Irish diaspora

Published posthumously in 1974 Written by Henry Dumas Essay: Henry Dumas is an African-American writer, born in July 20th 1934 in Arkansas. He spend early years of his life at the same place and get influenced with the religious and folk traditions of that soil in his early childhood. Henry Dumas writings focus his extraordinary vision, unusual ways of observing things and last but not least, the intersectional believes of natural and super natural traits. In most of the writings of Dumas, his…

In the final section of the course we continued to theorize what African Diaspora is. The authors tackle the question of race and racism, what characteristic makes someone part of the African Diaspora, the importance of the idea of a homeland, and finally the nature of dispersal. Throughout the readings we are given many points of view. Combing every section of this course this information has impacted the way I view certain communities. For example, we cannot just assume that everyone’s story…

Teaching African American males their historical identity construction using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) Teaching African American males their historical identity construction using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) will exhibit historical construction of identity and stereotyping which the African American male has experienced over four hundred years leading up to their current condition. The use of (IWB) will illuminate the historical reason for their identity and open a dialogue which will…

Question 1. Vernacular Tradition. The term Vernacular refers to stories, songs, or sermons that spoke to a particular community, or group; in this case black slaves. Usually the content was meant for the inner circle of folks that were doing the writing or singing. The folktale, I chose, called “Big Talk” (Hurston, 58) was a perfect example of a humorous tale; a casual conversation between two men/slave friends. The first thing you’ll notice the dialect, the men spoke in a broken dialect that…

The city of Monrovia has a 6.8% Asian population. (Monrovia, n.d.) There is a high culture of shame that runs through various generations. The culture of shame is having internal family conflict that seeks outside assistance. Looking for and attaining help from outside the family brings shame to individual members and the group as a whole. (Hineon & Cho, 2012) In comparison to other ethnic group Asians are among the fewest to seek help from a mental health agency. (Monrovia, n.d.) Language is…

“racial democracy.” At the start of this book, Rivera-Rideau focuses on Puerto Rico’s underground music scene as a culmination of the African Diaspora and a political statement of the racial conditions Puerto Rico faced at the time. During a time when some Latin Americans viewed Spain as the “mother land,” Puerto Rico’s underground music…

African Americans’ Struggle The use of an unknown narrator in “Battle Royal” by Ralph Waldo Ellison has an important significance in the story. The author is both trying to deliver the message of racism through the story of his character, and in the meantime, he is showing the reader that racism was a fact for every black person regardless who that person may be. It is also important to understand the story from its historical context. The story was written in 1952 in the era of legal racial…

Why is there so much violence in African American communities? Violence in African American communities can stem from a variety of things. Some children have been treated badly, while others have just been raised poorly. Also, role models and the people in the environment plays a huge part on the outcome of how violent the neighborhood is. Being in gangs and acting violent towards others in the neighborhood can be something that happens for attention or “stripes” in their neighborhood. Young…

Unlocking Exclusive Theory; Du Bois and Hooks W. E. B Du Bois and Bell Hooks are African-American scholars who insert themselves into the conversation of postmodern discourse, specifically in literary theory. Literary theory creates an outline for discussion of work. While the discussion of work has had influential participants, both Du Bois and Hooks look to challenge postmodern discourses, by calling attention to the racialized inequality in practice and participation. Hooks inserts herself…

“Citizen: An American Lyric” is a book by Claudia Rankine it details various struggles and happenings happening to African American in the United States. The book is composed as poems in various chapters, while in others she details the struggles of certain people, and in lastly some are short little stories or tragedies that have happened to people in the African American community. The book in the end is just a collection of what Rankine deems important are issues happening to African…