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    According to("African-American culture"‚ 2016) peoples views and drawings African American culture came about as a result of slave trade. Africans enslaved to American countries even before the process of colonization had to change their culture in order for them to fit in. Slave trade was deeply rooted to West and Central Africa. Slavery did restrict slaves from practicing their traditions in foreign land since they did not have the freedom to chose what was best for them. Language happened to be

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    substantial part of African American society since it emerged in the 70’s. Hip-Hop was created as a musical expression of the low and middle working class of African Americans. Social‚ economic‚ political views along with the condition of African American lives are expressed through hip-hop. The cultural aspect of hip-hop contains various different aspects of its significance on society. The historical aspect of hip-hop contains information about how hip-hop was created and how it evolved. Culturally

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    African American culture is so diverse and it is still evolving as we speak. Our history has such a strong and inspiring story. From our ancestors being enslaved to the Civil War and Emancipation‚ and so much more. Unfortunately‚ our history hasn’t been taught from an African American standpoint nor is it really being taught in our school systems. Yet‚ being able to have the experience to actually analysis and see our true history is just amazing. What some may know as the New Negro Movement‚ the

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    HOW DOES IFE AND YORUBA PRACTICE PRESERVE NIGERIAN CULTURE? HOW DOES IFE AND YORUBA PRACTICE PRESERVE NIGERIAN CULTURE? INTRODUCTION The Yoruba religion is the religious belief and practice of the Yoruba people both in Africa (chiefly in Nigeria and Benin Republic)‚ and in the Americas. It has influenced and given birth to several Afro-American religions such as Santeria in

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    The Persians were a brutish people‚ who wanted nothing more than to conquer and ruin the Greek way of life. The Persians played the Greek city-states against one another in order to inhibit success against their attacks. The Ionian Greeks were conquered by these barbarians‚ and their way of life was threatened. The Greek’s freedom was perishing‚ while the power of the Persian’s continued to expand. The Persians were a tolerant empire with strong leaders and some autonomy though they restricted

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    Enslaved Africans fought for their freedom by using active resistance‚ especially through organized revolts and rebellions. These acts were powerful ways for them to challenge and stand up against the oppressive system of slavery. By uniting and confronting their oppressors‚ they bravely expressed their deep desire for freedom and justice. According to (Honychurch Council 2018)‚ revolts or insurrections were frequently observed among newly arrived Africans who were understandably impatient with enslavement

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    to understand how we undertake the study of the African experience you have to start in the beginning of time which dates back hundreds of thousands years ago and go into one of the first civilizations known as ancient Egypt. Understanding where the people come from and where they are at today does not even cover a quarter of understanding the true African experience. To understand truly how to undertake the African experience you must understand the social structure‚ governance‚ ways of knowing‚ science

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    Most shows that featured African Americans before The Cosby Show portrayed them negatively. The Cosby Show is about Heathcliff and Clair Huxtable and their four children. Unlike most television shows who portrayed African Americans as poor and uneducated‚ Heathcliff is an obstetrician and Clair is a lawyer. The upper middle class family lives in Brooklyn‚ New York. The pilot

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    unnecessary printouts. Use recycled paper. On a lighter note: Teachers‚ give your students less written work. Instead of getting each student to buy their own text books‚ the school can provide text books on a borrow-able basis as in a library. This will save the students of carrying horrendous loads of books to school and back- especially true for countries like India where student’s daily school bag weighs a ton with the amount of things some schools insist they carry! 3) Limit the use of air-conditioners-

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