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    ago‚ the African American race was brought into this country for to become slaves and serve the White American race. All of this was established based on the tone of their skin being ugly and seen as being deformed and the white American race were destined to be the superior race overruling African Americans in every aspect giving them basically no rights at all. Although slavery days are long and gone some may say that the White American race still has an upper hand on the African Americans by using

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    Running Head: Illiteracy among African Americans Illiteracy among African Americans LaKisha Heard Marygrove College Abstract The high rate of illiteracy is a major problem in the United States. Although there have been programs and initiatives started to eradicate this problem‚ illiteracy still plagues millions of Americans. Out of all ethnic groups‚ African Americans have a higher illiteracy rate. Within this project‚ the causes of illiteracy are revealed and viable solutions to this

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    There is health crisis among young African Americans‚ and prudishness‚ politics‚ and lack of focused resources is damaging our ability to respond. The salient facts are these: one in four new HIV infections in the United States occur in people under the age of 22. AIDS is already the sixth leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1996) and the leading cause of death among 25 to 44 year olds. In the 12 month period preceding

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    pregnant women‚ children and infants and it’s associated with maternal health‚ quality and access to medical care‚ socioeconomic conditions‚ and public health practices. The most important purpose of this review is to examine and understand why African American infants are disproportionately affected and the factors(Low birth weight‚ preterm birth weight and very low birth weight and infant mortality) . Background In the United States‚ approximately two-thirds of infant deaths occur within

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    Padilla‚Thelma Recidivism: The Impact On Us All Our criminal justice system relies heavily on probation and parole and corrections to maintain a safety in all of our communities from people who commit crimes. Then after that‚ there are what we call repeat offenders who for some reason‚ just do not know how to stop. Whether it ranges from simple assault to a felony like murder‚ some cannot scratch off the edge to do it again. What does this mean for us as a community to maintain our sanity and

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    Some ex-prisoners may struggle for a while and some may give up and result back to doing crime. This is called recidivism. Recidivism is like a disease that is not a result of previous criminal activities of ex-convicts; it is a result of society not accepting ex-prisoners as equals to the good samaritan society. It costs a lot of money to house an inmate in our growing population of criminals‚ but it is cheaper to educate them and keep them out of prison. This is only half the solution; employers need

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    individuals (World Health Organization 2009). Morbid obesity affects both males and females of all ages and ethnicities from different socioeconomic statuses‚ however‚ the Black female population that has been affected the most (Lorenzen‚ (2010). This trend of overweight Black American females has only recently become an epidemic (Davis‚ 2008). What if any factors played into this abrupt change in obesity levels of the Black-American woman? Obesity and BMI Obesity can be classified as a condition characterized

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    Criminal Law – Recidivism The notion of recidivism is dealt with in Book First – Penal Laws Part 1 Title V in sections 49-54 of the Criminal code. When dealing with the notion of suspended sentence‚ it was stated once a person is a recidivist‚ the punishment is aggravated. The question is whether it is right that a person who commits a subsequent offence ought to be punished more severely that a ‘first time’ offender. There are two schools of thought that deal with this: 1. The first school

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    Criminals and Society: The Battle Between Reintegration and Recidivism ABSTRACT: This research paper is focused on released convicts and the struggles they face to become active‚ progressive members of society. Sadly‚ these released offenders regularly face discrimination in their job searches‚ in attempts to secure housing for themselves and their families‚ and to be accepted by their communities. Without the right support structures in place upon their release‚ these former prisoners may very

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    Are African American Males Targeted in Crimes or Is There Probable Cause? Savanna Wynn August 24‚ 2013 Cultural Diversity in Professions Crime by definition is an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law; especially : a gross violation of law (Webster). As a society every race and gender has crime. Statistically the African American male finds himself incarcerated

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