Category: African American

Working With African American Clients 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…

Achieving The American Dream: Black And Latino People Generations of Americans considered the United States to be a land of opportunity, says New York University sociology professor Michael Hout. If this is so, then why are Black and Latino people in the US still less likely to feel represented in politics and pop culture? Your…

African American Women In Sports 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…

Working With African American Clients 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…

The Issue Of Citizenship For African American In The Book By Niambi Michele Carter In Niambi Michele Carters book American While Black, she analyzes black responses to immigration, developing a term conflicted nativism that she uses to describe black views on immigration and citizenship. This term is developed throughout the book through historical analysis and…

African American Women In Sports 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…

The Elements Of African American Identity The African-American experience in this country has long been a source of controversy. From the pre-slavery days in Africa to the current racial climate. While racism seemed to take a backseat, and was only thought to be a belief held by backwoods rednecks, we see that is not the…

Evolution Of African American Hairstyles Hair plays an important part in an individuals life. For the African American culture, hair allowed them to express themselves and the roles within their community. There are many hairstyles and with those styles, many messages are conveyed. Braiding had purposes of functionality and communication. Cultures around the world share…

African Culture In The African-American Community 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 Culture In The African-American Community 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…