African American Studies

Write a page on Each source and how black americans are affected 1. https://bb.wpunj.edu/courses/1/20202521282/db/_4096669_1/2018.04.18_Criminal_Disenfranchisement_Map.pdf Page 2 . two paragraphs on these questions What do you think about the information about housing discrimination as portrayed readings and PowerPoint? How familiar are these ideas and facts to you? Think back to our discussion of Bonilla-Silva’s concept of color-blind racism and his frames of color-blind racism. Which frame(s) is(are) often used to explain and justify the effects of housing discrimination? How do racial, gender and sexual scripts support or contradict discriminatory practices in lending and/or renting? How do these issues interact and play off of some of the other issues we’ve discussed? Is housing an issue that stands on its own? In what ways could housing affect other areas of life and vice versa? two pn these What do you think about the information about racial, sexual and gendered discrimination in the workplace as portrayed readings and PowerPoint? How familiar are these ideas and facts to you? Have you ever payed attention to how men, women and certain racial and sexual groups are treated in a work environment? Were you aware of how race, gender and sexuality affect hiring practices? How do racial, gender and sexual scripts support or contradict discriminatory practices in hiring and firing? How do these issues, including the gender gap, interact and play off of some of the other issues we’ve discussed? 1 page on this What do you think about the information about the idea of a “post-racial” America as portrayed readings and PowerPoint? Looking at the definitions of post-race, post-racial and post-racism, do you think Americans are any of those things? Why or why not? How do you think politics serves as a sort of barometer for the ability of Americans to deal with or move past issues of race? How do recent voting laws (particularly the Supreme Court’s June 2013 ruling on the Voting Rights Act) contradict or support the idea that we are living in a post-racial era? How do recent events (the pandemic, the killing of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protests) contradict or support the idea that we are living in a post-racial era? Do the events taking place in the country since Trump’s election support or contradict the claim that this country is “post-racial”? on the powerpoint I attach

Short Answers  1. Use of the MLA Sample text supplied via Moodle. 2. For clarity of MLA documentation use, acquire a reference text, such as Little, Brown Handbook for in-text quotes and parenthetical citations. Note: documentation for genres of writing differ. 3. .Begin with a thesis statement.  Do not write an introduction or conclusion. Write three to four (3-4) paragraphs for each.  No Works Cited pages 4. All paragraphs should be nine (9) to eleven (11) sentences.  5. Use textural evidence in the development of each answer, providing MLA style and documentation. 6. Answers must show analysis and interpretation.  You are to develop a discussion.  Do not misrepresent text.    7. Answers should be the students’ own analysis and interpretation.  8. Summary of the text and background information about the author and his life are not analysis. 9. Focus the discussion on the Journal Essay topic. 10. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.  If any aspect of the journal essay is discovered not to be original, the assignment will receive a zero on the assignment.    11. Logic, grammar and mechanics are also taken into consideration for assignment grades.  These journal essays are designed to make you think about the application of themes and, more importantly, how the themes can be applied to various works. 12. Submit the correct document to assignments.  No document will be returned for failure to do so.  13. Assignments are to be submitted by 5 pm on due dates (Thursdays). Journal essays must be submitted by 5 pm. Quizzes will be available until 5 pm. 14. Submit documents in a compatible Microsoft format, such as .docx. Do not submit documents in the following: Pages, Rtf, or PDF. Failure to submit assignments in an incompatible format will result in a zero for the assignment.

Bio of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Early years all the way until his death. All accomplishments.

Below is a description of the kind of document that is expected in this assignment. Remember that in the essay you will be writing for this class, you are expected to follow all the genre and style protocols of a scholarly essay. While MLA style is preferred for this literature class, you may use whatever citation style (APA, Chicago) you find most comfortable. A proposal is a document that outlines for the reader the essence of the argument you intend to pursue in your paper. It is a summary of the commentary you intend to write for your final essay assignment for this class. In many ways, this kind of thing resembles an article or dissertation abstract. (For examples of dissertation abstracts, see the link to “Dissertations and Theses” in the Article Indexes & Research Databases tab in the Library website.) A good source for the kind of literary papers that are appropriate for this class can be found by browsing The Explicator, a journal whose archives can be found via the search utility on the Library webpage. IMPORTANT: Your essay should include information regarding what text you are examining, what point or points you intend to argue, and what data, or the work of which other scholars, do you intend to use to help support your arguments. A biographical approach that focuses solely or primarily on the author’s life story will be of no use to you as an essay topic. If you are examining poetry, you will want to pay attention to issues like rhetoric, image, figurative language, and poetic form; if you are examining a narrative, you will want to consider issues like person, action, place, time, manner, and means, as they are realized in the narrative. For mixed genre works, any and all of these factors can be considered as possible topics. Any of these factors can be used as a focus for illustrating how a work exemplifies its subject matter. It is best to choose one topic, or a subset of one topic, as the focus of your paper. Any attempts to write an essay that covers several of these topics will only make your task that much more difficult. You can choose to offer your own analysis of one of these topics, or you may write an essay that synthesizes scholarly opinion on a particular topic before offering the reader your own conclusions. Either way, be sure to credit all your sources and avoid any approach that can expose you to charges of plagiarism. Remember that in this proposal, you are showing the reader what you intend to tell them in your paper, showing them how you intend to tell them, telling why you have chosen this particular argument, and, finally, what you hope the reader will learn from your presentation. One good source that I’ve found useful in thinking about the genre of “commentary,” which is one way of describing your final essay, is the “About” page for Glossator, an online literary journal: https://glossator.org/about/. While this description may seem overly broad, I’m offering the link with the intention of offering some guidance as you develop your essay. Please feel free to write me with any questions or concerns.

Write a 3-4 page essay that addresses the themes below. Discuss how the variety of spiritual expressions found in the African American Diaspora have evolved over the years. How is food used to unite spiritual congregations in African-American communities?

This post should be a well-developed paragraph responses to each prompt with reference to contemporary examples or to textual evidence from the assigned reading to support your position. 1. The Protest period entailed a comprehensive push for civil rights that included legal suits, civil disobedience and artistic cultural production. A major part of both projects was the protest or civil rights songs. Using one of the songs featured in the vernacular folder, discuss how figurative language is used to convey the songs message? How does the message of the song support the project of social justice and/or racial advancement? 2. In addition to music, fiery polemical speeches were a central aspect of black vernacular during the Civil Rights Movement. Perhaps no statesmen or intellectual of the period was as skilled as Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Yet, we oft times only here of two of major speeches: I Have a Dream and I Have Been to the Mountain Top. These speeches read in isolation provide a much different image of Dr. King, his writing style and his vision for the nation than one gets when reading his works in a larger context. Taking a close look at either Letter from A Birmingham Jail or The Three Evils of American Society, explain the thesis of the speech. How does King employ figurative language, repetition, logos, ethos, allusion and/or pathos to craft the thesis? How does your understanding of King’s message in this speech alter or enhance your understanding of Dr. King’s legacy? 3. Amiri Baraka and other Black Arts poets and political organizations like the Nation of Islam and the Black Panther Party often shared a philosophy of Afrocentrism, a cultural and political emphasis on black identity and community and its shared roots in the African Diaspora. How does the concept of Afrocentrcism reflect the generation’s frustration with older political philosophies such as agitation or the New Negro’s concept of Double Victory? 4. Frequently Dr. King and Malcolm X are presented as foils for one another, and emphasis is placed on how their philosophies diverged. However, there was actually a great deal commonly shared in their philosophies and writings, particularly towards the end of each man’s life. Comparing any two written or spoken texts of Dr, King’s or Malcolm X discuss the common themes or questions you see between their texts. 5. We have now studied the abolitionist movement, the Reconstruction efforts of Uplift & Agitation, New Negro efforts for Double Victory, and the Civil Rights era efforts. How can we read our current moment and the BLM protests as a recognition of the success and or failure of the ongoing search for African American racial equity?

Please discuss the following topics: 1. Do you think systems of oppression and privilege impact the development of women? 2. Are women identities (sense of self) based on the nature and quality of their relationships? 3. What are some of the challenges associated with being a woman in America and/or the world? ” I am a Saudi woman” 4. Do you know what it is like to be or perceived to be multiracial in America? 5. Do you understand the difference between sexual orientation and gender identities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIDKLt0cj-c I just want brief answers for each question

After reading David Walker’s Appeal in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, read Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia (This is the link, but you may want to open it in a separate window: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h490t.html). 1. How persuasive do you find Walker’s contentions about Jefferson as “one of the great characters as ever lived among whites”? 2. Do you read this judgment as contradictory to other conclusions Walker reaches about Jefferson? Why or why not? 3. Can Walker’s Appeal rightly be said to argue for what we currently identify as affirmative action? Why or why not? 4. Do you feel that Walker’s stance on interracial marriage contradicts the overall argu Complete the following questions first (with the 400-word minimum), then read and comment on your classmates’ responses. Check Web links for related materials. http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1993/2/93.02.08.x.html http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1865-1917/essays/trickster.htm Just as the lore of the Judeo-Christian Bible inspired the antebellum spirituals, it has also inspired many African American folktales from the beginning of black history in the United States. Trace the biblical origins of the tales that seemed to revise Christian ideas. You might need to do some research. What moral codes do these black folktales generally assert?

The assignment is to respond to a social media post where people are actively stereotyping. Please rewrite and edit to make it sound more proficient. I have attached the social media post I have responded too for reference. Feel free to add extra relevant information. The response is required to be 350 words or over, so do not make it shorter than 350 words. It is a page in a half so feel free to adjust the bid. Finally, feel free to message me if you have any questions.