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the verb to be, such as in he be hollering at us (Powell, 1997). Other aspects of this dialect is to drop the consonants at the en...

fact, that although blacks represent only thirteen percent of our national population they represent some thirty percent of those ...

stations. They practiced karate moves on the new carpets. Some of them even learned how to read, but none of them as quickly as ...

about the effect of such statistics on their parenting style, especially in the presence of poverty as a contributing factor. The ...

trend of black militancy, which would blossom into full-flower during the 1960s, decrying it as little more than a "peculiar form ...

Louis Hughes in his autobiography, Thirty Years a Slave (Hughes, 2001). In his account, he discusses how he was separated from his...

individuals like Betty would not be able to properly function within their world. The practice of psychology has proven to be mor...

go in terms of his adherence to one race or another. He admires both African and white cultures and people in different ways. For ...

for acceptance and to fight for their own dignity and pride. In terms of why they approached literature and life in this way, w...

fricatives (three pronounced as tree and the pronounced as do), and the monophthongalization of /ay/ and /aw/ dipthongs find an...

of those who have been more materially successful. When news leaked of the Dakota brand intended for poor women, the outcry was s...

in a celebration that includes dances that are a tribute to the "Old People," an annual tribute to ancestors. Avey is deeply moved...

documented that "total cholesterol levels were reduced in patients following the DASH diet by an average of 7.3 percent and LDL-C ...

past behind, signs remain at nearly every juncture that there still exists a strong sense of racial and class dissension, particul...

In eight pages Revolutionary War soldiers such as Joseph Plumb Martin are examined along with working men and women which include ...

the Miami/Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership are as follows: * Assess the communitys needs with regard to HIV/AIDS prevention, health and ...

race has worked against you and for you. African American: One, it has worked against me because I am in the...

In eighteen pages an argument is presented that social discrimination of African Americans has been perpetuated by the media's dep...

still come to black neighborhoods to buy drugs...Blacks were relegated to the lower rungs of the drug trade, and it exposed them o...

condition, physical well-being and illness, religious versus non-religious, even post-abortion self esteem. What is more valid and...

the academics, he is attempting to communicate the truths to both sides of the issue. In addition, when we understand that, acc...

insight regarding the details of their normal everyday life and health concerns. Boutain sets the stage by reporting that one in...

more of art imitating life rather than the other way around. II. DISCUSSION The good old days of the colorful, romantic, s...

1. The instillation of coping skills for the PTSD which will allow the client to pursue a productive life....

members of particular racial and ethnic groups which are often compared in relation to the majority or dominant group within the p...

well, and is defined as a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience of witnessing a life-threatening event such...

"Such terms are the language of prejudice - verbal pictures of negative stereotypes" (Pilgrim et al, 2001). Long considered derog...

writes of black experience: Once when I walked into a room My eyes would see out the one or two black faces For contact or reass...

and, in fact, to some degree is still in place even today. Although the Civil War freed slaves in the U.S., it did...

repugnant. In exploring the time period before the Civil War, Equaino (1998) takes one on a journey through the 1700s slave trad...