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She has become a role model for women to embrace their natural beauty. You can follow her on Instagram @loccrush. 1. How do you feel about an African American woman being voted Ms.USA? Do you feel it will open opportunities for other African American women? Having young daughters, I am extremely thrilled about seeing African Americans as mainstream idols. I grew up excited about watching the pageants on television every year but, I never even considered myself on that stage. The older I get, the…

Ray Charles Robinson, better known as Ray Charles was a man of many talents. His musical talent is second to none, but his biggest talent of all is overcoming all the trials and tribulations in his life. Not only did he overcome them, he thrived from them. Ray Charles defeated four main obstacles in his life. These obstacles include, where he came from, the fact that he was blind, racial tension during the time of his being and the drug addiction that came along with the lifestyle that he lived.…

Faith based music doesn’t just exist in the Christian Music Industry. In fact, many Billboard charting artists share a message of faith and love through their songs. Whether an artist purposefully side steps the label of being a ‘Christian musician,’ or simply aims to make music that is authentic to them, there are some brilliant songs that have entered the Billboard charts either individually or on albums. Here are 10 of the best: Ten: One Republic “Preacher.” Ryan Tedder is one of the most…

Media Final 1) The likelihood of a white male to be imprisoned in their lifetime in America is one in seventeen. The likelihood of a black male to be imprisoned is one in three. Approximately 40% of all who are incarcerated in the US are African American. While, they only make up 12.3% of the population. These are some key statistics that were mentioned in the documentary “13th” directed by Ava DuVernay. This documentary is named after the 13th amendment which says, “Neither slavery nor…

Though African Americans were equal under the law, they were discriminated through segregation in all aspects of society from restaurant seating to bathroom usage. All public utilities were separated for “White” and “Colored”, and this segregation was protected by law from the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson. The outrage of this mass injustice sparked the African American Civil Rights Movement in 1954; the movement lasted until 1968, when segregation…

Race relations between Asian Americans and Black Americans have always been rocky. In order to understand the historical relationship between Asian and Black Americans, it is important to understand the intersectionality of hip hop and how it’s shifted through history. There is so much racial tension between Asian and Black people and hip hop was used both to widen and close the gap between the two groups. Hip-hop for both Asian and Black people has been used as an act of rebellion, but despite…

1960s were a time of great progression for African Americans across the United States. From the Civil Rights movement in art that depicted what it was like to be a minority in America. For the first time, people across America were fighting to make a change for the better. In Hairspray, the year is 1962 and the Corny Collins’ show is in full swing. Complete with an all-white dancing group of teenagers and one day a month dedicated to African Americans titled “Negro Day.” Back then TV is black…

follows in the footsteps of her first work, Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, to discuss the political socialization of African Americans. This time with a concentration on the interplay of the lives of African American women and their sense of citizenship. Harris-Perry’s grounding in African American politics and unique perspective as a woman of color, allow her the creative license to lean on the literary expertise of other authors that identify as…

novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee and The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, they gave us an insight on an imbalance of two communities, leaving one in the dust along with poverty, and the other in the higher class. As a result of this, the African American community was left helpless and was treated unfairly, being unable to have the same rights and equity. The “normal” of society who all followed each other like sheep, believed a ridiculous fantasy altogether and immensely despised black…

college students in an American University,indiana university and found that approximately 66% felt it is the social and moral responsibility of the athletes to serve as role models to young generations while approximately 30% believe that sport is merely a microcosm of society and consequently mirrors American culture. The students eventually made an interesting example stating why NBA star Michael Jordan should have been chastised for gambling when the majority of Americans gamble on golf and …