Historically black colleges and universities

the challenge of researching black women in education. This topic is very important to me because I am a young black women and education has always been important to me. I wanted to learn about the people who have made it possible for me to achieve all my dreams. Also, I have always felt like history books have been white-washed and/or male dominated which usually pushes minority women far into the background. I think it is important to show all the accomplishments black women have achieved in…

As black Americans, is calling each other the N word like a leopard calling another leopard an animal? Some take high offense to this derogatory term. Most do not care anymore. Why is this word a huge issue to begin with? After all, it is just a word right? WRONG! In the black community, it is a sign of disrespect and using it amongst them just shows they have no respect for other black Americans and most importantly their self. According to Etymology, the “N word” was derived in…

Latin), rhetoric, and math (Marsden, 1994). These same subjects continued into the antebellum period (1789-1861). While the Yale Report defended the classical curriculum of Greek, Latin, and math, many colleges (especially women’s colleges) preferred to emphasize English and modern languages. Colleges sought ways to increase vocational skills (like bookkeeping) and social mobility. Civil engineering grew during the period as a response to military academies such as West Point and the United…

anxiety affects that both white participants and black participant’s experiences when preparing to interact with one another. This includes hostility, bias, and misunderstandings from both parties. Amodio refers to this as intergroup anxiety. Intergroup social interactions often elicit anxiety, and this anxiety may have implications for the way stereotypes and prejudices come to mind in such situations. Participants were randomly assigned to either a black or white partner. In their research,…

is an irony of the American Society if every man is born equal. (Jefferson, 1776) Even when given equivalent opportunities to become successful, blacks see themselves to be the “victims” of society. White supremacy still common, but blacks prolong to give the advantage to become more successful to the whites. Found at the lower end of social status, blacks remain to feel the impression of being socially and economically disadvantaged. Their ancestors were brought to America as slaves while the…

There are copious benefits due to America’s College Promise Act. Community college’s offer education to every type of student, especially those who are working full time, need remedial courses and have families. Community colleges are often viewed as welcoming to students who have been out of school for a number of years and are attempting to start a new career. A recent economic study showed that community college graduates make ten thousand more a year than students with just a high school…

controversial book Wilson theorizes that the significance of race is waning, it therefore follows that among African Americans, ‘class’ was comparatively more important in terms of determining an individual’s life chances rather than race which historically held more credential. Regarded as theoretically ambitious, this book is an attempt to…

patterns of college students drinking patterns based on frequency and quantity, the literature does not specifically reflect the drinking patterns of African American college students (Walton, Dawson-Edwards, Higgins 2015). Further, research is also limited in examining the drinking patterns of college students attending Historically Black Colleges versus those attending majority serving institutions. This research focuses on the drinking patterns of African-American women attending a…

with more frequency.” Teaching Teachers to think of students as individuals rather than “white” or “black” It appeared from the responses of the participants that something as simple as positive teacher feedback can contribute to improved student performance. They stated that students are very observant. They notice the teachers that care for all of their students and do not see students as “black” or “white.” Several teachers mentioned that positive comments by teachers can give their…

There is a constructed myth about Chicano families not valuing education. Richard R. Valencia and Mary S. Black attribute this myth to “deficit thinking” theory (Valencia & Black, 83). Deficit thinking is based on pseudoscience, and applied to Mexican-american families of a low-socioeconomic status (SES), for a student’s degree of academic success. Deficit thinking, looks at an individual's…