1.5 million Black men… In prison. B. Consequences of enslavement… Destruction of black family life. C. Population of African Americans…12% D. Population of incarcerated African Americans… 42% E. Fatherhood… Prison removes the father from his functional role as a father leading to the destruction of family life. Motherhood… With the father in prison‚ the mother is left to be the bread winner. F. Rap music consumers… are majority white because rap music presents images of blacks that are comforting
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Hanan Allen Professor David McBride African American Studies 145 14 April 2013 The Emergence of Black Muslims in America Black Muslim Activism is an aim to reclaim the world. It is an era for black religious leaders to get their voices heard and take action in order to see progression. Malcolm X also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was an appointed minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. His charisma‚ drive and conviction attracted an astounding number of new members to his
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In Canada and the US today race relations are not as high as it should be between white and black people because of police shooting against unarmed black people. Those types of reports are on the news all the time and mentioned in political debates‚ especially in the US election between democrats and republicans. What interest the political parties and people the most is the organization called Black Lives Matter. The organization supported by Democrats and opposed by Republicans. The organization
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The Merry Widow In searching for an art piece that was relevant to our reading‚ I stumbled upon Jessica Li’s “The Merry Widow”. It is painted on an oil canvas that measures 7x9‚ located in the Dana gallery in my hometown of Missoula Montana. Jessica‚ the artist grew up in Mill Valley in California and painted in New York City for 20 years before moving to Northwest Montana. Jessica unusually meticulous oil painting techniques is grounded in the varnish mediums of the Dutch Golden Age. The New York
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The Black Church is an adapting institution and a source of courage and vitality for resisting dehumanizing conditions. It was the primary and only institution black people had to deepen and to strength their spiritual life and to nurture and to practice Christian ethical value‚ to reconcile and liberate themselves. The days of coming to church for personal salvation alone are over. Now we are looking not only for personal salvation but for social salvation. If we do not change‚ the community will
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selected this topic‚ because out of all the cause of deaths‚ one that seem to stand out the most are senseless killings in the Urban Black Neighborhood area; where most crimes are related to youth killing one another in gang crime‚ and now this which involved police shooting unarmed young black males‚ and similar killing seems to be spreading statewide. Yet‚ not forgetting how Martin Luther King Jr‚ was killed. Therefore‚ disgusting
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Middle Class Blacks’ Burden Today in America there are many who assume that racism does not exist as it did in the forties‚ fifties‚ and sixties. Racism today is not as dangerous as it once was‚ but that does not mean that it does not hurt people just as much. There are many who think we have solved our racial problems and that African Americans live freely. However‚ there are many African Americans who work extremely hard to benefit society and all some people still see is their skin color
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girl; she’s always worn the wrong pants‚ kissed the wrong boy‚ and felt the wrong way‚ or simply been the wrong girl. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a dazzling collection of essay about growing up learning to love the things in your life that makes it unique‚ even when those things also make it mighty awkward. She writes about being a black girl who just cannot dance‚ about being unhappy working in cubicle as her web series was taking off‚ about not arriving at a personal fashion sense
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and in a panic. This is the life we live. The oppression of Blacks in the twenty- first century has escalated to the point of death in the street‚ to "fight the power" of the racial oppression‚ the movement was founded to allow the world to know that despite racism and oppression running rampant even today‚ the Black community will not be defined by these stereotypes. Taking these few points into consideration‚ I support the movement of Black Lives Matter. To understand the movement itself‚ we must
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society. Black women in America face an interesting dilemma when it comes to hair. When African slaves were brought to America‚ they were confronted with the Eurocentric ideal of beauty‚ which‚ in addition to pale skin and Anglo Saxon facial structure‚ also included straightened hair. As time progressed‚ black people sought new ways to assimilate. Throughout the course of time many hair straightening agents such as straightening irons‚ perms‚ and hair extensions have been used to help aid black people
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