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    through the different facets of American society‚ African Americans began to view photography as an outlet for self-expression and an opportunity to diminish stereotypes. By capturing images of their daily lives‚ they were given the power to change and shape perceptions of race. African American photographers began to share the goal of gaining social justice and equality through their images. Ultimately‚ a photograph’s ability to elicit emotion assisted African Americans in gaining empathy and understanding

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    started in the 1600’s. African Americans were not treated as citizens or free people. They were considered property of white folks and often worked in the cotton fields. The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery in the U.S. in 1865. The Ku Klux Klan was another issue in America that had to do with race. They were a group of white southerners who protested and fought against political and economic equality for blacks. An

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    day. There are many issues stereotypes that spawn from the time of slavery (1619-1865).I feel slavery was the beginning of all the struggles blacks would face from the time of of enslavement right until this very day. Black people or should I say Africans problems all started when we were forced away from our homeland in 1609 and brought to America to be crop mules. Before our enslavement Africa was a place of substance and of rich culture

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    Some of the world’s strongest speakers came from the African-American community such as Frederick Douglass‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Jessie Jackson. Although their oral tradition is “widely recognized” in educational literature‚ people describe African-American youth as verbally deprived or linguistically retarded. Some African-Americans do not sound the same as to Anglo-Americans when they speak. When people from different cultures come together‚ the cultures mix and adapt. However‚ when certain

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    It’s estimated that the American-Mexican actress Lupe Ontiveros played the role as a maid almost 150 times! The second stereotype is the Latin Lover. For years Hispanic men have been portrayed as the suave‚ sexy‚ and smooth talking lover. Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is one of the faces of this stereotype appearing in Original Sin. Contra el Viento‚ and Of Love and Shadows‚ as the “Latin Lover.” The opposite of this stereotype is the Sexpot

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    African-Americans have been victims of systematic oppression since they were brought to the United States of America on the Middle Passage. Throughout the history of America‚ there have been leaders in the African-American community who voice their distain for the plight of blacks in this country. Johnetta B. Cole‚ former president of Spelman College‚ once said‚ “The truth is that the historical and current condition of you and yours is rooted in (slavery)‚ it is shaped by it‚ is bound to it‚ and

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    form to.” In the media very few African Americans are seen in a positive‚ non-stereotypical way‚ while most are seen in stereotypical roles‚ specifically athletes. Although people think that negative portrayals of African Americans in media have no effect on African American youth it causes them to mimic the destructive behaviors seen on television and social media therefore‚ the media should display more positive African American figures. To begin with‚ American youth spend most of their time watching

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    Weekly Reflection During the past week in our Strategic Management Business class‚ Learning Team C learned more about one another‚ and I have no doubt several of us has even learned a great deal about ourselves. First‚ we were educated about certain topics that made each individual feel comfortable discussing such as growth‚ stability strategies‚ and retrenchment strategies‚ also known as the three grand strategies (Hunger & Wheelen‚ 2010). We reflected on a variety of topics that made us struggle

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    Perception of the African American males African Americans males are considered dangerous based on a false identity‚ misconceptions‚ and misinformation that are available in the media; this includes but is not limited to rap music‚ news‚ and TV shows. This misconception can be traced as far back as slavery. The perception of blacks’ males as being dangerous began when the slave came to America on 1619. Due to the situation of being treated as property‚ to be freely bought and sold‚ and

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    The results of the Enneagram provided valuable insight to approaching the first reflective paper. Being a type three achiever/performer I wanted to immediately leave class on Saturday and work on the reflective paper through completion until I read the statement “The most profitable work I can do is to take time to relax and to grow” provided from The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baren and Elizabeth Wagele. Thinking about this statement I realized that not only did I need to take time to actually

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