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    Mid-Term Like most industries in the United States‚ the film industry is dominated and controlled by profit. Throughout history‚ this greed and desire for monetary gain by Hollywood producers‚ directors‚ and screenwriters has often come at the expense of African American males‚ and how they are portrayed and represented in films. One of the earliest examples of this trend was initiated by W.F. Griffith’s A Birth of A Nation. It later perpetuated

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    The question of black representation among the government was addressed immediately. However the issue was under jurisdiction of President Andrew Johnson‚ who was a Southerner and also thought that African Americans shouldn’t have a role in Reconstruction‚ American Historian‚ Robert Cruden said of Johnson‚ "His Jacksonian philosophy had perhaps an even greater flaw in view of the problems he confronted: it had some place for the Negro as a free man‚ but it had none for him as an equal"1. During the

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    The freedoms for African Americans were extremely limited by social‚ political‚ and economic situations. Socially‚ African Americans had experienced segregation and discrimination throughout the late 1800s. For example‚ many people believed that segregation laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving African Americans of “life‚ liberty and property.” During the 19th century‚ the difference in the education systems between whites and blacks was appalling. African Americans had to fight for

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    Stored away and hidden from sight; then ultimately left with no source of might. In those two instances‚ African-American art faces a similar fate when in the hands of modern museums. Once seen as a vibrant form of black expression now slowly ascending into disintegration. Inadequate and disappointing‚ most collections sink into the riverbanks of oblivion due to lackluster preservation and acquisition. Why is this? A shortage of expertise? An absence of proper art-historical scholarship

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    American was suffering the consequences of having a Civil War. The aftermath brought great destruction between the Union and Confederate. Reconstruction was a new era to unify and rebuild the United States. During Reconstruction the political impact was that it gave few rights to African Americans‚ the social impact was that they wanted African Americans to have a normal lifestyle‚ and the economic impact was that African Americans shouldn’t be allowed to associate with the government. The political

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    From Africa to America‚ African American women have embraced the spirit of creativity and survival. For years the black woman has been the backbone of our culture. It was our faith and positive spirits that played a great part in surviving slavery and being treated as second class citizens during the Civil Rights Movement. Now as we enter the 21st century‚ it is time to exert our strengths at a new level. The African American woman’s role is to grow and prosper in business‚ support and be active

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    HIV/AIDS and African Americans In the United States one of the leading causes of death for African American women is HIV/AIDS. This paper is on the African American women living in the United States with HIV/AIDS‚ how the health care policy affects them and the different stakeholders that are being affected by the health care policy. “HIV is the virus that causes AIDS” (2010). The virus weakens the body’s defense system‚ this makes it hard on the body to fight off other health problems and as

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    African American Theater started out‚ hundreds of years ago‚ as a foundation of amusement for the black community. The theater was a place where African Americans‚ equally men and women‚ could work‚ study‚ and perfect their expertise. The beginning of African American theater set in motion back in the 1830’s‚ and it eventually became one of America’s most prevalent sources of entertainment Over the course of over one and a half decades‚ there has been an apparent transformation within

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    According to an article written by jessica andres for fashion spot‚ During the fall 2016 fashion week‚ only 9.22% of the models were african american. Yet fashion moguls like Valentino implemented the use of cornrows on his models during the shows. His entire line was based on the continent of africa but not one model was african american. Cornrows originated in the african american culture in order to protect their hair from getting tangled. This protective hairstyle is nothing new. It’s been popular in

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    long drive ways and see green grass. You walk downtown and see most African American in the neighborhoods you see the building are close together with facilities around big companies‚

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