must admit its incompetence; man is unable to define a "divine" being. When with all our intellectual limitations we call something "divine," we have merely given it a name,

"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

If the welfare people found out I was making as much as I am, Id lose all my benefits, and we need that money. According to Accordino (1998), research

Yet, this position does bring into question issues related to methodology. Methodology in anthropology varies. Many of the scientists live amongst the people they are studying. In some way, this

of Weapons, Gordon Parks shows how an incredibly talented, young black man could achieve success in the mainstream white culture before the Civil Rights movement and against all odds. Parks

While it is true that slavery was not new to human experience, what was unique about this development was that it was carried out by Europeans groups who professed to

"broader than history in explaining some aspects of society. It is a language of expressing truths

public speaking skills. Why are these skills so important? Because they can mean the differences between a high school diploma and a college degree, a blue-collar dead-end job

and my delight in human beings" (Walker PG). Powerful women are a rare breed. Such rarity is clearly depicted in two particularly

persons color, his or her race or ethnicity, can be one of the most important factors in determining the way that person will be accepted by mainstream society and the

The inclusion of Africanisms means that the Bible becomes of less importance than the humanist principles of salvation and spiritual development. The contemporary Black church in America is

dependent upon the constricting components of culture. "An analysis of Alois Alzheimers discoveries and Emil Kraepelins study was presented. It revealed how medical researchers negotiate within boundaries determined

Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Florida played an integral role in the political, cultural and religious lives of African Americans in Florida in the 19th century. Through the church, not