and is still a huge problem today. In 2014 about 11 million of the people immigrating to the United States did not have some sort of legal documents. Mexico being one of the leading countries that illegal immigrants come to the United States from, is starting to have less immigrants coming to the U.S. Illegal immigrants are starting to come from different…

United States is a nation built by immigrants. The first federal law restricting illegal immigrants was put into place during the late 1800s. During the first few centuries the United States had a steady flow of Europeans. There was also a large influx of Africans who were forced to come as slaves. Immigrants were welcomed with open arms as it was widely understood immigrants were good for the fledgling US economy. The United States was growing rapidly and industrialization was rampant hence…

Immigration in The United States during the progressive era resulted in an essential transformative period during American history. The United States was a beacon of hope for immigrants looking for prosperity and a fresh start. However, during the years 1880 through 1925, important transformations within the American economy occurred there were important such as the successful and lucrative industrialization and tensions arose regarding the government’s negative feelings and toward the large…

Personal Identity Inventory and Reflection During the earlier years of my life, my family and I lived in Rivers State, Nigeria. I lived with my mother my father and my three sisters. I had a childhood that was seemingly perfect; I had loving parents, caring siblings and adorable pets. However, at age of eight, I watched everything changed forever when my father passed away. During my father 's funeral my mum announced that she would be moving with my sister 's and I to America. Most of my mum’s…

American culture. No Angel is an intermission within the entire album - which predominately embodies themes of feminism and black sexuality, as well more inconspicuously racism - that allows for critique on Beyonce Knowles and her representation as an African American in a society where racism is one of the most dominant and highly discussed social issues. Although Beyonce has knowingly chosen to silence herself on political…

people may say being black is just being dark-skinned or is another way of saying that someone is African American. On the contrary, being black encompasses a lot more than just that definition. Ever since Africans first came to America as slaves, the term being black has evolved and changed throughout American history. In America, being black has become a label used to relate the stereotypes of African Americans to whoever is being or not being black. Although this label is used by most, if…