Another picture was one of the music sensation Miley Cyrus, and was meme of her dancing in one of her music videos, with a part of the song being captioned under it. ... There are stereotypes placed on every ethnic group, but I feel that African American people have been criticized out the most. ... Just because he was African American and he said that phrase it is now and internet craze, and people all over assume it is something 'black people' say. ... In the meme is a picture of her dancing in her music video "We Can't Stop." ... They started to label her as acting blac...

• Word Count: 1377
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When it comes to cuisine, the media shows that African Americans only eat soul food. ... The Media describes African American to lack good social skills. African Americans are shown to be disrespectful. ... Religion is shown to be a big deal to African Americans. ... When describing how we listen to gospel music, the media insist that it is up to beat and something to catch the holy ghost to and that when a gospel song comes on we overly clap our ends and stomp our feet before we catch the spirit and start overly dancing all over the place. ...

• Word Count: 1431
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• Grade Level: High School

The Harlem Renaissance showed the unique culture of African Americans and redefined African American expression. It began in the early 1920's where African American literature, art, music, and dance began to flourish in Harlem, a neighboorhood in New York City. ... For African Americans, writing was an escape. ... Then let's sing it, dance it, write it, paint it. ... Countee Cullen used both African and European images to explore the African roots of black American life. ...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In one way it is symbolic of the African Americans' struggle for equality throughout this nation's history. ... At first the boys are ushered into a room where a nude woman is dancing. ... This is symbolic of the African Americans' fight for equality. ... These activities again represent the African American's struggle for equality. ... The dancing woman was not the only form of entertainment that night. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since the time of slavery, African American women have endured many hardships. ... The historical and social experiences of African women since slavery resulted in numerous images that defined African American women as deviant. For centuries, African American women have been contrasted with white women. ... As African American women, they realized that they could not demand such protection. ... They have assumed a prominent place in the culture of our times both in the United States and abroad, contributing great literature, journalism, music, dance, theater, science. ...

• Word Count: 1267
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Alan Paton uses Pieter's downfall and personal tragedy to show a larger cultural tragedy that eventually encompasses South Africa. ... Sophie preaches mercy and forgiveness but distributes them unequally as many things are in South Africa. ... Sophie gives a description of a small incident that occurs in connection with Jakob van Vlaanderen's birthday party in which she shows the class structure of South Africa. ... This is a clear example of the power struggle that existed in South Africa. ... She dances when she walks down the street. ...

• Word Count: 1438
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nevertheless, white critics, patrons and publishers in the era of the Harlem Renaissance were critical for the growth of African-American literature, and its new role in the whole American culture. ... Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. ... In our mind, Harlem Renaissance was considered to be the revival of the African-American culture and also the role of whites were never menti...

• Word Count: 1512
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is important to note the history of Hip-hop as an original American music, more specifically, as an original African-American music that became mainstream American popular culture. African-American music also had its own history of white appropriation that continuously re-occurs as a form of racial discrimination and a promoter of social inequality. ... Whites utilize the appeal of African-American culture in order to take control of revenue and maintain elite status. ... The documentary shows white girls from a Midwestern white community involved in Hip-hop dancing while wearing baggy clot...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another categorizing confusion is the black people in the United States, why are they called African-American when most of them are just simply American? ... He wanted to ask a White girl to dance and not have her laugh in his face because he is Latino. ...

• Word Count: 1257
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• Grade Level: High School

The narrator further describes her roommate while recollecting an "important " statement from her absent, dancing" mother, "one of the things she said was that they never washed their hair and they smelled funny. ... "Rather than delving into the distinctive culture of African Americans, she illustrates how the difference between the races in American culture at large is dependent on blacks and whites defining themselves in opposition to one another"" (Li-li 812). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To get around this, various techniques such as black-face, yellow-face, and red-face were used to portray characters such as Africans, Asians, and American Indians. ... Here was a show about love and culture clash in San Franciscos Chinatown, about romances between Asian men and women who spoke without accents, singing and dancing to beautiful and jazzy songs like I Enjoy Being a Girl, Grant Avenue and You Are Beautiful. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography