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Poetry of Langston Hughes

has been to continuously "climb" up the socioeconomic ladder in a culture that is set against her. She advises her son, not to gi...

Maya Angelou and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The writer presents a biographical sketch of this noted African American writer. An analysis of her 1970 book completes this seve...

African American Education and Booker T. Washington

In six pages the role of Booker T. Washington as teacher to his African American people is discussed. Five sources are cited in t...

African American Single Motherhood

problem in regards to available options that can cope with the needs of sick chidden (Accordino, 1998). I want to make something...

Why Affirmative Action Needs Some Alterations

In this paper consisting of five pages the argument that Affirmative Action is not doing what the policy was created to do and is ...

The Land of the Lotus Eaters Painting by Robert S. Duncanson

In six pages this painting by 19th century African American artist Robert S. Duncanson is analyzed with the emphasis being on its ...

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

Only after his death was it realized that much of Washingtons attitude was more like the wolf tending the sheep in a sheep outfit....

The African-American Experience in the Short Story - James Baldwin and Langston Hughes Compared

This research report compares and contrasts the works of these two black authors. Short stories are discussed which look at how th...

Contemporary Writer Bell Hooks

In five pages the contributions of African American feminist Bell Hooks in terms of sociological thought and theory are discussed....

Frederick Douglass' Narrative and an African American Slave's Life

In 6 pages this paper examines the problems confronting enslaved African Americans within the context of Narrative of the Life of ...

Comparing Works by Richard Wright and Jo Ann G. Robinson

In five pages this research paper examines these authors' refusal to accept African American second class citizenship in a segrega...

African American Author, Historian, and Sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois

In five pages this paper discusses how being a black man influenced the perspectives of W.E.B. Du Bois with his text The Souls of ...

African American Conservatism in the United States

In five pages this paper examines African American conservatism in the United States with Republican presidential primary candidat...

Different Cultures for Women in America

Women in America do not have a monolithic cultural experience. This paper examines the difference between Chicano and African-Amer...

More Than a Century and a Half of Contributions by Women to the Labor Movement

This paper considers how since the nineteenth century women have contributed to the labor movement and the workforce with African ...

A Black Oppression Theory

In an essay consisting of three pages Andrew Hacker's theory on the US mainstream society's oppression of African Americans is dis...

Hosea Easton's Legacy

In 5 pages this paper discusses the achievements of Hosea Easton, an African American abolitionist author in a consideration of su...

Civil Rights Quest of African Americans

her peers. By reading her book, one can understand why the quest to achieve civil rights is and was important for African America...

African Americans in Nursing

In five pages African American nurses are examined from a historical perspective. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Counseling, Psychology And Cultural Concerns

basis upon which positive psychology operates. Indeed, there will always be a place for the type of therapy that purges psycholog...

Theories in Sociological Studies

interact with each other, and tend to ignore larger structures such as national governments and economies ("Theoretical Perspectiv...

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Its Contradictions

In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...

How Race Shapes Fashion Design in New York City

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

The Relevance of Culture for African American Students: Methodology

American learners? The goal of this study is to better understand the impact of African American culture on the academic achi...

Vocational Rehabilitation and African American Males with Disabilities

and Program Participation data. According to this survey, there are about 4.2 million disabled African Americans in the United Sta...

Dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

In six pages this essay compares the dreams of each of these African American activists. Five sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Dialect Significance in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

In twelve pages this research paper presents the argument that a greater appreciation of Hurston's classic novel can be acquired t...

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor and Issues of Gender and Race

In ten pages this African American feminist text is analyzed in its portrayal of gender and racial issues. Eight sources are list...

'The Doctor's Wife' and 'The Color Purple'

In this 7 page paper, there are six similarities and six differences between these texts authored by Sawako Ariyoshi and Alice Wal...

Past and its Importance in Black Culture and Black Consciousness Afro American Folk Thought From Slavery to Freedom by Lawrence W. Levine

self-worth" (xi). It is culture which not only links modern-day people, but also connects contemporary man to his primitive ances...