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predominantly white fifth-grade class, causing young Carson to almost subscribe to the idea that only whites could make good grade...

be reviewed closely and research which specifically targets African American women is essential. Interestingly enough, the "numbe...

(Fields, 1997; see also Heilbrunn, 1997). SEP, as it was called, was created to educate teachers who work with black children abou...

Lees "Mo Better Blues", and Julie Dashs "Daughters of the Dust". The trend continued in 1991 with the release of twelve black dire...

site of cultural heritage (Hoechsmnn, 2002). In other words, by reclaiming ones past,and ones history as well as cultural roots, ...

Ali or Jordan who bestows upon his admirers the importance of making positive contributions to self and society. II. FAMILY BACKG...

west coast of Africa, but even within this area religious traditions varied greatly" (African-American Religion in the Nineteenth ...

This is met with adversity, in the person of Karl Lindner, who "represents white supremacy and all that is entailed in this mental...

offensive against the union" (Anonymous Biography: Chronology: In Search of A. Philip Randolph, by Juan Williams, 2002; aprbio.htm...

that it was the Vikings who actually first discovered America it became of special interest and as such ahs always intrigued this ...

during WWII. In part, the reason why one group should be compensated and the other not, is really due to timing. Some people who f...

on their own. On the other hand, black college students who are part of a collective campus group are fortified with encouragemen...

and speculative finance. Globalization provides a view of the world in which the interests of the powerful are defined as necessit...

noble the goals of the Freedmens Bureau, however, the war-ravaged South was not in any shape to support its efforts. The e...

white freedom and black slavery. The link between whites and blacks would change considerably between the arrival of those first ...

gave more than $32.6 million in PAC and soft money contributions to politicians of both parties (Tobacco Interests, 2002). The rea...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

a student, as an African American male and as a scholar of the world requires an understanding of the events in history that have ...

protect their class interests" (Takaki, 1993, p. 62). The laws that they passed in their own favor "extended the time of indentur...

of ADHD. Another disorder that is frequently associated with school failure is Conduct Disorder (CD), which is characterized in ...

what African American men cannot do, rather than what they can do. 4. Bill experienced White stereotyping of Blacks, and offered ...

United States that awaited many of them was certainly devastating and destructive, it may well have offered some more opportunitie...