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1980s, combined with crisis in the public education system led to plummeting rates of African American college enrollment in the e...

"blacks are significantly more structuralist that whites in their thinking about poverty" (they see the system rather than the ind...

change, most notably the changes that take place in relationship to a leading member of the old tradition, Okonkwo. Okonkwo is ...

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

whole, and viewed the family structure as a divisive and prevalent force in the problem of social inequities and negative Black so...

developments underscores their importance for the progression of artistry and authorship in many cultures. Essentially, many of t...

to our self-perception as a species and also to the future that we envision for ourselves and our descendants (28). Wilson sees h...

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

the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order to maintain a balance in ...

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

and even a lack of trust on the part of the black population (Zmuda, 2002). Women, in general, face a glass ceiling when attempti...

to consider what defines "progress" and what is sacrificed in the name of progress. Kabor? has been criticized for his "heavy hand...

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

has been missing in his life and that his values and priorities are backward and unfulfilling. For example, by the time Milkman jo...

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

diversity in the police department in a town with a combined minority rate close to 50 percent continues to plague city officials,...

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 ...

the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...

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

have deleterious effects on the health outcomes of the residents in these areas. Many researchers have arrived at the same conclus...

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

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

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

(Danto 19). Danto supports his argument with the fact that this is the natural progression out of Picassos Blue Period, which embo...

highly supportive of abolitionists. In fact, just prior to the bravery shown at Wagner by the 54th regiment, Democratic rioters in...

People identify, after all, with people that are similar to them. Ebonics has the potential, therefore, to serve as a common link...

black women, from their perspective, was racism, not sexism. Hooks relates that her students often asked her such questions as "Ha...

societal scheme. This poem is a direct assault and repudiation of this stereotypical image of blacks, as it presents African Ameri...

is retained and that African Americans are able to live in the world in peace. Yet, historically, peace is not always something th...

As the war raged on, black cotton farmers were looking forward to a Northern victory, which would ultimately give them their freed...