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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...

being mentored by an elder; 2) those who received their ability to heal as a divine gift; and 3) those who were born with the abil...

state declined by 20% (HHS System Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009). This encouraging news did not extend to the black community, h...

remain marginalized; when it comes to choice, few believe they have any options at all (Street, 2007). Street notes that whites, a...

can develop serious complications including limb amputations, blindness, kidney failure, cardiac disease, cerebral hemorrhage, and...

future and freedom for African Americans but there were many racial tensions during this period of Reconstruction with federal arm...

to five-times the risk for CHD, which contrasts sharply with the double risk encountered in African American men. There is also a ...

American vernacular, the diet is one that has characterized the South and its inhabitants for generations. With a few extraordina...

in this case the whites, because the white people were "sufficiently uncommitted to the values of European culture to make such a...

and "Dont you fall now-" (line 17)(Hughes 1255). She concludes by emphasizing the point that she is still going, still climbing, ...

2002). However, taking the postcolonial perspective means that ecocritics need to rephrase their questions in order to "broaden th...

a shock for white audiences. Poitier invested his character with dignity and strength, and although later that tactic no longer re...

African slaves brought to the New World were sent to what is now the United States (Horton, 1997). Most of the rest went to the Ca...

diabetes under control. Theoretical Learning Foundations Diabetes mellitus...

One of the more interesting roles women took on during the war was as volunteers in the war effort. For...

a "handful" of real designers as opposed to entrepreneurs who launch a clothing line as part of a sort of media empire; Sean Combs...

This research paper consists of an analysis of Green, et al's 2010 study, "Does heavy adolescent marijuana use lead to criminal in...

of 800 four-year public, four-year private, and community colleges conducted by Noel-Levitz revealed that "African American studen...

of marginal communities" have altered, "at least publicly," so that they now focus on "inclusion and legitimization" of those memb...

This paper describes Yvette Flunder's ministry and career. Flunder is an innovative spiritual leader who has faced discrimination ...

a "universal human emotion," which consists of "extreme rejection of another person" (Broyles, 2009, p. 4). A hate crime refers to...

these clubs provide "alternative sista [sister] spaces," which become significant locations for "literacy learning and literacy ac...

a discussion and review of literature that focuses on hypertension (HTN) among minority ethnic groups, with a particular emphasis ...

Introduces results of research about African American cowboys, past and present, who live in East Texas. There are 3 sources liste...

cholesterol and triglyceride level was also above normal to an extent indicating the necessity for intervention. The most disturbi...

This paper traces key events in African American history dating from the time they were free in Africa to the post Civil War era. ...

part of U.S. history, it makes sense to delve somewhat deeper; to focus on the Black cowboy as well. An understanding of how the A...

to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people bring to them [by using] a holistic perspective which pr...

section. These elements include universal acceptance of the existence of a supreme being; belief in the spirit world and the pract...

that distinguished the revival, which included renting a building that was once a livery stable, located at 312 Azusa Street (119)...