Category: African American

Abstract The chapter describes working with African American clients. The term African Americans subsumes a diverse array of people, including African Americans born in this country, Africans, and individual from west indies and Central and south America. The African American population is growing drastically each year. African Americans make up about 15% of the population…

Gender is one of the few ways that women were categorized based on their strength for some athletic activities. African American women face different types of obstacles while trying to have an equal opportunity in sports. Some of these challenges may include not being able to participate in some sporting events, due to being racial…

Treat others the way you want to be treated(Lee 2), a saying that has been used since sometime after the creation of the bible, and dubbed the Golden Rule. When we think about what it means, we picture ourselves treating someone with kindness and respect so they will treat us the same. Pretty simple right?…

Abstract In this paper I will discuss the African customs that are investigated in the opinion towards Spiritual Leaders, the way families are for the most part headed on the maternal side, and the social standards the two societies share. The importance of Spiritual Leaders in both African and African-American culture is that it can…

Unveiling Racial Dynamics in ‘Get Out In 2017, ten years after Obama’s presidency, director Jordan Peele released his physiological horror film Get Out. In the film the audience witnesses a society where white people desire to take control of African American’s bodies through implanting a piece of their mind into theirs, resulting from white liberals…

Spike Lee films are in essence about the experiences of African Americans in urban communities. Spike Lee is an American director, writer, producer, and actor. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York which probably explains why a large majority of his films take place there. He often dives into racial tensions and exposes the day-to-day…

African American History The history of African-Americans begins with slavery, as white European settlers first brought Africans to the continent to serve as slaves. The destiny of slaves in the United States would divide the nation during the Civil War. In addition, after the war, the racist legacy of slavery would continue, inspiring movements of…

Rhetorical Essay In the This Is America source video, Childish Gambino aka Donald Glovers message is uncanny and loaded with shocking imagery and metaphors. The video has launched a storm of multiple conversations on social media. The music video touches on many layers of gun violence, the increasing state of Black bodies in the United…

In the 20th century, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in their society. Both men were leaders of the civil rights movement seeking justice in a corrupted world. Without these two heroic human beings, who knows how corrupt our country will still be? Malcolm Xs Oxford Union debate and…

Why are you acting white? This may be a phrase commonly heard by someone who is African American or biracial, to express that the immediate behavior is not the common norm associated with their skin color or ‘race’. ‘Not only does race still objectively suppress African American life chances, but most African Americans still instrumentally…