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    Time and again‚ we’ve wondered why African countries are still plagued in economic and industrial underdevelopment yet we boast of sufficient natural and human resources coupled with a large internal consumer and industrial market. Several reasons exist and some of the causes are initiated by our very own governments but most of the inadequacies have been forcefully injected into our systems by the colonial masters and other western powers. Historically‚ the colonial masters deliberately refused

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    African-Americans have been victims of systematic oppression since they were brought to the United States of America on the Middle Passage. Throughout the history of America‚ there have been leaders in the African-American community who voice their distain for the plight of blacks in this country. Johnetta B. Cole‚ former president of Spelman College‚ once said‚ “The truth is that the historical and current condition of you and yours is rooted in (slavery)‚ it is shaped by it‚ is bound to it‚ and

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    The Great Migration brought African Americans moving North in the 1920’s and the 30’s but in the the 1930’s African Americans did not find jobs easily than in the 20s.The Great Migration occurred between 1910 through 1970.Six million African Americans moved out of the country

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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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    the answers to these questions intensified. Additionally‚ in conjunction with these questions‚ I also began to experience gradually increasing anger towards my race‚ and began denying and stripping myself of my African-American culture‚ background‚ and traditions. I didn’t allow the African-American and black racial stereotypes to be applicable towards me; therefore‚ I initiated a process unofficially known as “white-washing”‚ a term used to describe a minority assimilating with Western culture; however

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    the different facets of American society‚ African Americans began to view photography as an outlet for self-expression and an opportunity to diminish stereotypes. By capturing images of their daily lives‚ they were given the power to change and shape perceptions of race. African American photographers began to share the goal of gaining social justice and equality through their images. Ultimately‚ a photograph’s ability to elicit emotion assisted African Americans in gaining empathy and understanding

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    The history of African American blacks in America begins with their uprooting and displacement from African homeland. It depicts their struggle to get recognition as an individual and human being. Slavery dehumanised them and the internalisation of the ideology of master and slave relationship made it worse. First group of slaves landed in Jamestown in 1619. These slaves were displaced by white English colonisers to labour mainly in plantation fields and for other bodily works. They were stereotyped

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    Perception of the African American males African Americans males are considered dangerous based on a false identity‚ misconceptions‚ and misinformation that are available in the media; this includes but is not limited to rap music‚ news‚ and TV shows. This misconception can be traced as far back as slavery. The perception of blacks’ males as being dangerous began when the slave came to America on 1619. Due to the situation of being treated as property‚ to be freely bought and sold‚ and

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    Sheila Kato Professor Murray Section 8 Introduction to Fiction 9 March 2011 African American and Colorism Racism has been a very prominent issue most commonly between black and white people. Although it is the most acknowledged; it is not the only example of race discrimination. Race discrimination occurs among other ethnicities and backgrounds of people. Sometimes race discrimination can transpire because of people’s point of views on certain things‚ such as religion‚ color‚ age‚ or even

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    is “ to give a fixed form to.” In the media very few African Americans are seen in a positive‚ non-stereotypical way‚ while most are seen in stereotypical roles‚ specifically athletes. Although people think that negative portrayals of African Americans in media have no effect on African American youth it causes them to mimic the destructive behaviors seen on television and social media therefore‚ the media should display more positive African American figures. To begin with‚ American youth spend

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