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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY  

African American history encompasses almost four hundred years of struggle, achievement and contribution to America and the world. Here are some websites where you can discover that history for yourself.

This article discusses how to teach children at racial tolerance and African-American History.

This paper gives resources to those wanting to learn about African American History. It also includes additional resources for futher study.

February is a time for observing the rich culture of African-Americans. Learn how they have contributed to our country in the past and in more recent events.

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The African-American heritage is steeped in a rich history of tradition, music, culture and hard-work. These African-American museums in Maryland are devoted to celebrating and preserving it for future generations.

An interesting look at the lack of African American History taught in public schools.

When I was growing up in the 1970's, Roots WAS Black History. The movie and the book Roots by Alex Haley taught African Americans about the history of slavery and gave us insight into how it still affected us.

Examine obstacles and goals suggested by Clemson Professor Lamont A. Flowers to improve African American reading education.

Here are my top 5 recommendations in the genre of African American literature.

A overview of racism, stereotypes, skinheads, deviance and much more in the film American History X.

This article is an update regarding the progress of the 2007 Million Woman March directly from the founder and convener of Million Woman March, Empress Chi (Sister Phile' Chionesu) via an email interview.

African American teenagers, who are commonly reluctant readers and who do not read on their grade level in school, are found more frequently reading urban fiction or "ghetto" books.

The African American Museum at Fair Park is a gallery of illuminating, captivating, and interesting collections and exhibits of rich cultural history.

We are a nation with a history built upon diversity. Grads with a degree in African American studies can fill positions in careers where a knowledge of and sensitive to diversity is central.

The African American issues and past is a long and well respected topic o discuss. But what is the relevance of this topic to non- African Americans.

Many elementary, grade school and high school text books do not include the contributions of African-American soldiers and leaders of World War II. Allow me to tell you about a few of them.

There have been so many well-made African-American movies that picking out my top 10 took twice as long as it did for me to actually write the column.

African-American studies can be one of the best programs that a college-bound individual may want to consider when selecting a major.

It is important that parents take the time to teach their children about other cultures and their own culture. Many African Americans today do not know where to begin when it comes to teaching their children about the African American Culture

Homeschooling represents a chance for blacks to escape the problems in the American education system that have plagued the race for generations.

An indepth look at the history of the Jezebel and Mammy stereotypes.

2100 word research paper on the contributions of Malcom X, including sources.

Places to go when you are looking for Black history in New York City.

I'm at my wit's end with my fellow African Americans who want someone else to solve all of their issues. This speech talks to that crew. If you want something done and no one is doing it for you, get off your butt and do it yourself.

In honor of Black History Month, a brief recounting of the heroism of escaped slaves that furnished information to the Union Army.

This article provides a description of the origins of Black History Month and briefly discusses this year's theme as outlined by the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History.

W.E.B. DuBois lived 92 years. He was a founder of the NAACP as well as a pioneer in social science and African-American studies.

Informative piece about an upcoming event.

You should be aware of the films of Oscar Micheaux if you are intersted in film history, African-American history or American history.

The Luncheon showcased pieces from the Scipio II collection including apparels, uniforms and regalia of various fighting units, ornaments, maps, documentary items, photographs, rare books on military history, oral history captured on analog tapes and research material.

The African American music and dance, speech and strong personality carry the African American culture to play a pivotal role in their rich history, powerful literature, and political movements that revealed around the world.

This essay discusses the stereotypes of African American women that proliferated with the introduction of television and film. Three specific images are described: the "Jezebel", the "Sapphire", and the "Mammy".

American History X can be remembered as one of the most graphic and controversial films of the 1990s. But Tony Kaye's film is not simply about shock value. Rather, it serves a social commentary for human beings to reflect on.

Challenges facing the African American woman in today's society, and women who have overcome them.

Comments, research and experiences of being African American, being female and where the two meet in marriage

This articles reviews the African American Christmas tradition of Kwanzaa.

African-American female authors Gwendolyn Brooks and Zora Neale Hurston published novels that show their characters overcoming hardships in a variety of ways. Similarly, the hip hop culture of the early 1970s formed to combat the struggles of ghetto life.

Despite being separated by more than 60 years, authors Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison present their female characters in submissive and objectified roles to highlight the oppression that African-American women face even in the twenty-first century.

African-American female authors Phillis Wheatley, Harriet E. Wilson and Octavia E. Butler incorporate issues of sentimentality and womanhood through scenes of social injustice and oppression as a device for conveying the human desire to attain freedom.

In the media and especially on television, African American women are often misrepresented. Throughout television history, African American female characters in situation comedies have reflected biased, stereotypical images and controversial characters.

Phillis Wheatley, a slave brought from Africa, became the first African American to be a published author. Though her poetry is often criticized for sounding subjugated this is because her sarcastic tones are too often overlooked.

Some of the most notable African American Authors of all times are also poets, lecturers, professors, historians, producers, actors and activists.

Why have women of the African Diaspora abandoned their natural hair? Why are black women now running towards weaves and wigs instead of Afros and locks? What has caused African-American women to be ashamed of their God given beauty?

Langston Hughes remains one of literature's top poets and African-American writers. His humble history still serves as an inspiration to many.

Getting into a rut, as far as education curriculum goes, can be very easy to do. After all, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it,' right? Wrong. Here is my argument for improving the American History course at Example Community College.