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    for the lighter skin women. The men in the documentary made comments about how they prefer a woman with lighter skin due to preference but they did not approve of the women that bleach their skin since these women “look like ghost or sickly”. Among African American’s the ideal has evolved into wanting a woman with light skin and hair that is Caucasian type. (Hall‚ 1990) This blatant kind of colorism is what is helping

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    nonstandard language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities that African Americans were imperiled to through songs and language. “Go down Moses

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    Traditional African Religion

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    Traditional African Religion Before one starts to outline the traditional religion in Africa‚ one must first explain the way Africa is as a whole. Without the knowledge of the past combined with knowledge of culture‚ one would have a very vague‚ if any‚ understanding of traditional religion. Out of all of the continents‚ Africa is the most central. It is told that the first man was found in Africa‚ so with this‚ many feel that Africa is the birthplace of human culture. Within this continent

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    The Impact of Western media on African Cultures By Levis Kamau Introduction Pop music has become very much popular and widespread among the young people in Nairobi City. It is usually characterised by western behaviours and ways of doings of the west (developed countries) particularly the United States and Jamaica. It is very common to hear young people talking about the pop singers. You will always hear “I like that dance in the song….” “I wish I had such a cloak”

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    Essential Works of the African American Vernacular Culture When thinking of musical genres such as jazz‚ blues‚ and hip-hop‚ most Americans do not realize that they are the essential components to the evolution of African American Vernacular Literature. In fact‚ it is the key factor that brought African American culture into the limelight in America. Since the first black peoples in America were slaves‚ and were not allowed to read or write‚ the African American Vernacular Traditions began as

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    The existence of African slavery has been prevailing for centuries before the infamous American slavery. Beginning in the 1500’s‚ slavery was prominent in the world. During slavery‚ in places like the West Indies‚ Jamaica and even Florida‚ enslaved Africans would rebel against slavery. The first escape occurred in 1512‚ and since then more enslaved Africans began to escape. The enslaved Africans would escape into the jungles and forests where there was no sign of humanity. Eventually‚ communities

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    Jamie Hernandez Art 2C Professor Ann Bittl M/W 0930-1045 Midterm Essay Every civilization throughout history has recorded their beliefs‚ history and ideologies through different mediums and artwork. Three core beliefs of African societies included honoring ancestors and animal deities‚ elevating rulers to a sacred status and consulting diviners and fortune tellers. You can see this in their artwork by the use of symbolism in the sculpture to portray how important someone was by making a rulers

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    African American culture African American culture in the United States includes the various cultural traditions of African ethnic groups. It is both part of and distinct from American culture. The U.S. Census Bureau defines African Americans as "people having origins in any of the Black race groups of Africa."[1] African American culture is indigenous to the descendants in the U.S. of survivors of the Middle Passage. It is rooted in Africa and is an amalgam of chiefly sub-Saharan African and

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    African American Culture The African American culture is one of the more diverse cultures out there. Many of these people practice different beliefs. African Americans live in all parts of the world and just like other cultures African Americans have people that live in what is considered poverty some that are considered middle class and some considered upper class. African Americans come with a lot of interesting thing like the language they speak which is called Ebonics and all the different stereotypes

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    African Americans after the Civil War During the years 1861 and 1870‚ both‚ the Civil War and the Reconstruction‚ took place. However‚ during this time period‚ many problems occurred: for example‚ slaves were being debated about between the North and South‚ and many freed Africans were not accepted as citizens. But‚ although African Americans went through a lot of issues and obstacles regarding their race and freedom‚ they managed to shape the course and consequences of the civil war through social

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