The research project was funded by the Centers for Disease and Control, and was produced as a guide for society to help better understand Black women's lives in the contexts of social, political, economic, and physical issues. ... The study began in 1994 and was completed in 1997. ... Throughout her study she had three objectives. 1. ... Evaluate the community In order to meet the objectives she created a strategy that would guide her to her findings thus leading to a diagnosis of Harlem and black women. ... Longitudinal Case Studies -demographic characteristics -pregnancy -socia...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, Cain changed his position during a recent interview with CNN, where he said the government should play no role in guiding a woman in what to do after rape or incest. ... The Guttmacher Institute's study found that less than ten percent of abortion clinics are in predominantly African-American neighborhoods (McCaffrey). ... However, the study also finds that although facilities aren't built within their neighborhoods, abortion rates for African-American women is almost five times that of white women and twice the rate for Hispanics (Fox News). ...

• Word Count: 556
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to the Oxford dictionary knowledge is the state or fact of being aware and being able to comprehend and understand-gained by experience or study. ... As stated by our museum tour guide, Mrs. ...

• Word Count: 593
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• Grade Level: High School

World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... Similarly, there are countless scholars who study Locke for his contributions to the fields of race, culture, and value theory. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

World View on Race and Democracy, a Study Guide in Human Group Relations. ... Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185; Variation: Bobbs-Merrill Reprint Series in Black Studies; BC-185. ... Oxford African American Studies Center. ... Similarly, there are countless scholars who study Locke for his contributions to the fields of race, culture, and value theory. ... Akam begins this assessment by commenting on The New Negro movement that nurtured such well-known figures guided by Alain Locke. ...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The autobiography guides the reader through humble beginnings, prodigy-like talents, life threatening adventures, and enough travel to fill two lifetimes. ... The account of the club is intended to be a sociological study in race relations. ...

• Word Count: 812
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Atticus' background in the story is mostly unknown, but in the book Scout says that he was the first of his family to leave their farm, "Finch's Landing" in order to study and work in law after being homeschooled. ... He is consistent throughout the complete novel, standing rigidly committed to justice and acting emphatically, viewing things from other people's perspectives, keeping these qualities equally, acting not only as Maycomb's moral backbone, but a moral guide in the whole book....

• Word Count: 667
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• Has Bibliography

The new social science of his time was based on seeking truth of human history through an examination of historical documents; therefore DuBois adopted this new method and as a researcher, conducted many studies including one on the urbanization of blacks in the North (The Philadelphia Negro) and the organization of blacks in the South (The Atlanta University Publications). It was through studies such as these, as well as his own experience in the south that motivated DuBois to take his work and studies to another level. ... He also stressed higher education of a "Talented Tenth" who throug...

• Word Count: 1561
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Symbolic Interaction theory of the family studies how different people define and comprehend the meaning of family, the experiences people go through in their families, and the sorts of relationships families have. ... The last view of the family stems from the Conflict Theorist, who views the family as a "system of power relations that reinforces and reflects the inequalities in society at large" (page 179, Study Guide, Andersen and Taylor). ...

• Word Count: 1387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Alain Locke had a vision of the young, reincarnated, Negro having his own point of view and not being influenced by America. This New Negro would be intelligent and overcome all hardships of the past. Langston Hughes saw this imaginary Negro that Locke had described in both a good and bad light. He...

• Word Count: 1250
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Frazier's study led him to the significant of "Negro Business" and its impact on the black middle class. ... The motivation that guided the missionaries and philanthropists in their approach to educating the freedmen was the ideal of industrial education which included the training of labor workers. ...

• Word Count: 959
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By stating "individual" they meant their own individuals in the "solid middle class" who were well educated and respected men that would be able to take care of the people and guide them. ... Her study features the active role that the African American played in the political process and the development of southern progressivism. ...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even in the 21st century, racial discrimination and stereotyping continues to exist. Most minorities experience racial discrimination. However, Black men are more likely to be victims of police violence, racial hate-crime violence and urban gang violence than any other major ethnic group; it should ...

• Word Count: 3203
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• Has Bibliography

"Is gangster rap what truly defines hip-hop?" No. "Does gangster involve talent?" I think not. These are the first things that come to mind when you here hip-hop. When the average person thinks of hip-hop music, they think of violent rap that's talking about killing and raping. People don't kn...

• Word Count: 1557
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Through all of the surrounding hate he could still use Jesus to guide him trough the situation. ... Gandhi went to London to study law and soon afterward to "Southern Africa to help in the fight for the rights of immigrant Indians-(Luther para. 2). ...

• Word Count: 1731
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After completing his studies at Boston University, he became a pastor for Dexter Avenue from September 1954 to November 1959. ... In the spring of 1963, Martin and many of his followers, guided massive demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth's lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. The waitress refused to serve them and the students remained sitting there until the store closed for the night. The very next day they returned, thi...

• Word Count: 2394
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• Grade Level: High School

Levine's study, Black Culture and Black Consciousness, suggests there was a "widespread conversion of slaves to Christianity by the time of the Civil War".15 More recent opinions however state that the slaves, though influenced by Christianity, put up substantial resistance to the conversion process, and even when "converted" still held tight to the traditions and rituals of their native Africa. ...

• Word Count: 1954
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She recalls her African American studies in 10th grade, a private school, opening her eyes to the oppression and guilt that her grandfather had gone through. ... Janice considers herself a loyal individual and allows her faith to guide her. ... Janice made a strong connection with her professors in her black studies courses. ...

• Word Count: 3109
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