African-Americans have a strong work ethic within our families. ... The church is used as an escape for African-Americans. ... Church is an emotional release for African-Americans. We sing, dance, shout, and cry during our service. ... The African-American community is a smart people. ...
Seeing herself as different, she subconsciously begins to perceive it as negative, feeling outcasted due to her Native American and African-American roots. ... He becomes extremely successful in bull riding and hoop dancing, and would be an excellent candidate for a tribal leader in the future. ...
The black man ends up in jail or playing basketball, and the white man cannot dance. ... The African-American tells himself that he is going to college and he completes his American Dream. The European-American tries to break the stereotype by learning to dance. ...
The Beng are from a West African forest and have managed to construct a society and live out their daily lives in relation to an interconnected series of meditations on the notions of identity and difference. ... This group of people from Western Africa worships the earth. ... With its enormous flying buttress roots providing natural benches and the bright, spreading leaves on its tall trunk giving a wide circle of shade...Not only that, but I noticed that trials, dances, and even sacrifices were held under that enormous tree. ... --Monni Adams, Journal of African Religion - "An excellent stu...
This poem centers around the struggle of one African American man to overcome racial diversity and hatred in a home he works in, and it details his inner thoughts and desires to be accepted for who he is. ... During the time that this poem was written, 1932, African Americans were not treated equally as Whites were, and this poem deals with that social stigma. ...
I was also anxious about how his parents would react to him bringing an African American friend to their home in Thurmont, a small conservative town in Maryland. ... African Christians condemn the celebration of Halloween. ... They also didn't dance during the praise and worship portion of their church, which was an integral part of Sunday service at my church. ...
"Nisa" by Marjorie Shostak, describes the life a !kung woman, a life span of nearly 50 years. The book was written during the 1970's, while Shostak was interviewing !Kung women for her research. Nisa was just one of those women, but her story captivated Shostak, making her wrtie the book. Mostly tol...
