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    African American hair tends to grow excellently. Embracing natural hair texture is the main principle for taking care of various African American natural hair types. This means that you will have the opportunity to avoid various techniques such as the use of chemical relaxers‚ extensions as well as straightening techniques. There are no universal methods for taking care of African American natural hair. However‚ there exist various top rated techniques that can be used to make basic care easier.

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    Education is the key to success. Sadly the reality is‚ not everyone can have access to this key. Prior to the 1950s‚ it was uncommon for an African American to receive an education‚ considering that blacks were slaves‚ slaves could not have an education‚ and not being able to have an education will affect their lives in many other aspects. During and after the Civil War was a time when it was uncommon for colored people to have an education. “...during the Civil War...it was illegal for slaves

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    is quite short‚ twerking has only recently gained the attention of the public. There are speculations that twerking originated in American strip clubs‚ but the dance’s sturdiest relations lie in African culture. Vivacious and rhythmic dancing is important in African culture as well as Caribbean

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    Yasmin Gonzalez Mrs. Herrera Junior English 1 March 2012 History of African American Music “In less than a minute‚ the death wail went up out of every cabin in the Quarters‚ and Brother Ezekial began the death chant: Soon one morning‚ Death come knocking at my door…. Oh‚ my lord‚ What shall I do” (Walker 17)? Death was common for slaves. They routinely died from disease‚ beatings and accidents on the plantation‚ and they expressed their sorrow in the form of song. “I see death around the corner

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    Furthermore‚ in other major productions‚ criminal activities captivated the big screen and introduced African Americans as robbers‚ gangsters‚ prostitutes‚ drug dealers‚ and addicts. Directors would showcase black actors as being aggressive and engaging in disputes with other cast members. These senseless on-screen acts would lead to them violently beating up someone thus further leading to incarceration. By putting a black male or female in jail is a false accusation that all colored people behave

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    Many of the events‚ situations and circumstances of the second half of the 20th century set the stage for‚ caused and made possible‚ most of the business‚ political and interpersonal scenarios we are experiencing in this country today – good‚ bad and indifferent. According to the U.S. Census of 1900‚ ninety percent of Blacks lived in the South. Three-quarters of black households were located in rural places; only one-fifth owned their own homes and most worked as farmers or laborers. If not on

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    However you probably did not know your name could be a factor to not be able to find a job. People with more African American names‚ even if they are not black at all‚ have a disadvantage in the competitive job field. According to the “National Bureau of Economic Research” (NBER)‚ "Job applicants with white names needed to send about 10 resumes to get one callback; those with African-American names needed to send around 15 resumes to get one callback" (“National Bureau of Economic Research” 1). This

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    African American Freedom and Rights Speech The freedom and rights of African Americans have been an insecure dispute with the turn of the century which is a problem to be enlighten by our country. This enlightenment will give a wide variety of freedom and liberty to us as human beings as well as equality in the states of this country we live in. To construe this difficult complication between colored and caucasians a variety of ideas need to be clarified to the people of the United States which

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    I consider myself to be part of the mainstream American culture. However‚ there are a few customs and traditions that I’ve recognize as being present in my family. I think the first thing that has always been very prominent in my household is behavior and attitude. My sisters and I were brought up to always say thank you‚ your welcome‚ and to just be polite. So when we are around other family members or friends they tend to comment on how polite we are‚ or say “you don’t have to say thank you”

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    Many styles of these ideas that exist today are because they had inherited themselves into the backbone of the United States‚ African Americans and their ideas‚ beliefs‚ and inventions did contribute to what has shaped the United States into what it is today. Religion was a part of the African history. Their original religious practice was animism‚ or the belief of spirits‚ but at the time of slavery and trade‚ Christianity and Muslimism was becoming fairly

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