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Letter to Birmingham written by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963 are both very prominent pieces of literature. Although they were written in different time periods, they still consist of a lot of similarities and differences. The voice of African-Americans is definitely displayed in their literature. During the first chapter of W.E.B. Dubois he explains that he didn’t realize he was black until a white girl has rejected him. At that moment and time he knew that he was different. He states on page…

the belief that African American history begins in America. Dating back to West African tribal civilizations, hair was seen as an extension of a person. By looking at a person’s hair, one could discern multiple aspects of their identity. According to Seiber and Herreman (2000), hairstyles reflected social “status, gender, ethnic origin, leadership role, personal taste, or place in the cycle of life” (pg. 56). One of the most distinctive characteristics of African American hair is its…

Apart from African American celebrities and public figures who experience mental health distress or commit suicide in the public eye, mental health remains invisible from public discourse in the African American Community. According to the Minority Health Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, African Americans are 20% more likely to experience psychological distress than non-white Hispanics. While statistics prove that African Americans are experiencing distress at higher…

On February 28th, UAA invited Elizabeth Acevedo to perform several of her spoken word poems. She was very passionate about the subjects of her poems and spoke with us at length as to their inspirations and contexts. She presented a number of her more famous poems such as “Ode to the Rat” (also known as “Rat Ode”), “Bittersweet Love Poem”, and “Beast Girl.” As well as some of her more obscure works without given titles such as the poem for singles and the poem regarding her feelings after the…

the United States, I recognized that I was constantly being judged by my skin tone. Then, when I opened my mouth to speak, my accent gave new meaning to being black. I became an exception to the rule because now, I was not considered an African American but a Jamaican. The notation that blacks from other parts of the world (outside of America) are much smarter with exceptional work ethics. It’s sad that blacks are currently facing some of the same issues today as depicted in the movie, The…

Peninsula’s history. The exhibit contains a collection of paintings, photographs and other art pieces that determine people to think about that chapter in history. The exhibition, called “Looking Both Ways”, presents the art of contemporary African-American artists and it offers an exploration of the turbulent culture and history that formed these contemporary artists. The center has four galleries, all of which are decorated with works made by contemporary artists. Alongside with their works,…

he African-American leader’s philosophy that I most agree with is W.E.B. Du Bois. W.E.B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, writer, activist, author, and educator. He was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People (NAACP) and was known for his collection of essays, Souls of Black Folk, which was a strong movement in the African American literature with many other influential writings. W.E.B. Du Bois attended Harvard University, now…

badly black people have been treated unfairly all over the news and my social media accounts, but to witness that kind of behavior in front of my own eyes really made me feel completely different about the situation. It made me realize that African Americans really do go through numerous amounts of violence based on the color of their skin and something should be said about it. Although, some kids did approach the boy negatively by threatening to beat him up or curse at him, but the rest of us…

One of the many privileges and freedoms we have as Americans is the freedom to pick the future president of our country. This year our final candidates we had to choose from was either Donald J. Trump or Hillary Clinton. By the end of the race Hilary had more support from the people, so naturally we thought that Hilary was going to win the election. However, when the results of the Election came back, and we found out that Donald J. Trump won it got me wondering how did a person who had the…

Based on New England industry, in order to expending the textile mills industry, there were two types of recruitment development, one was to recruit the young children, some of the the children start to work when they were 5 or 6-year-old, and another was to recruit women, they recruit women to work for the textile mills, most of women working since they were teen, and they would save their salary for many years and returned to their home to get married and grew their family, some of them…