Articulations of Race
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A 6 page research paper/essay that explores the debates between essentialist and instrumentalist conceptualizations in regards to classes and nations and race (Dufour). Basically, essentialism is the belief that specific categories of entities will share a specific set of characteristics, which can be viewed as their “essence.” Contemporary proponents of identity politics oppose essentialism and consider that ethnicity, rather than consisting of fixed traits is a social construct. This examination of literature explores the various ways in which race is articulated, specifically focusing on the differences between those perspectives that are essentialist in nature and those that are instrumentalist, i.e. constructivist, in nature. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Audience Reaction and the Realism of Cinema
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A 5 page discussion of the impact of realism on audience passivity or action when viewing a film. Notes that audiences are the targets of cinematic production, production which combines both audio and video into a medium which require the human element in order to be experienced. Indeed audiences are impacted by both the audio and visual aspects of film. The consequent reaction can vary from one of passive reception to active participation. Uses "The Color Purple" as an example of a film which elicits a significant degree of audience reaction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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August Wilson’s Plays and the Black Experience
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A 5 page paper which examines how August Wilson’s plays comment on the Black experience and the culture. The plays discussed are “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Fences,” “Joe Turner's Come and Gone,” and “The Piano Lesson.” No additional sources cited.
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Bambara's "The Lesson" And Wolfe's "101 Dalmatians" - How The Narrators Reveal The Struggle To Create And Maintain A Positive Identity In The Face Of A Mainstream Culture That Ignores Or Rejects Them
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10 pages in length. Coming to grips with the harsh reality of racial bias and cultural privilege is a hard pill to swallow for adults who have, by the time they are old enough to forge their own way into the ethnically prejudiced world, learned to some extent to deal with such inequity. However, inflicting innocent, naïve children with the cruelty of racial divide is just about the most unforgiving act inclusive of the many hard lessons youth must learn. Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" and George C. Wolfe's "101 Dalmatians" recount the shocking moments when each story's protagonist was forced to digest an ugly truth so painful that it served to alter the very direction their respective lives ultimately took. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Banks' Black Intellectuals
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This 5 page paper provides a general overview of this work on black intellectuals through the ages. A discussion on race in America is included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Barriers Faced by African-Americans In Professional Sports Management
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This 15 page paper looks at the barriers that have Blacks have faced and continue to face in working in management roles in professional sports. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Bebe Moore Campbell: Your Blues Ain't Like Mine.
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(5 pp) The time is the fifties in the rural South; every one had a "code," often in is racially imprinted, but it can come from one's family just as well, and it certainly may not have anything to do with the person that you want "to be" when you grow up. We will look at that historic puzzle and its remnants in Bebe Moore Campbell's novel Your Blues Aint Like Mine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Being Black or Latino in America
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A 7 page research paper that addresses the persistence of racial inequalities in the US, with a particular emphasis on the public school system. The writer examines Ronald Takaki's 'A Different Mirror,' and Jonathan Kozol's 'Savage Inequalities,' two books that depict what it is like to be born black or Latino in the United States. Takaki's book discusses American history from the standpoint of these two minorities. Kozol makes it clear in his book that inequalities still abound. No additional sources cited.
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Bennett: "Before the Mayflower"
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This 7 page paper discusses Bennett's book "Before the Mayflower," a history of Black Americans. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Betty Friedan, bell hooks And Alice Walker: Contributions To African-American Society
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10 pages in length. There have been myriad contributions made to forward the progression of the African-American society, however, one might readily surmise that none have had both the power and influence to enact such change as what has come from the literary world. Betty Friedan, bell hooks and Alice Walker are but three of numerous printed voices who have played an integral role in significantly impacting positive change amidst an otherwise racially ruled society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Billingsley's Black Families in White America
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This 5 page paper examines this 1968 classic work that disputes the controversial Moynihan Report. The black family is highlighted but general changes in family life are duly noted. No additional sources cited.
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Binge Drinking, Ethnicity, and Race
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A 10 page paper which first defines binge drinking as the drinking of excessive amounts of alcohol in one episode and then identifies it as a phenomena is of serious concern in that it is not only life threatening but is increasing on a world wide basis. Asserts that while alcohol consumption man be decreasing among adults in many countries, the propensity for youth to engage in binge drinking appears to be increasing. Contends that an individual’s propensity for binge drinking is believed to be directly related to their ethnicity and/or race. Summarizes several studies which would appear to support that contention. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Black And White, Incarceration, Discrimination
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This 8 page paper argues that racism and discrimination that is imbedded in the social reality is reflected in the statistics of prison populations where blacks and other minorities are found in disproportionate numbers. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Black Children in Eugenics Theories
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A 14 page research paper that examines the eugenics theories formulated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to rationalize white supremacy by picturing blacks as inferior. The writer discusses how these quasi-scientific theories always interpreted data to support racial bias, with a particular focus on the use of black children in such literature. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Black Community: Church
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A 10 page paper which examines how the Black community is strengthened and supported by the Black Church. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Black Cultural Strengths the Foundation of African America:
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This 16-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion regarding the cultural strengths of African American families. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Black culture and outsider culture
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A nine page paper which looks at the development of African-American music and culture with particular reference to the concept of outsider culture, the way in which outsiders are defined, and the extent to which individuals can transcend the boundaries between the majority culture and subcultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Black Equality: Reconstruction to the Present
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An 8 page assessment of the struggle for black equality. Tracing key historical developments, the author demonstrates that the Civil Rights Movement only succeeded in propelling blacks to the same level they had briefly attained in the 1870’s, a position of at least semi-equality. The opinions as to the extent of true equality in our country today, however, vary radically. Many blacks point to such phenomena as police brutality and racial profiling as evidence that equality has yet to be achieved. These same blacks seem to have limited faith in our government's insuring this equality. At the same time, however, many are working within the system to do just that. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Black Experience: Civil War to the Present
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The black experience in the United States is one which has been affected by a mindset of superiority of those that first bound them into slavery, by the societal segregation which haunted them for years after the end of the Civil War, and by numerous legislative attempts to make up for past wrongs. These attempts centered of course around the Civil Rights movement and friction between blacks and whites which continue to exist to this day. This paper presents the events which occurred throughout history from the perspective of its impact on the life of a fictional family of blacks who lived from the time of slavery to the present.
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Black Feminism: Overcoming the Matrix of Domination with Knowledge
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A 5 page contention that there has been a paradigmatic shift in Black women’s understanding of the domination which they have endured, both on the basis of their gender and on the basis of their race and socioeconomic class. The increase in knowledge among black women regarding the matrix of domination has allowed them to resist domination and indeed to work within the existing matrix in their search for equal footing. Black women have become empowered with knowledge. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Black Feminists Critique of Motherhood:
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This 5 page paper discusses the issue of motherhood from the black feminists perspective. This paper furthermore attempts to illustrate issues of motherhood which are specific to the black community. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Black Immigration to the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from History
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A 5 page discussion of the problems black immigrants to the Pacific Northwest have faced. The author asserts that the deep societal prejudice and the discrimination that resulted has had long term impacts for black immigrants and their descendants. A complimentary annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Black Immigration to the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from History
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An 11 page discussion of the problems black immigrants to the Pacific Northwest have faced. The author asserts that the deep societal prejudice and the discrimination that resulted has had long term impacts for black immigrants and their descendants. A complimentary annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Black Masculinity
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This 8 page paper examines three books and provides information about black culture. Black masculinity if the focus of attention. How black men fare in a white world is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Black Neighbors
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A 6 page paper on the book 'Black Neighbors : Race and the limits of reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945,' by Elizabeth Lasch-Quinn. Settlement houses were designed to enable people living in poverty to have access to support and help no matter what their ethnicity, religious beliefs, or other differences that may be discriminated against in other areas of society. Lasch-Quinn addresses the issue form a unique perspective and allows the reader to see another viewpoint, a viewpoint that goes beyond the surface to the subtle realities of the settlement houses. She discusses the often misconstrued ideas regarding poverty stricken African Americans.
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Black Political Groups in the Early 20th Century
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A 6 page paper discussing the NAACP, NUL, the Garvey movement and to a lesser extent the communist party as they sought to change the standing of the black community in the early part of the century. Two of the organizations were highly successful and remain in operation today. The fact that two of these four movements and organizations no longer exist is less amazing than the fact that two of them still do. Nearly a century after their founding, the NAACP and the NUL continue to pursue largely the same goals as those on which they were founded. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Black Sprinters And Performance
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A 15 page literature review that is developed to support the thesis that there are racially specific physiological differences between black and white sprinters that impact athlete performance. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Black Studies in America
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A 10 page research paper on the content and implications of Black studies programs and departments in American colleges & universities. It is posited that schools in the south fail to recognize the importance of the discipline whereas schools elsewhere often lack a defined goal. Beginning with examples from the West Coast, the writer details their development, strengths and weaknesses while offering suggestions for improvement. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Black Teen Male & ADHD
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A 5 page research paper that discusses academic achievement in adolescent African American males and relates this to the under-treatment of this disorder in the African American population. The writer further argues that conduct disorder is over-diagnosed in this population. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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BLACK WOMEN WRITERS IN THE 1960’S
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This 6 page paper discusses the works and themes of black women writers in the 1960's as depicted and discussed in June Jordan's book, Affirmative Acts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Black, Professional & Female
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A 7 page research paper that, first of all, offers a literature review on factors affecting the success of professional black women. Then the writer relates this information to suggests to a student on how to compose a "Findings" section for a research project conducted by that student. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Blacks Crimes & The Inner-City
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7 page discussing the causal factors of high crime rates among Black adolescents in the inner-city. Also examines possibilities for change and control. Based upon three pertinent journal articles- each of which are listed in bibliography.
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Blacks' Relationship to Whites/Sociological Analysis
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A 10 page research paper that explores the relationship between the dominant white mainstream culture and African Americans as a subordinate minority. This analysis of sociological research and theory explores the ramifications of minority status for African Americans in relation to the dominant nature of Caucasian European-descended Americans. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Book Review of William Van Deburg's The Slave Drivers:
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This 5 page paper discusses this book at length and gives a detailed analysis of the story. This book is a story about black slaves during the colonial period of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Booker T. Washington
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This 6 page report discusses the life, times, contemporaries, and accomplishments of Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915). He was fundamental in changing the perceptions of many (at least those whose vision was not clouded by racial prejudice) 19th century white and black Americans regarding the potential of “Negroes.” He was convinced that education and training was the best possible way for his people to lift themselves up and away from the degradation and poverty most of them had always known. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois
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A 7 page paper which examines the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. The paper compares the two and discusses the validity of their philosophies and whether or not their philosophies hold true today. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Booker T. Washington: A Man of Hope
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A 5 page paper which examines how booker T. Washington, though criticized, was a man who brought simple hope to his people. The paper examines his work in comparison to that of Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Boston Irish/ Racial Tension
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A 5 page research paper that examines the causes, and history, behind the busing crisis in Boston relative to school integration in the mid-1970s. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Brian Ward’s “Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations”
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This 6 page report discusses Brian Ward’s 1998 book that looks at forty years of Black music in America and the ways in which its development paralleled that of the political and civil rights movements of the times. Ward makes the point that it was Rhythm and Blues that became the first musical genre to successfully permeate white American culture. As a cultural historian, Ward is able to eloquently present a number of fascinating correlations between white admiration for black music (and culture) and how it related to and still relates to racial inequalities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Buffalo Soldiers
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A 3 page paper which discusses Buffalo soldiers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Buying A Home: The Elusive American Dream
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5 pages in length. Buying a home is one dream for most Americans, however, the growth, decline and discrimination in the mortgage industry dictates how, what and where we can live, work and raise our families. Focusing upon the mortgage industry's supply and demand in the housing market and how it effects our society, we can began to narrow the income inequality gap of the middle to lower class American and, therefore, produce a better overall economy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Campbell and Hunter-Gault: The South During Segregation
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A 6 page paper which examine and analyzes Bebe Moore Campbell’s “Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine” and Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s “In My Place” as they relate to depicting the south during the era of segregation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cartoons, Law, and Societal Prejudice: An Analysis of Cartoons Relating to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision
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A 4 page examination of several political cartoons that were originally published in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The author contends that numerous factors have to be taken into account to understand the meaning of these types of cartoons. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cedric Robinson/Black Marxism
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An 8 page analysis of Robinson's book. The work of African-American historian Cedric Robinson in relating Black radical tradition into the framework of political observation provided by Karl Marx gives creative and insightful perception into the complexities of African-American existence in the twentieth century. The analysis takes the form of a letter between friends, in which one friend preaches the advantages of taking a black studies course. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Characteristics of a Narrative Writing Style: Maya Angelou
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(8pp) A narrative is just another name for relating a story. Angelou tells the story of her life, which is termed an autobiography. An autobiography allows the author to tell those parts of his/her life in their own way, or style. The way that an author writes their story will also give us more information about that person. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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