...FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY I. Introduction to Afro-American History A. Central theme-Quest for 1. Freedom, 2. Equality, 3. Manhood/Women Suffrage B. Reasons for the Afro-American Movement-1. Record sake, 2. Inspirational Sake, 3. Fight for the concept that blacks are inferior. C. Africanism-anything that has an African origin D. Eras of History- Ancient (Stone Age), Medieval (Dark Ages History), Modern (Reform), & Current II. Discuss the four group of Black Historians. - The Author of Black Historians is Dr. Thrope. -The Beginning School-Rope to justify Emancipation -The Middle School-Builder of Black Studies -The Layman School-Untrained Historians -The New School-Professional Historians The first historian was George Washington Williams. John Rustwrum was the black undergraduate historian to graduate from Harvard. III. Fathers of History A. Carter G. Woodson-Father of Negro History ( Founder of Black History Day) B. Charles Wesley & Monroe Clark-Father of African American Studies C. Herodotus-who was Greek, Father of History in General-He wrote his history in Hodge Podgy, meaning something thrown together. D. Thucydides-Father of Scientific History IV. Review of the Browder Files by Anthony T. Browder. A. Introduction-Why can't African American reunite as a race? 1. We don't know our heritage. 2. We fail to produce the thing s we need. 3. We have a loss of sense of family. 4. We sell our land. ...
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...Jasmine Clark Professor X Intro to Psychology 2301 6 April 2016 Kenneth Bancroft Clark I chose Kenneth because; the Brown vs. Board of Education always interested me. Brown vs. Board of Education ended legal segregation of schools in 1954. Kenneth completed the “Doll Study” for the case. He studied the responses of more than 200 Black children who were given a choice of white or brown dolls (Kenneth B. Clark). With the dolls there was one white one with yellow hair and one black one with black hair. He found that African American children showed racism for white dolls from as early as three. So, this showed that segregation in schools was psychologically damaging. This is important to me because without segregation I would grow to hate people...
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...303) FR 320E Advanced French I Core English Composition (RHE 306) FR 322E Advanced French II Core Humanities (E 316L, M, N, or P) FR 326K Intro French Literature I: Middle Ages to 18th Century Foreign Language (FR 601C and 611C or the equivalent) FR 326L Intro French Literature II: French Revolution to Present 3 hours chosen from: FR 340C The Arts in France FR 340P The Making and Identity of France FR 340T France and Francophone World Today Core American and Texas Government (GOV 310L) Core American and Texas Government (GOV 312L or P) French numbered 350 or higher Core US History French numbered 350 or higher Core US or Texas History Additional French (upper-division) Core Social and Behavioral Sciences Additional Social Science » Core, Liberal Arts, and Flag requirements may be fulfilled by courses used for the French major; see advisor for details. » Core Mathematics • The prerequisite for FR 320E is FR 317C, FR 312L, or FR 612. Core Natural Science and Technology, Part I (single field) • 24 hours total required, including 24 hours upper-division and 18 hours in residence. Core Natural Science and Technology, Part I (single field) MINOR REQUIREMENTS Core Natural Science and Technology, Part II (different field) 12 hours in any one other field of study. Must include 6 hours upper-division and 6 hours in residence. or Additional Natural Science A complete foreign language sequence not used for...
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...Acacia James Professor Beatty Intro to African American Studies I December 8, 2015 For my African American site visit I chose to attend The African American Civil War Museum. I chose to attend this museum because I had previously thought I had been to this museum before. However, I realized I hadn’t and wanted thought this was a memorial that was important to see. I also realized that I had been to the American Civil War Museum in Richmond so I found it essential that I attend the African American Civil War Museum which is in walking distance from my residence. Our trip to the museum was an interesting one. Upon our arrival we noticed a monument outside however, we could not find a way into the museum. We were close to giving up until we decided to enter a store and ask an employee. Even though we were still confused leaving the store, we realized that we had to walk through an arch to get to the museum. The museum was located behind another building in what could be mistaken for an alleyway. This was something I found upsetting. I don’t want to be conspiracy theorists, but I really had to deeply question why the museum had to be located in such an area that encourages people to not want to find it. Nonetheless, I was very pleased that we found our way there and were on the way to gain more knowledge. Not to my surprise, the museum was empty aside from employees. I feel like if the museum was located in a better place perhaps there would be an increase in its attendance...
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...United States. I was interested in going because a lot of the teacher assistants in my Intro to Engineering class are apart of the NSBE student organization and they always say how much they love it. I was also interested in their mission, I heard that they wanted to get more African American students interested in becoming engineering majors and helping them through school. I am an African American male and I wanted to see how they operated and get a better feel for what they are all about. NSBE is centered on improving the recruitment and retention of African-American engineering students, and making an interest and a deep love for the career students are pursuing. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.” They encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and to obtain professional engineering registrations. Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in that profession. They also function as a representative body on issues and developments that affect the careers of Black Engineers. New and innovative project ideas are generated and implemented throughout the year in the chapter, at regional and national levels. Some of NSBE's present activities include tutorial programs, group study sessions, high school and junior high outreach programs, technical seminars and workshops...
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...First-Year Seminar (GEC 101) (choose 1, 2 credit hours, 1st semester on campus) GEP 101 First Year Foundations UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar Written Communication & Info Literacy (GEC 102) ENG 110* Writing I (#) Oral Communication (GEC 103) COM 115 Fundamentals in Public Speaking (#) GEC 104 3 3 NATURAL WORLD at least 1 course from each box, 7-9 total credit hours 2 different course codes, at least 1 with a lab Life Sciences (3-4 credit hours) BIO 100* Biological Sciences for Educators (lab) BIO 101 Biology in Your World BIO 111* Understanding Bio Sys Through Inq. (lab only) BIO 121* General Biology I (lab) BMS 100 Concepts & Issues in the Life Sciences BMS 105 Concepts & Lab in the Life Sciences (lab) BMS 110* Intro to Biomedical Sciences (lab) BMS 111* Intro to Lab in Biomedical Sci (lab only) GLG 115 Life of the Past Physical Sciences (3-5 credit hours) AST 113 Modern Astronomy AST 114 Survey of Astronomy AST 115 Basic Astronomy (lab) CHM 107 Chemistry for the Citizen CHM 108* Chemistry for the Citizen Lab CHM 116* Fundamentals of Chemistry CHM 117* Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab GLG 110 Principles of Geology (lab) GLG 171 Environmental Geology GRY 135 Principles of Weather & Climate (lab) GRY 142 Introductory Physical Geography (lab) PHY 100 Survey of Physics (lab) PHY 101* Physics by Inquiry for Educators (lab) PHY 123* Introduction to Physics I (lab) PHY 203* Foundations of Physics I (lab) 4(3-3) 3(3-0) 1(0-2) 4(3-3) 4(4-0) 4(3-2) 4(3-2) 1(0-2) 3(3-0) 3(3-0) 4(4-0) 4(3-2)...
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...1 1/28 | Introduction Course overview | * Intro: * What is language What do we want to know about language? | | 2 1/31 | What is language? What do we know about language and society? | * Yule, Chapter 1 * Language truths http://rosinalippi.com/portfolio/docs/EWA-Intro.pdf | Study questions – Yule, Chapter 1 | 3 2/4 | Animal communication and human language | * Yule, Chapter 2 | Yule chapter 2 study questions | 4 2/7 | Human language | * Corballis, “From Hand to Mouth” (located in course materials) | Class discussion questions | 4 2/11 | Phonetics Phonology | * Language and Linguistics (located in course material) * Yule, Chapter 3 | Yule study questions -- Chapter 3 | 5 2/14 | Phonetics Phonology | * Yule, Chapter 4 * Esling, “Everyone has an accent but me” http://lrc.ohio.edu/lrcmedia/Streaming/lingCALL/ling270/myth20.pdf | Study questions – Yule, Chapter 4 | 6 2/18 | Morphology Grammar | * Yule, Chapter 6 & 7 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y8aLt4kLcI | Yule Chapter 6 & 7 | 7 2/21 | Word formation | * Yule, Chapter 5 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca0xFvMfcqo&feature=related | Classroom questions | 8 2/25 | Semantics | * Yule, Chapter 9 * Hooten, “Fighting words: The war over language.” http://professorverspoor.pbworks.com/w/file/45295489/Hooten%2B-%2BFighting%2BWords.pdf | Yule study questions -- Chapter 9 | 9 2/28 | Grammar...
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...was to show how the power of black women is very important to remember and it expresses the struggles and obstacles that African America women face throughout their life. Ntozake also showed that the value of friendship is very important. The bond between the ladies shows that friendships can prove comfort and stability during rough times in their lives. They confront their feelings about race showing that they can still be strong, beautiful women. The quote, “bein alive and bein a women and bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma, I haven’t conquered yet” (Shange 59), the women is being blatantly honest about being looked down upon in American because of her race and gender. Her status as a black women carries its own challenges and hard times which is really sad to think that these women were treated so poorly for being a different race. These women are strong though they learn to appreciate their race, gender, and beauty and turn to each other for support. I think this is very inspiring as a young women to read and learn about how these women worked together to overcome their hard times. I think this is some every person should remember when struggling with certain issues in their life. The women in the play use poetry to share their thoughts and fears and share their experiences. They find power in their struggles. In the Intro to Afro-American Studies it states that, “Over 52% of all Black people in the United States are women. Women play a special role in bearing children...
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...Those are still experienced some higher rates of certain disease, chronic or infectious, disability, and even mortality. Beside lower quality of care they have, African Americans have 1.6 times higher rate of premature death than white Americans, with higher disability rate. On other hand, older American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest rate of disability, high mortality rate, and low life expectancies among all other population (NCBI, 2003). Furthermore, Hispanic population has higher infant mortality rates, adult death due to diabetes, and also shows less rate of certain preventive care, such as pneumococcal vaccination. Health disparities can be seen even between same ethnicity, such as the health care differences among Hispanics based on language and immigration status (Kaiser family foundation, 2017)). Moreover, although many Americans have access to health insurance through the Patients Protection and Affordable Care Act, still African Americans are twice as non-Hispanic white to be insured. Unfortunately, a study which was published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal has been shown that many black women felt that they were treated differently and not received a quality prenatal care due to their race and based on the type of insurance they have (Georges, Benjamin, 2015). Therefore, disparities issue can affect...
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...Karmen Chavis MHA 610- Intro to Biostatistics “Obesity in African American & Other Minority Communities in the United States” Professor: Saran Tucker 11/21 /2011 Obesity in African American and Other Minority Communities in the United States” Obesity in the African American and other minority communities has increasingly and rapidly become an epidemic, affecting many people in the United States. During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity that plagues the United States of America (www.cdc/gov). Although there are many underlying factors, lack of nutrition and healthier food choices, lack of exercise, lack of knowledge, and emotional/ psychological problems are the most prevalent causes of obesity. According to research by Silja J.A. Talvi,: (2006) “In the United States, rates of obesity is highest in poor communities of color”; statistics and research has proved. What is Obesity? Obesity and overweight are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height (www.cdc.gov/obesity/defining.html). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the “body mass index” (BMI); BMI ranges for children and teens are defined so that they take into account normal differences in body fat between boys and girls and differences in body fat at various ages” (www...
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...Professor Taylor Intro to Sociology 27 September 2013 Life Struggles From the article written by Patricia Collins, there are some issues I detected. The issues were that the way how Collins race and gender wasn’t important to society. Collins social location wasn’t matching the standards of her overall high school population. Collins problem she encountered in high school were the set of values and beliefs that majority of her high school population went by is blocking from what’s she is being taught at home and reflecting on her character. Collins social location was living in an environment as a high school student that was raised in a working class household, it doesn’t match up to the standards of everyone else in high school. So in result, Collins had to speak “so called proper called English” to her teachers and perform all the other behaviors of middle class people in her class to feel accepted. This caused Collins inner character to be virtually educated out of existence. I went to Western High School located in Baltimore, Md. While I was attending this High school, I didn’t experienced similar things as Patricia Collins. Majority of my high school population had the same social location as me. So the values of the working class everybody believed in and met by them. In high school I didn’t have to worry about my race and gender becoming a big problem with my education because my high school was an all-girl school and was predominately African American. Prior to my...
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...Writing Assignment (Part 4): Race, Incarceration, and Recidivism Nicholle Harris SOC 100 - Intro to Sociology Professor Deborah White June 15, 2014 Writing Assignment (Part 4): Race, Incarceration, and Recidivism Racism in this country directly impacts incarceration and recidivism; specifically for African American males. This is an age old issue in our country that continues to propagate itself. Our society strips away the rights of felons and they become life-long criminals. The implications of incarceration, recidivism and race directly creates quality of life issues for a large percentage of people in the country. There are several sociological concepts that apply to this theory. Poverty leads to higher crime rates. People with lower social classes are more likely to be targeted by the police. The Drug Policy Alliance (n.d) explains in the article “Race and the Drug War” that law enforcement has a “focus on urban areas, on lower-income communities and on communities of color” (para. 1). This type of targeting creates a negative view and disrespect for authority; as a result, it is more likely for crime to be committed. Macionis (2010) states that “race is closely related to social standing, which as already explained, affects the likelihood of engaging in street crimes. Many poor people living in the midst of wealth come to perceive society as unjust and are therefore more likely to turn to crime to get their share.” (p. 232). Higher crime rates...
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...INTRO: Abnormal psychology merely defined as behavior that is other than normal. However, other aspects have to be taken into account before an individual is categorized as normal; their culture, religion, and mind/body have significant effects on behavior. (Josh Part) Culture can be described as a representation of ones background and heritage, the views of music, art, and food are all taken into account when viewing an individual’s culture. Culture is actually a psychological word that describes a range of learned behaviors according individuals ethnic and social beliefs. There are variances in the understanding of abnormal behavior among different cultures. Which has an influence on how abnormalities are diagnosed and treated in the field of psychology. For example, in China an abnormality called the neurasthenia or shenjing shuairuo, which is responsible for over half of their population’s psychiatric issues. The symptoms for Shenjing Shuairuo are difficulty concentrating and sleeping, mental or physical exhaustion, and physical pains. Along with the mental and physical aspects, there are many neurological symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and memory loss. This disorder is itemized on the (CCMD-2), which is the Chinese Classification of mental disorders, but it is not included on the western classification, (DSM) American diagnostic classification system for mental disorders (Parker, 2011). However, when the symptoms are analyzed in accordance with the DSM-IV...
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...com. Retrieved October 22, 2012, from http://www.districtadministration.com/article/black-children-still-left-behind In this article, Ed Finkel discusses the effect No Child Left Behind had on minority students, in particular African-American students. Finkel uses data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to support his claims that African American students have been negatively impacted by the No Child Left Behind Act that was passed almost a decade prior. Finkel interviews several sources who work for or with educational institutions to get their expertise in the matter. The information that was provided in this article gives a clear stance on African-American education and the effect No Child Left Behind has had on it. It also provides specific examples of how detrimental the Act has been. Ed Finkel has been a writer for over twenty years. He writes mainly about public policy, with a special emphasis on education. Finkel worked as a writer for Chicago Lawyer Magazine, and he also writes for DistrictAdministration.com which is a website dedicated to school district management. Finkel's writing is clear and concise and he only makes claims with supporting evidence. The information will be added to my paper to attest that African-American children score lower on standardized tests, graduate high school at lower rates, and are considerably more likely to be suspended or expelled than the general population (Finkel, 2010). Goldstein, D. (2007, September 19).Segregated...
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...Derek Thompson 02/03/2013 Assignment 1: Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology Intro to Sociology Dr. Sandra D. Smith When I was looking for a journal to read about I came across the paper A Novel Approach: The Sociology of Literature, Children’s Books, and Social Inequality (singer 2011). Doctor Singer wanted to take a look at the impact on society and underlining themes in children’s books. This was the beginning of her work that she would use later in that she would be off of Windy Griswold work and she would try and prove combination of humanistic and social scientific methods in order to study American children’s novels and their production contexts. She was trying to find social conflicts that were coming up in the context of children’s books one of the key example she gives is when Griswold was doing this research before here she notice that British publishing company tended to label people into certain social dynamic such as many times they place the people of Nigeria into roles that place them in urban environments or villages which made people think that there country was most built this way. This was done because British publishing companies could sail the books better if this was done this way because that is what people expected to see. In America we do the same thing we put African American in unban city and from low income families because it is easier to relate to and except. Doctor Singer this moved on to look for stores that...
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