Introduction: In our communities today‚ African Americans have moved away from the theory of ensuring all are able and educated to take care of self. What happened along the way? African American slaves were free of mind but bodies were enslaved. Now that our bodies are free but it seems our minds are enslaved. Mary McLeod Bethune‚ born to former slaves in 1875‚ is known for her contributions in black communities. Bethune committed her life to educating African American on the right to freedom and
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history of African musical instruments is rich and diverse as the people that populate the African continent. Because music is so deeply rooted in African culture‚ knowing about African instruments helps you understand the continent as well as the people. Apart from Africans themselves‚ this knowledge is usually restricted to ethnomusicologists and historians. The roots of African-American instruments are buried deep within the music of the African continent. The history and evolution of African-Americans’
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AFRICAN LITERATURE Africa is the second largest continent after Asia. It contains a complex mosaic of peoples‚ languages‚ and cultures. The number of spoken languages in Africa has been variously estimated at between 800 and 1‚700. The dominant religion of Northern Africa is Islam‚ which replaced Christianity in the 7th century and spread west and south across the Sahara and into the equatorial zones. African literature comprises the oral and written forms of the continent‚ composed in either
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The Function of an African Mask In the early 20th Century‚ artists like PABLO PICASSO and ANDRE DERAIN were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own style. In effect‚ they used African culture to refresh the tired tradition of figure painting in Western Art. As a result‚ we now tend to admire the bold design and abstract patterns of African masks through European eyes. We appreciate them
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African Nationalism: The Influence of War Upon African Independence Children screaming‚ bombs blasting‚ and canons roaring overhead. Who would have thought that such destruction could allow for a country to become a self reliant‚ nationalist state? Black Africans witnessed the horrors of war in both WWI and WWII from the front lines. Allied forces used thousands of Black Africans to assist them in defending Europe. During WWI‚ the number of Africans who died serving France in Europe was proportionate
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sympathize with the slave women who are separated from their children. In Stowe’s appeal‚ we hear echoes of the two main themes of Uncle Tom’s Cabin: motherhood and Christian duty. She asks mothers to not allow more families to be broken apart‚ as were Tom and Eliza’s. She also tells Christians that they have a duty to educate slaves. Indeed‚ Stowe is preaching to her readers‚ and her words evoke images of punishment upon the judgement day. Stowe wants her readers to feel that time is short before they
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administrative convenience. It is a historical irony that the same language serves the African writer in voicing his thoughts and feelings to the world at large. While discussing the future of English‚ Simeon Porter observes‚ It will adopt to meet new needs and in that incessant reshaping and adaptation‚ every speaker and writer consciously or unconsciously will play some part. (181) Today‚ the prediction of Porter came true of African writing in English. It brought strength and appeal to the English language
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been an integral part of the African culture for many >years. Since slaver‚ people of African decent have dealt with the imposed >"veil"; it represents society’s view of African Americans as a problem and >it’s refusal to accept the African Americans as contributive members to >their society. Moreover‚ the "Diaspora" deals with the "double >consciousness‚" the looking of self through the eyes of others while being >graded by the society around the African American. The task is to analyze
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African Folktales In the actual Nigeria tribe African folktales‚ form a very important part of the African culture. There are different ways in how those folktales affect the African culture in general; one of this ways is that it’s used as a way of communicating. There is a rich‚ fertile legacy of folklore from Africa. On this vast continent‚ folk tales and myths serve as a means of handing down traditions and customs from one generation to the next. The storytelling tradition has thrived for
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African Dance Types Africa is a vast continent‚ consisting of many countries and hugely diverse cultures. African dance mainly refers to the collective dance type of the Sub-Saharan Africa‚ which is the African tribal dance. There are many aspects that affect the African dance types. Here are some glimpses of African dance types... African dance types are distinct from each other because of the diversity‚ of the nomadic groups and the indigenous tribes‚ that practice them. The African dances
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