American Idol

Houston Museum of African American Culture was a place that collects, conserves, interprets and exhibit the material and intellectual culture of African Americans and Africans in Houston. The current exhibit named Bad Ass Art Man presents by artist Danny Simmons alongside art by some of the most prominent African American contemporary and traditional African art. Danny Simon is not only a painter but also a collector as well. With his prized collection of African art, he started to pursue his…

impact on U.S. society because it helped the african american gains black power and causes anti- racism to stop and let them go to work, school without being criticized by their skin color or race. “This happens because of one women her name is ella baker Martin Luther King Jr was a big impact on her so she made a decision to help the student and that made SNCC movement which she join a lot of organizations to help with this movement” . Ella Baker idol was Martin Luther King Jr because of his…

technology. The skyscrapers and factories represent United States. The fallen Mayan or Aztec temple could show the rebuilding or destruction that the United States have caused. The Mexicans focused their lives on produce which can be seen at her feet. The idols show the Mexican religion. She…

Artist Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Carole and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Both of her parents worked. Her mother taught elementary school and her father worked in a sawmill. She is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters’ names are Shanna and Stephanie. She starting singing at the age of 3 and during her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins…

As Asiya, Siham and I were leaving Appomattox, VA to go to Brooklyn,NY, they whined and groaned, especially because we were driving and not taking a flight. Siham and I took turns driving, while Asiya sat at the back of the car looking out the window. She hated driving because “it was unsafe to drive through the woods at night”, her words, not mine. Now that we are in collage we thought, why not do a road trip like Mr. Udall did? Throughout the car ride Siham said some jokes and funny stories…

years apart, pair well together. Whitman celebrates those who can sing, while Hughes speaks for those who are silenced. Whitman sails over flowing description, showing the tales of Americans in lush colors. Their calls spring from the text. Quilted together, the voices of ordinary America form a tapestry, made of workers. Idols are not spoken of, and there is no mention of heroes some push to be gods. The government is not celebrated, neither is the president. The calls come from our neighbors,…

encompasses many messages and themes, but race is a glaring issue that is arduous to ignore, and it is evident that Gaines observed this impact of successful people and how the difference it made on the community. In the novel, prejudice against African Americans is prevalent and to alleviate the frustration of the thoughtless ignorance of others, community members looked to sports…

Jenee Desmond – Harris wrote an article called “Tupac and My Non-thug Life,” which was published in an online article called The Root. The title of this article seems very contradictory and that is because it is. This article is about how Desmond – Harris, as a young privileged half white, half black teenage girl, finds herself trying to embody Tupac after his death. The contradiction of this is that Desmond-Harris did not relate to Tupac in the ways of how they grew up. Desmond – Harris had…

The socioeconomic and political momentum African Americans achieved during the reconstruction era hit a solid wall of constitutionalized Jim Crow laws, laws legalized by the Plessey v Ferguson Supreme Court Case, which segregated black and white Americans. African Americans remained on the receiving end of racial discrimination and terrorism for almost a century. Although it had made no progress for almost a century, the push for African American rights gained a lot of momentum during the 1950's…

hero. He promoted social equality in court cases, took charge in the fight by being the special counsel of the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and was the first African American on the supreme court. He inspired a great many of people--African-Americans and whites--and helped to bring…