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The African American Church’s Role in Encouraging Economic Self-Help

that illustrates the general role of all African American churches in the nation through history, one author notes that, the church "has been the center of political, social, economic, religious

Pregnancy, Psychological Effects/Black Teens

African American teens, ages 17 and younger. It found inadequate utilization of prenatal care was evident in over half of the pregnancies for girls than age 15 and 35 percent

African American Vernacular English (AAVE)

Austin argues that African American Vernacular English should be eliminated: "If we as a people continue to speak as if we lack education we are both disgracing the memory of

Cultural Expression In African American Art

"It is against this double hegemony of a History with a capital H and a Literature consecrated by the absolute power of the written sign that the peoples who

Blacks' Relationship to Whites/Sociological Analysis

status for African Americans in relation to the dominant nature of Caucasian European-descended Americans. Theoretical framework Sociological theoretical perspectives relative to minority relationships to dominant groups encompasses a

The African American Family and The Impacts on American Society

African American family just as they can be applied to views of families of other ethnicity. In his 1965 report "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action,"

Self-Esteem in Young and Middle-Aged African American Women

impact on a persons self-esteem since it biases others perceptions and how those others communicate their own attitudes. Add that factor to self-esteem issues that all American women have and

Can the African Union be a Success?

developed and then apply these lessons to the challenges faced by any potential African Union. 2. The European Union By understanding the foundation of the European Union the lessons may

Anthropological Concepts and Definitions

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis was developed by Benjamin Lee Whorf (a linguist and anthropologist) and Edward Sapir. The theory argues that language is a finite array of lexical and grammatical categories

VARIOUS ANALYSIS ON WORKS OF FICTION AND POETRY

black women were treated as opposed to the white women. She writes: "Such were the unusually fortunate circumstances of my early childhood. When I was six years old, my mother

Causes of African-American Poverty

fall into the camp of individualistic thinkers: they believe that the sources of poverty can be traced to characteristics of the poor themselves, whether that be "lack of a

Examining the Personal and Cultural Background of an African-American

us that we were inferior at the same time they told themselves that they were superior. These statements, repeated often enough, come to be believed by those involved, and it

African American Generals

compare it to what it took for a white individual to become a general. That could be also a topic of research that could be applied to todays military in

Hypertension in African American Populations

in African American populations, while whites have noted a decline in hypertension in the last five years. In addressing the problem of hypertension, then, it is necessary to consider

Culturally Competent Care/African Americans

and the legalized discrimination of the first half of the twentieth century, they are both "directly and indirectly affected by a resulting cultural memory that prizes connection and social connectedness"