The New Negro

African-Americans Share Their Stories in a Newly Published History Book Photo Credit: Your Black World A book release recounts the lives of African-Americans as recounted by community members of St. Joseph. The book entitled “In Their Own Words: An Oral History of African Americans in St. Joseph, MO”, was written by Dr. William Church. The event gathered local members of the black community and those who want to learn about African-American history. Dr. Church along with contributor Alonzo…

Purpose: The purpose for this question is because there is a gap in this area of research. There is no clear evidence to show why African American men are unaware of the prevalence of prostate cancer. African American men are also unaware of symptoms, and the mortality rates of prostate cancer. The purpose of the research question is to better understand the most effective way to increase awareness in the African American community. Methodology: The research question is, what is the effect…

Through history Black people have been persecuted simply because their skin happens to be a different color than that of the majority. That majority comes in all forms and sizes, but the one thing they all hold in common is that their skin is pale, they lack the melamine that their dark counterparts happen to be full of. This persecution happened in Africa, the U.S., and even in Germany. However, in Germany the persecution of Black people was ironic, it was only those that were essentially Black…

My initial to the Experiential Writing Assignment was a positive one; after reading the instructions, I felt that this assignment would provide students an opportunity to see what cultural values are significant to our classmates. Not only does this offer students the chance to expand our perspectives on cultural identity, it also allows us to become more accquainted with our classmates in meaningful ways. The group that I gained the most insight on is African American women. I support the…

Music Essay Australian aboriginal music has adapted and changed over the last century. This is drastically to the connection with America and how their oppressed African American community were also fighting for roughly the same rights aboriginal people were fighting for. This had a direct connection socially and before long the music caught up and aboriginal people began to feel and use this music as a way to express their troubles in the way of music just as African American Hip-hop and…

Black power proponents often used revolutionary and violent rhetoric to awaken the masses. Retaliation was promoted if necessary to ensure hostile whites found a new level of respect for blacks. Black studies programs and the teaching of African languages were a crucial part of strengthening black identity pride. Community control of black neighbourhoods and organisations was also promoted to increase the black…

Whites cogitated black scars antithetically. In one interview Morrison explains that an African-American readers astonished her by telling that she had let out their “secret” (BBC Interview). The grief that blacks felt was a ratiocination for silence in the African-American culture but the scars also made others feel guilt. To the dominant culture the scars on blacks, allocated there by them, were not perceived beautiful but as punishment. Morrison explains white thought: White people believed…

Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Her parents were slaves, but they became free six months after Wells birth. Wells married Ferdinand Barnett and had four children with him. Ida Wells played a big role in journalism as a whole, but also African American journalism. She was very passionate about equal rights and African American rights. Wells became very vocal about these rights in May of 1884 after asked to move to the car for African Americans even though she…

also the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther movement. Beyoncé was the halftime show this year along with Bruno Mars and Cold Play. While many were expecting widely popular songs like her hit singles Single Ladies, Diva, and many more, instead her new song Formation surprised us. Formation, along with the performance, was a complete masterpiece. She turned an event into a political stance. She chose to honor a political group that fought and sacrificed their lives for their future generations.…

Meanwhile (Haryatmoko:2014:45) states that, Black campaign is a weapon of destruction of a successful team and a political consultant. In general, form of black campaign is spreading ugliness a politician with the aim of overthrowing the reputation of a politician that he became unpopular with his supporters and the general public audiences. He states that, the negative sentiment will trigger resentment towards certain groups. If black campaign is allowed to continue without control, would…