Women ’s studies and the early waves of feminism were initially dominated by the experiences of white middle-class women‚ thus leaving Latinas‚ like other women of color‚ feeling excluded or not fully represented. Outside of women ’s studies‚ ethnic studies also left Latinas feeling the same‚ in that they focused on issues of racial and ethnic oppression and cultural nationalism‚ while ignoring the critical issues of sexism and heterosexism. Women and women ’s issues were only seen as "White‚" thus
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Midnight Robber mixes the conventions of the science fiction with Afro-Caribbean symbols and history. The inhabitants of Toussaint have not completely forgotten the history out of which they arose on Earth. Jonkanoo has become a holiday during which they celebrate the landing of the Marryshow Corporation nation ships that had brought their ancestors to Toussaint two centuries before: “Time to remember the way their forefathers had toiled and sweated together: Taino Carib and Arawak; African; Asian;
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She gives her a litany of valuable lessons to shape her behavior and character according to what is acceptable to their culture. Kincaid cleverly dropped hints throughout her poem suggesting that the culture being referred to is the Afro-Carribean culture. The Afro-Carribean culture is a blend of music‚ dance and cuisine mostly conducted in traditional lifestyle; and all these elements are represented in the poem. One of the most lucid hints is the fact that the mother teaches her daughter how to
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Santana’s personality profile‚ and how one of his first experiences playing latin music in America was at Woodstock‚ which became one of the most successful international debuts in popular music history. Santana’s music was a mixture of rock‚ blues‚ and afro-cuban percussion. In the documentary‚ Santana reflects on when he saw “the movie” and says‚ “And when I saw the movie‚ I remember I was under the influence of LSD. Then it all came back to me like‚ damn‚ why did I take LSD?” My reaction to this is
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Hair is an important factor of Americans in today’s society. Long‚ short‚ straight‚ and course hair it varies depending on the person who wearing it. Many people wonder why black people have course hair. Others wonder why whites have naturally long oily hair. In my paper I plan to discuss the dynamics of different textures of hair. “Everyone has the same hair structure no matter whose head it’s on.” “All human hair consists of three main layers which include the cuticle‚ the cortex and the medulla
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Jackie Robinson Changes a Country Baseball is a game that is popular on the international scale. Furthermore‚ in many countries this game is regarded as a "national pastime." Moreover‚ this game is considered to be rather democratic: unlike football and basketball‚ it is accessible to different people undependably on their height or weight. There are several versions of the game’s origin. In England‚ it is believed that the game has been known since the mid-18th century. It was the time when
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trafficking. Two causes were the killings of the four policemen and the living conditions of the favela residents. Two consequences of the massacre were an increased sense of mistrust between the police force and the favela residents‚ as well as the rise of Afro Reggae. One cause of the Vigario Geral massacre was the killing of four policemen some time before the massacre. They were killed by local drug lords and it was as a response to these attacks that the police killed twenty one people in retaliation
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In his famous speech „I have a dream” delivered on 28th August 1964 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom‚ Martin Luther King mentions a serious problem that affected and still is affecting lives of many Afro-Americans all around the United States. Black people in the whole country‚ but mostly in the south‚ were forbidden to vote even though they had a right to do that as citizens of the United States. He says „But one hundred years later (All right)‚ the Negro still is not free. (My
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part of the twentieth century then this gave birth to the Latin jazz genre modern dancing styles were also influenced by the Latin music. 2.What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? The significance of Machito and his Afro-Cubans was that they helped create salsa music cubop as well as Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3.How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Dizzy Gillespie incorporated Latin music into his music by the rhythmical of Latin music with jazz and also
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three afro-Colombian children are paddling around Santa Cruz de Islote Island in Colombia. It is a colorful picture that allows people to appreciate the marvelous colors‚ such as coral blue and dark blue of the South Caribbean Sea in Colombian North Coast‚ showing the astounding green colors in the background of Mucura Island. Despite being one small island‚ Santa Cruz the Islote is known as the most crowded island in the world. Nevertheless‚ the concern in this picture are the three afro-Colombian
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