The Evolution of Black Hair Ms. Miller Social Studies 8 March 2012 Table of Contents Abstract page 3 Evolution of Black Hair page 4-7 Slavery page 4-5 Relaxers page 5-6 Civil Rights Era and Black Power Movements page 6 Transitioning and Natural Hair
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African Americans have both privately and publically faced poverty. Their cries have long been ignored. Black poverty expands beyond their homes. It’s rooted deeply in their communities. It’s in the neighborhood stores‚ it’s in the community center. It’s in the schools that don’t educate‚ but merely instruct. It’s in the lack of effort and motivation to do better in life. And above all this‚ it’s in the hearts and minds of the children who neglect to find role models in their own homes. According
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first African-American female astronaut to travel in space. Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African American female Ambassador of the United States. Miss Vanessa Williams was the first African American Miss America and the first African American White House Social Secretary was Desiree Rogers. There have been many nationally recognized accomplishments by African American women. Additionally‚ there have also been many unknown “paving the way” accomplishments by African American women such as
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Blacks and the Vietnam War Vietnam War was one of the wars fought during the cold war era. This war was fought between the U.S.A and Vietnamese army‚ Vietnamese being supported by the Soviet Union and other communist allies. The war as initially fought by small units in the form of guerilla war against the non-communist forces in the region. At times it became more conventional warfare in which large units were committed to attacking the non-communist forces. U.S.A and the South Vietnam fought the
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“The Souls of Black Folk” W. E. B. Du Bois‚ the author of “The Souls of Black Folk‚” had one goal in mind: to describe the conditions and prejudices that blacks encountered in the early twentieth century. Du Bois was convinced that race would be a fundamental problem that would plague the rest of the century. Du Bois was a prominent leader of the black community in the twentieth century along with a contemporary by the name of Booker T. Washington. However‚ their view point on how to tackle the
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BAM! The Black Arts Movement The amazing era of the Black Arts Movement developed the concept of an influential and artistic blackness that created controversial but significant organizations such as the Black Panther Party. The Black Arts Movement called for "an explicit connection between art and politics" (Smith). This movement created the most prevalent era in black art history by taking stereotypes and racism and turning it into artistic value. This connection between black art and politics
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The Impact Black Baseball Players Had on the Major Leagues. There has been a great impact on the Major Leagues before African Americans players. African American players have added speed‚ athleticism‚ and style to the game of baseball. Ever since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier on Aril 15‚ 1947 the game has never been the same. Since the early days of the Negro Leagues‚ Blacks and baseball have enjoyed a special and unique romance a romance that burst into full bloom when Robinson signed
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May 11‚ 2011 Ebonics and the Black Identity You sound like a White person. Why do you talk like that? You are Black… talk and act like it. These are some of the things I heard growing up throughout the years. Because I grew up in a predominantly Black neighborhood and went to predominantly Black schools‚ my Black identity was always questioned by my peers based on the way I spoke. How did the way I speak change my identity to not be considered “Black enough”? Language and identity go hand
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THE RIVERS AND LAKES OF THE USA The United States has many thousands of streams. Some of them are mighty rivers‚ which cross the state and even international boundaries. Others are tiny streams. Some rivers flow lazily across wide‚ flat valleys‚ others rush swiftly down deep canyons and steep gorges which they have carved out for their paths. The rivers of the United States belong to the Atlantic and the Pacific basins. The chief drainage system of the country is the Mississippi River
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by Lollolcats Smoking‚ Why we do it and the damage it can cause. One of the most common problems plaguing our society all across the world today is the smoking of tobacco. The worst part is‚ most people are aware of the detrimental health effects involved in its use. But why do people begin smoking if they known of the complications that arise from it? Why do they continue you smoke regularly knowing of its irreversible effect upon our bodies? Why is such a deadly product still on shelves
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