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    The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover

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    African Americans African Americans (American Blacks or Black Americans)‚ racial group in the United States whose dominant ancestry is from sub-Saharan West Africa. Many African Americans also claim European‚ Native American‚ or Asian ancestors. A variety of names have been used for African Americans at various points in history. African Americans have been referred to as Negroes‚ colored‚ blacks‚ and Afro-Americans‚ as well as lesser-known terms‚ such as the 19th-century designation Anglo-African

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    I was born a free African American on December 23‚ 1867. My parents Owen and Minerva and siblings Louvenia‚ Owen Jr.‚ Alexander‚ and James had formerly been enslaved. I grew up as ordinary as possible considering I was an African American living in a white peoples world. When I was only six years old my parents contracted yellow fever and passed away in 1872. After the death of my parents‚ I moved in with my sister‚ Louvenia‚ in Vicksburg to work as a housemaid. I was considered extremely poor and

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    In 1652‚ the Dutch built the Fort of Good Hope on the Western South African coast to supply fresh water and food to ships travelling around the Cape. Employees of the company grew wheat on small lots and bought cattle from the Khoikhoi‚ local cattle breeders. A couple of wealthy landowners imported the first batch of black slaves in 1658 from Dahomey to convert the original Dutch small holdings into larger wheat and grape plantations. Gradually‚ a culturally Dutch settler society emerged consisting

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    Exploring African Influence on the West Indian/Caribbean Culture It is rather interesting that in a “progressive” society‚ our behavior and practices are firmly rooted in our past. It is ever possible to wrest ourselves from the harsh realities of slavery and its ensuing impact upon Caribbean way of life? Probably to do so may mean rewriting history (our-story) or maybe knowledge of where we are coming from is what we need to help us embrace those parts of our history that must be held on to and

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    decision on what they consider the type of music they listen to no matter what anyone else says. What is labeled Black Music today I think has very significant and important meaning to the African American culture because just like the article “Hell Yeah‚ There’s Still Slam-banging Black Music‚” African Americans don’t even have a country to call their own. I think having something simply as a type of music the Black’s created to call their own I don’t think should be a big deal at all and should not

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    African American Theatre

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    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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    African American Limitations Even after the Civil War was over African Americans were not treated as citizens. There were so many different types of limitations‚ which went along with their freedom. For instance‚ there were social limitations‚ political limitations and also economic limitations. When Black Codes were crated that was the beginning of all the different limitations. Some of the Black Codes made it illegal for African Americans to bear arms. They also couldn’t travel without getting

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    Because of this‚ it is hard for scientists to prove their point and state that Black or Kenyan runners do have some form of superiorness instead they sequester the proof. “Racial Politics can make the genetics of African Athleticism difficult to talk about in the west”(Fisher 2). Taking this proof as some form of racism can cause many scientists to lose their jobs and be consider racists‚ however scientists still strive to find what other aspects give kenyans there

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    I will examine one of many narratives Cultural Studies derives from – that of the African-American tradition. Even in focusing on it’s derivation from the African-American tradition‚ this will be but one path‚ not intended to serve as the sole trajectory within the African-American tradition of Cultural Studies. The Black Church The African-American tradition begins with the black church. In the African-American community the black church has always been more than a religious institution. From

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