The American Scholar

direction jazz music should continue in. Scott DeVeaux, a white jazz scholar, and Wynton Marsalis, an African-American jazz musician, have differing viewpoints on how jazz traditions should be continued. For Marsalis, keeping jazz traditions is critical in preserving “true” jazz music. In an interview with Musician magazine, Marsalis makes comments of how “black music [jazz] is no longer black music” and that “our [African-American] vibe is being lost” (“Soul, Craft, and Cultural Hierarchy”…

“In November 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War, members of the First Congregational Society of Washington considered establishing a theological seminary for the education of African-American clergymen. Within a few weeks, the concept expanded to include a provision for establishing a University. Within two years, the University consisted of the colleges of Liberal Arts and Medicine. The new institution was named for General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero who was both a founder of…

Africans and African Americans? Does it require extensive education? I believe that the black youth fail to recognize the contributions Africans and African Americans have given to the fields many scholars study today. Unfortunately, this causes them to overlook a future in these fields. Every black mathematician does their own part in showing that a higher education for both African and African Americans is possible with hard work and determination. However, the specific scholar that has…

carries many historical writings and documents on the people of African descent. Arturo Schomburg was very active in liberation movements as well as inspired many African-Americans and Afro-Latinos to get involved in African Studies. Schomburg is known for revealing the truth of history the accomplishments of African Americans as well as Africans in their own continent throughout history. His research, literature and historical art materials were purchased by the New York Public Library in 1926.…

Frederick August Kittel, who later went under the name August Wilson, is a well-known playwright from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a mixture of African-American and German since his mother is of African American heritage and his father is a German immigrant (). August Wilson probably wrote Fences to show the world about the struggles that African American men and women have to endure because of their skin color. He wanted to show everyone the hardships that black men have experience by…

Throughout The Scholar Denied, Morris assertively demonstrates the unjust academic racism Du Bois endured that kept his scholarship from being accepted as the predecessor to the Chicago school. Now, being an African American myself, I can appreciate Morris’ determination to shed light on racism’s role in Du Bois’s ideas being systematically overlooked because, indeed, systematic racism continues until this day in just about every sociological aspect of minority life. But to readily accept that…

Kaylen Simmons Dr. Piper Huguley-Riggins 215 English: 20th Century Black Women Writers 7 July 2016 Pauline Hopkins’ Legacy African American 20th Century writers have played a big role in educating the community. The authors and poets of the Harlem Renaissance who prospered in the 1920s, such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, have become more popular and their works have been recognized and interpreted in English classes in recent years. Pauline Hopkins should be included the next time…

After the publication of TCRTE, a number of educational scholars began to publish work in CRTE, thus expanding the relatively new theoretical framework. Tate (1997) published an extensive overview of CRT by recounting the major theoretical foundations of CRT and ascertaining the propositions that are pertinent to educational research and policy. Similarly, Taylor (1999) prepared a brief introduction of CRT describing the legal scholars who founded CRT, their major contributions, and how to…

In Introduction to Africana Philosophy by Lewis R. Gordon, The question of who is who among the intellectuals and scholars resonated with me throughout the text. In the world of philosophy the question of Africana philosophy is considered philosophy in comparison to the hegemonic form of thought and philosophy. Gordon presented a common theme throughout the text of what does it mean to be human, which left me pondering on several questions, who are we, how did we get in this predicament, how did…

showcase the different ways in which African Americans express their cultural unity and identity. The pinnacle of African social unity in America spawned from racial segregation, discrimination, and inequality; creating the Civil Rights Movement. Today, a re-emergence of African social unity has formed due to police brutality, negative images of blacks in the media, and the desire to reclaim African roots. With all this being said, African-American unity has and still is being formed around…