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    Courtney E. Brown African American Psychology CSUDH March 1‚ 2013 1. IN THE THOMAS PARHAM ARTICLE‚ DESCRIBE AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY. African Psychology can be traced to Ancient Egypt known as Kemet. The people of ancient Egypt studied the human psyche or soul and the higher mental processes as a holistic environment. From their perspective‚ they believed that there was a continuity and harmony between nature and God. They had three levels components

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    The 1920s were a time of struggle‚ pride‚ fear‚ and creativity for African Americans. Following WWI‚ blacks fought for the conditions and rights that they were given while fighting in Europe. They fought through countless riots and murders to push for equality. They migrated across the country to escape the horrid conditions of the South. They created an entirely new cultural movement that spread like wild fire. African Americans of the 1920s created a momentous movement of political and cultural

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    Reparation for African Americans Ryan Edmonds Baker College of Jackson Nov/8/2011 Reparation for African Americans Anta Majigeen Njaay a thirteen year old African girl was awakened at the crack of dawn on a spring morning in 1806‚ to the sounds of screams and gunfire. As she looked outside to see what all the commotion was about‚ invaders were raiding her village slaughtering and kidnapping her countrymen and women in front of her eyes (Horton & Horton‚ 2005‚ p. 13). By the end of the

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    Throughout the decades‚ African Americans have been mistreated by the criminal justice system for its teaching to its actual doings. From the lecture halls of universities teaching of criminology has revolved on a bad image of African Americans. That led to those who studied criminology to obtain a job in the field that allowed them to demonstrate what they have been taught. Historians and researchers have come up with a set amount of information that allows us to understand this and how it has influenced

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    African American History: 1865- Present Aneshia Y. Glover HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Mohamed Khan April 29‚ 2013 African American History: 1865-Present African Americans had a very rough time in the early years. Not only were they looked down upon‚ but they were tortured‚ criticized‚ and belittled by those from other ethnic groups. Forced to work as slaves and having to endure hours and days of painful work and cruelty without ever having the opportunity to say a thing

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    The revolution that took place in America (1775-1783) is referred to as the American war of revolution or the war of US independence. The conflict ascended from growing strains between inhabitants of the thirteen North American colonies of Great Britain as well as the colonial administration which exemplified the British circlet. Skirmishes between the Colonial militiamen and British troops in concord and Lexington began the armed battle‚ and by summer that followed‚ the insurgents were pursuing

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    language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities that African Americans were imperiled to through songs and language. “Go down Moses ‚”

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    African Americans tend to fall under a lower class due to discrimination. African Americans are less likely to own a house‚ less likely to have a consistent job‚ and less likely to have the same pay as Caucasians. According to Shin‚ a personal financier‚ “The median white homeowner’s house is worth $85‚800 compared to $50‚000 for black homeowners. Discriminatory lending also exists today: Mortgages obtained by households of color tend to have higher interest rates” (Shin). African Americans are discriminated

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    time they were especially‚ was during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans were struggling and fighting to get the same rights as White Americans‚ and they wanted segregation to stop. African American‚ white folk‚ and women musicians shaped and influenced the movement. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement‚ musicians acted as leaders by expressing the

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    instance‚ in the city of Chicago‚ the area is still divided into several isolated neighborhoods‚ for Hispanics‚ African Americans‚ Asians‚ and lesbians and gays. And the community of African American is clustered in the southern part of the city‚ and is oftentimes associated with violence‚ disorder‚ and public insecurity‚ and white people especially wouldn’t want to be in African American neighborhoods. In South Africa where apartheid has been outlawed for a decade‚

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