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that I was strong enough and violent enough to kill somebody in a fit of anger" (Allen 24). There is an unsettling undercurrent o...

works signed by a famous artist. Rather, the visitor is exposed to the artifacts that suggest what life was and is like to African...

in the nation. Unlike groups that came over with money, Africans came without even clothes on their backs. They were chained and s...

walls (Books, 1998). Different constructs determine children who are useful and those who are not as well as those who are used (B...

the subsequent verdict has divided New Yorkers. Since the young, Haitian immigrant was riddled with bullets by police, there have ...

Me" Hurston writes, "I remember the very day I became colored...But I am not tragically colored. Someone is always at my elbow rem...

became something other than a free society. The slaves true story, then, lies in his humane triumph over tyranny" (Huggins lxxi)....

problems include adolescent pregnancy and out-of-wedlock births, poor maternal/infant care, problems with disease control and sexu...

this poem is that of the universal anguish of being bound and imprisoned, no matter what the age. And, in a very real sense he is ...

an adolescent and grown adult. His elementary and middle school years were full of academic lessons, caring for his siblings and ...

gender. In fact, according to what Ms. Jacobs writes, women were discriminated against by white and black men alike. Here, though...

gained in a variety of ways, but most knowledge of that type is obvious and straightforward. One of the enduring purposes of high...

Morrisons novel this rebirth was filled with dreams and possibilities. For Joe and Violet it was a dream of better opportunities. ...

the population. The issue of environmental justice is one of great importance, since peoples health is at stake. "Environmental j...

makes clear, efforts are needed in order to explore the reasons why African American adolescents often do not seek prenatal care a...

became indentured servants, but this was rare (Faragher, et al 57). Because of the institution of indentured service, "New world s...

music, or existed in the industry of music, but has actually proven that it is the driving force for a great deal of mainstream cu...

wisest and smartest of his people, respected by his people. Huck tells us that, "Strange niggers would stand with their mouths ope...

ultimately gave rise to modern-day sameness when it comes to childrearing. Particularly evident of this is how attitudes of...

In eight pages this paper examines whether the political activism espoused by Du Bois or the conciliatory model of Washington were...

experiences were good ones, and quite unique when compared to slaves in the south. As such "racial equality is not a theme to be f...

by everyone.5 The all-important link that connects all rituals and practices, individuals to society/community, and believers to ...

in effect, that "political and social equality were less important as immediate goals than economic respectability and independenc...

While some claim this is a story of "An African American family pursuing the American dream of owning a home" it is really about o...

citizenship rights to former slaves" (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 438). African Americans "used their new political power to press fo...

winters are rarely colder than the mid-40s and summers almost never top the 80s. Some interesting facts about the city are that ...

Shawki argues that the slave system resulted in the accumulation of wealth and the parallel development of capitalism in both Amer...

the controversies as well as her successes. Finally, a web site deemed the official website for Madam Walker is used to glean basi...

create a category encompassing all non-Whites" (Cr?mieux). The term "colored" in America referred to blacks, Native Americans, Mex...

source suggests that while the decision to marry a white person must of necessity be a personal one, there are things that should ...