Economic Community of West African States

Thousands of people of different ethnic groups (mostly whites and blacks) fell victim to lynchings in America for a range of crimes or violations. America saw almost a hundred years of lynchings, highlighting the demographic and economic changes many southerners did not want to face. The number of victims lynched was very high, but the exact number may never be known. Lynchings, mostly committed by extralegal groups, were feared my many, mostly in the Deep South. These were public events…

reaches the car window to find an African American male in the driver seat. The officer and the driver speak to each other and the officer gets the mans identification. When returning to the cruiser the young African American man exits his car and begins to advance toward the officer. The officer orders the man to stop and return to his car but, the man presses forward disobeying the officers orders. The officer draws his firearm and fires upon the young African American man. This scenario…

premiere date in early 2013. Directed and produced by Ben Nabors, and shot across several continents, the film documents William Kamkwamba’s journey beginning with the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania, through his college attendance in the United States in 2011 ("William and the…

explained why Baldwin did not think of them as devils because of being exposed to white teaching too long and never was taught the truth. According to Elijah, Allah allowed America to exist for so long was because of blacks that live in the United States. Also in the beginning of time, no white person existed. Only blacks existed in the beginning and Allah allowed the Devil to create the white man and then the white woman. White people did not virtue and whites did not have hope. Elijah…

pressure for fertility control in the 1970s, Nigeria and other countries resisted advice on policy development until the mid-1980s. As further pointed out by Pearce, changes in population policies came after the economic recession, which began in the…

In the process, they're pursuing ethnic and racial ambiguity. Take Williams. With her new smaller nose and long, straight hair, the African-American woman seems to be toying with the idea of ambiguity. And maybe we shouldn't be surprised. The intermingling of ethnicities and races—via marriages, friendships, and other interactions—has created a peculiar fusion in this country. It's the great mishmash where Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are celebrated in one long festive spirit, where…

believe only members of the elite class can change the world, but the life of Lincoln begs to differ. A self-educated man, Lincoln received very little help in his career in politics. Being the first Republican elected President of the United States; seven states seceded from the union before Lincoln ever entered the White House. Lincoln’s handling of the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery allowed America to enter a new age of prosperity.…

or the persecuting whites. Larsen’s search for identity is expressed in her first novel, Quicksand. The protagonist, Helga Crane, is in constant unrest, because she also has a mixed background. She bounces back and forth between black and white communities trying to find where she belongs, but wherever she goes, she never feels like she belongs because of her varied heritage. Nella Larsen lived in times of racial inequality and grew up as an outcast; therefore, she wrote…

historians in their journey to truth. (Kaiwar, 2016), People soon begin to believe the perception that some countries simply do not have a history. For instance, Hegel states that sub-Saharan Africa has no part in world history. Effectively, through this ideal many have concluded that Pharaonic Egypt was the highest form of African genius, and all other forms from the continent are not to be considered historically significant (Kaiwar, 2016). This ideal excludes other portions of Africa from all…

Massachusetts hometown. One of the ways in which Ihedigbo connects her family to her culture is through the food she serves. Ihedigbo cooks an “abundance of Nigerian food” for her children, serving “palm oil, egusi soup, stews, rice, yams, and traditional West African fare” (171). Although the family prefers more American food as time progresses, Ihedigbo still “[trains] her children well in making the Nigerian staples” (171) when they learn to cook, and one of the children’s specialties is…