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What is African?

The study of African and African American experience spans a wide range of academic disciplines, including history, sociology, literature, theology, political science, and public health. Courses in world studies, ethnic studies, and American history regularly ask students to examine how race, identity, and systemic inequality have shaped communities over time. The topic carries intellectual weight because it demands engagement with both historical forces—such as the lasting effects of slavery—and contemporary social realities affecting Black communities in America and beyond.

The papers archived under this topic approach the subject from several distinct angles. Historical analysis appears prominently, particularly tracing African American life from 1865 to the present, including examinations of institutions like the Black Church and Black entertainment and sports organizations. Literary analysis features as well, with attention to works such as Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson" and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Other papers take a policy-oriented or comparative approach, weighing topics like the New Deal against later economic stimulus plans, or investigating how health organizations affect minority communities. Sociological case studies examine single Black mothers and poverty, adult literacy, and perceptions of policing.

A strong essay on this topic begins with a specific, arguable thesis rather than a broad statement about race in America. Evidence drawn from historical records, primary texts, policy data, or sociological research tends to carry the most weight. The most common pitfall is treating African American experience as monolithic—successful essays recognize diversity within communities and ground their claims in concrete, well-defined contexts.

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Postcolonialism: concepts, contexts, and cultural analysis

The necklace is a throwback to that past, in that it present one with an image of a humanized person. In that way, it manifests numerous messages just as post-colonialism itself is an ideology that is replete with numerous meanings. The post-colonial reaction is the act of replying to the colonial legacy by writing back to the center, to a previous time when the colonized people had their own history and traditions, and using the colonizer's language and symbols (e.g. English and, in this case, Christianity) for that purposes. The necklace featured in this essay is a good example of such an instance.

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The Central Park Jogger case

The Central Park Jogger Case Johnson's theory is that police interrogation is "ripe for abusive treatment" due to its essentially coercive character and the secrecy that surrounds it. Based on that theory, Johnson takes the position that custodial questioning should be entirely recorded and preserved "so that there is an objective record of the interrogation methods that lead to ‘confession' statements." Johnson's primary method for supporting his theory and position is an in-depth discussion of the "Central Park Jogger" (CJP) case in the context of American culture and history. Johnson gives a brief description of the case, underlining the use of uncorroborated false confessions with no physical evidence tying the Defendants to the scene, resulting in the Defendants' conviction and fully-served prison sentences. Johnson focuses on the racial element of the case, making some logical leaps to support it, and neglecting or glossing over equally important considerations, such as adolescence and some legal concepts. While Johnson's article poses a reasonable theory and position, it would benefit from a wider-ranging, less racially-centered series of arguments, such as those contributed by S. S. Christine.

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Health Care -- Licensing, Accreditation and Certification

Health Care – Licensing, Accreditation and Certification – Case Assignment King/Drew Medical Center Accreditation by JCAHO is a formal "seal of approval" while certification by JCAHO is a "gold seal of approval" by a private arm of JCAHO. Both types of recognition have numerous benefits and a few disadvantages, some of which overlap. King/Drew Medical Center, traditionally serving the underserved population of South Los Angeles County, gained and then lost accreditation through multiple internal and external problems that combined to cripple and ultimately kill the Medical Center. Fortunately, a smaller, privately-run facility is set to take King/Drew's place in 2013.

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Diversity in organizations: challenges and strategies

Studies conducted and/or reviewed by Bendick, Egan, and Lanier reveal that so-called "diversity" can be detrimental to the employee, company and customer if diversity is followed in a shortsighted manner. Rather than accept enslavement to "diversity," the authors explore inclusion, "in which all employees are treated fairly and with civility, have equal access to resources and opportunities, and are able to contribute fully to their employers' objectives and thus their own success" through assessment and utilization of the employee's full range of job-specific skills, teaching and enhancement of "cultural competence," training, guided hiring, guided assignments, guided promotions, guided compensation systems and monitored systems holding managers accountable for "inclusion practices and diversity outcomes." As is illustrated by Tesco's case, a company's inclusion/diversity plan can be admirable yet poor unless the plan is carefully plotted and applied.

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Career Opportunities for African Americans in Aviation Jobs vs. Market Potential and Growth

Flying the friendly skies -- but friendly to whom? The outlook of the airline industry regarding African-American job prospects and the overall future of the airline industry

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Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou\'s

Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has been widely classified as an African-American autobiography, which chronicles the experiences of a young, black girl in the America of the 1930s.

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Race in Today\'s Mass Media Channel Surfing

Channel surfing during primetime these days, will often times create a personal dilemma on what show to watch and usually, it is one we will stick with from season to season - if the 'powers that be' allow it a renewed…

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Martin Luther King, Jr. The Mid-Twentieth Century

The mid-twentieth century was a time of much reform for many Americans, and even more push for equality amongst African-Americans. Amongst the leaders of the well-known African-American movements toward desegregation…

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Kill a Mockingbird the Novel to Kill

This paper is on the Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." In the book, Jem and Scout Finch are being raised by their single father Atticus, who is a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus must defend a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused of raping and assaulting a white woman named Mayella. He is innocent but found guilty. Atticus tries to teach his children not to judge on race.

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Ethnic Notions Marlon Riggs Is Keenly Aware

Marlon Riggs is keenly aware of the impact of stereotypes on real social norms related to race. In Ethnic Notions, Riggs enacts some of the prevalent stereotypes against African-Americans.

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