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  • Recognizing Stereotypical Images of African Americans in Television and Movies

    Recognizing Stereotypical Images of African Americans in Television and Movies

    Contents of Curriculum Unit 96.03.05: * Narrative * Lesson Plan * Lesson Plan * Lesson Plan * Notes * Films * Television Shows * Children’s Reading List * Teachers Bibliography To Guide Entry The practice of racial stereotyping through the use of media has been used throughout contemporary history by various factions in American society to attain various goals. The practice is used most by the dominant culture in this society as a way of

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    Essay Length: 4,240 Words / 17 Pages
    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Effects of Slavery on the African American Family

    Effects of Slavery on the African American Family

    The effects of slavery on the African American family were tremendous. From slave mother's and father's having their children taken away and sold, to brother's and sister's being split apart, to having the actual slave-owner being the one to father children with slaves, to even say that African American families even existed might sound ridiculous. But they did exist; it just depends on what you might define as a "family". Slavery did not weaken or

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    Essay Length: 364 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Vika
  • Feminism and Racism in African American Literature

    Feminism and Racism in African American Literature

    Throughout literature, feminism and racism have played crucial roles in the lives of the characters and plotlines in stories and novels. Audiences are captivated by the drama a character must face in order to succeed in life or society. This struggle to overcome personal discrimination and adversity has transcended centuries and genres of literature. African American literature is no exception. Authors of African American literature would base the events that were taking place in the

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: regina
  • The African-American Odyssey

    The African-American Odyssey

    Eric D. Joseph May 9, 2006 Afro-Amer. Hist.4223 The African-American Odyssey The Promise of Reconstruction, 1865-1868 The emancipation of the African slave who was now disconnected from their traditions and way of life after nearly 300 years, is seemingly a great gush from the dam to the ebbs and flows of the struggle. The end of slavery as we know it, presented a ball of mixed emotions among the nation; North and SOUTH. Some slaves

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    Essay Length: 1,668 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: Monika
  • African Americans Who Live in Low-Income Communities Are More Likely to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activities Than Those Who Live in Higher-Income Communities

    African Americans Who Live in Low-Income Communities Are More Likely to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activities Than Those Who Live in Higher-Income Communities

    African Americans who live in low-income communities are more likely to engage in unprotected sexual activities than those who live in higher-income communities. ii Table of Contents Chapter Page/s I. The Problem 1-2 II. Theoretical Framework 3-5 III. Hypothesis 6 IV. Population and Design 7-8 V. Conclusion 9-10 VI. Bibliography 11-12 1 I. Problem Little to nothing was known about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) when it first erupted in the 1970s. When the

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    Essay Length: 2,292 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Tasha
  • African American Artists

    African American Artists

    The multi-talented Camille Billops has found many different ways to express her artistic ability throughout her career. Her works that were done throughout her career was an expression of her life. Throughout the life of Camille she had many influences leading her into the art world. This paper has the artist going through her life coming up through the world as a student to a teacher then artist, and her works making her a legend.

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    Essay Length: 1,421 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Monika
  • Are African Americans Still Oppressed?

    Are African Americans Still Oppressed?

    Are African Americans Still Oppressed? African Americans in society today like the prisoners in the Allegory of the Cave are hostage to their own mentality. The two characteristics commonly shared between both is ignorance to reality and a reluctance to change. Thus in the essay the prisoners are locked and chained down in darkness with only a glow of light that allows for little sight. In turn objects placed in front of the glow cast

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: regina
  • African American Theatre

    African American Theatre

    Over the course of approximately one-hundred years there has been a discernible metamorphosis within the realm of African-American cinema. African-Americans have overcome the heavy weight of oppression in forms such as of politics, citizenship and most importantly equal human rights. One of the most evident forms that were withheld from African-Americans came in the structure of the performing arts; specifically film. The common population did not allow blacks to drink from the same water fountain

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Monika
  • African American Self Sabotage - John McWhorters Losing the Race

    African American Self Sabotage - John McWhorters Losing the Race

    In Losing the Race, John McWhorter speaks about the “disease of defeatism that has infected black America.” In the novel he explores in detail three aspects of modern day black American cultural mentality, or "cults," that hold African Americans back. First, is the Cult of Victimology. In it, victimhood has been transformed “from a problem to be solved into an identity in itself.” Then there is the Cult of Separatism, in this cult, the uniqueness

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Wendy
  • African-American Church

    African-American Church

    Introduction There is great difficulty in defining the field of Cultural Studies, as it takes an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to studying the art, beliefs, politics, and institutions of ethnic cultures and pop culture. For the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham, one of the central goals of Cultural Studies was “to enable people to understand what (was) going on, and especially to provide ways of thinking, strategies for survival, and resources for resistance

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    Essay Length: 2,291 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Monika
  • African American Identity

    African American Identity

    African American Identity It was a hot August day as sweat beat down on Thomas Jefferson Brown. He had been working in the field 2 hours before the hot sun had made its presence known. He looked back over the drying field, hoping that this crop would provide for his family better than last years crop had. Thomas watched his oldest son, Nathan, who worked down one row of the field while staring intently at

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Sexual Violence Against African-American Women: Beyond Slavery, Beyond the Physical

    Sexual Violence Against African-American Women: Beyond Slavery, Beyond the Physical

    The Civil War literally changed the “landscape” of America overnight. At least 600,000 men, both Union and Confederate, never returned to their families. Five years of separation forced the North and South to live as “one”. In theory, slaves became freedmen and equal to their white counterparts. Post-bellum America was difficult for everyone, but it was the South who endured the most hardship. Southern Democrats were now at the mercy of Northern Republicans, forced to

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    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Fonta
  • African-American Vs Caucasian Views on Physical Image

    African-American Vs Caucasian Views on Physical Image

    Kim Jalm African-American vs Caucasian Views on Physical Image The days of male domination are over; women are now becoming a strong majority in the United States of America. Women of all ethnicities are becoming active members of the political, the business, the medical, and the architectural world. Women are claiming the executive positions in companies, but there is still a demon that haunts a majority of women: self and physical image. This essay is

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    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • African American Social Standings

    African American Social Standings

    This research paper will discuss the African American social standing in America throughout history. It will discuss the highs and lows and the pros an cons of the progression and also the different periods that African Americans lived through since they were brought to America. The progression of African Americans in America began with a practice called slavery. Slavery is the state of a person who is the chattel of another. It began in

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    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Michael Ray Charles Art and the African American Society

    Michael Ray Charles Art and the African American Society

    Michael Ray Charles born in 1967 in Louisiana, he is a graduate from McNeese State University while he was there he studied advertising design and illustration later he picked up painting. Afterwards he received a MFA degree from the University of Houston, and in 2000, he consulted in a Spike Lee's film, "Bamboozled". He also served as a panelist for National Endowment for the Arts and a juror for The Bush Artist Fellowship. Michael Ray

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    Essay Length: 343 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Yan
  • African Americans Politics

    African Americans Politics

    The success of African Americans in politics, business and entertainment has been growing rapidly. There has been enough of affirmative action during the years. Affirmative action is a policy or a program of giving certain preferences to certain groups. This typically focuses on education, employment, government contracts, health care, or social welfare. Although Affirmative action isn’t needed, reparation is. In my opinion reparation is needed for all the years our ancestors sacrificed and died

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    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What If I Were African American

    What If I Were African American

    WHAT IF I WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN I thought that it might be best if I went with African American. My Life as it is white male is some what good but has its disadvantages too. But I think my life would be basically the same, although I would have continued to play football all through school and well it is easier to get grants, loans, and scholarships if you are a minority. Another reason I

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    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: regina
  • The African American Crisis of the Absentee Father

    The African American Crisis of the Absentee Father

    Courtney Soares Research Paper 8th period April 10th, 2008 The crisis of the absentee father is an issue that influences and impacts the African American community. My aim is to find out the effects of a fatherless upbringing on a child’s behavioral, emotional stability, and educational attainment. “I had no daddy around when I was growing up… that’s why I’m wild and I don’t give a…”-lyrics by Teiarra Mari. Father absence among the African American

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    Essay Length: 895 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Obesity Prevelance Amongst African American Adolescents

    Obesity Prevelance Amongst African American Adolescents

    Obesity is an epidemic affecting nearly one third of all Americans in the United States today. Obesity is determined by using Body Mass Index(BMI) measurements, in which BMI is defined as the; weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters( kg/m^2). A BMI of 25 is considered overweight and a BMI of 30, Obese. Demographic and health research has shown consistently higher obesity prevalence amongst lower income minority populations; establishing a negative

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    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: saad
  • African American in 19th Century

    African American in 19th Century

    The Civil war after effects; set the scene for what would become a long road of discovery, hardship, violence, and freedom however, during this process of transition the American people went through emotional as well economical changes which added additional stress to an already stressed nation where many groups became fearful and were subjected to racism which crossed over the boundary of liberty and Justice for all. Equality had become an endangered liberty guaranteed by

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Major Socio-Cultural Experiences of African Americans

    The Major Socio-Cultural Experiences of African Americans

    Running Head: Socio-Cultural Experience The Major Socio-Cultural Experiences of African Americans African Americans make up 13% of the population in the United States, but most of these people did not migrate here on their own accord. This is where a lot of their African culture was destroyed. Most was lost through the enslavement of African people and the systems of social policy’s in place, historically and today, that continue suppress African tradition and culture from

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    Submitted: May 22, 2010 By: Andrew
  • African American Recidivism Rates

    African American Recidivism Rates

    A Research Proposal Of African American Recidivism Rates By: Ricardo Santacruz ABSTRACT As a result of tough on crime policies and the subsequent war on drugs, the number of individuals involved with criminal justice system continues to rise at alarming rates. Since 1980, the incarceration rate has tripled. 1 in 20 Americans will spend time in prison during their lifespan. The numbers speak for themselves. Currently there are an estimated 2 million people in U.S.

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: July
  • William Grant Still - African American Composer and Pioneer

    William Grant Still - African American Composer and Pioneer

    William Grant Still, African American Composer and Pioneer William Grant Still has been dubbed the “Dean of African American Composers.” However to put such a limiting title on such a great composer does not do justice to exemplifying the greatness of his work. William Grant Still composed pieces that touched people of all races, not just African Americans. He wrote symphonies, ballets, children’s songs, and operas. In addition to his compositional accomplishments, he was a

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Impact of African American Roles on Television

    The Impact of African American Roles on Television

    The image of African Americans has been greatly depreciated by the roles they play on television sitcoms. On these shows African Americans are depicted as being maids, clowns, and buffoons. This misrepresentation of African Americans has become common place through out the media. One of the most controversial sitcoms was the Amos ‘n Andy Show. This sitcom included two black comedic men and began the creation of the African American stereotypes that most people

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    Submitted: June 1, 2010 By: Edward
  • African-Americans in the Criminal Justice System

    African-Americans in the Criminal Justice System

    Background African-Americans have a long history of being the target of racism and biased treatment in the area of criminal justice system in America. In the post slavery era African-Americans were still faced with living with the strain of being discriminated against both in society and in the justice system. De jure discrimination according to Butler (2010) included wrongful convictions, lack of effective counsel, vagrancy laws that specifically targeted African-American people, segregated prisons, and exclusion

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    Submitted: April 19, 2011 By: jimm1564

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