The essays in this book examine black cultural issues from the inside out, rather than from a majority perspective. Topics are grouped into four categories: historical studies on race; policy, economics, and race; educational studies and race; and social and cultural studies on race. Readers of this volume will gain a deeper understanding of the past and present realities experienced by black people in the United States. Sweeping changes have taken place in American society, but much work remains to be done before black Americans will no longer face the daily challenges created by racist stereotyping and assumptions. This book will furnish absorbing reading for anyone who seeks a better understanding of black-white relations in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. A Burnham Publishers book
The chapters in this text comprise biographical sketches of previously unknown (or lesser known) African-Americans, among them General Daniel Chappie James Jr; William Levi Dawson (composer); Vinnette Carroll (director and playwright); and Elizabeth Ross Haynes (political speaker and activist).
This volume examines race, gender, and identity in African American culture. As with previous volumes in the series, these collected essays provide a social science and interdisciplinary framework for the exploration of Africana cultural and social phenomena. The contributors have adopted mixed methods and meta-theory tools of analysis to describe and evaluate these issues from an African-centered perspective. Kameelah Martin examines the role of women in the films of Julie Dash and Kasi Lemmons. Toya Roberts offers an experimental study of African American males at predominantly white institutions of higher education. Rochelle Brocks digs into the transition, transformation, and transcendence of civil rights to the Black Arts/Black Power movements for social change. Portia K. Maultsby provides an ethnographic study, inspecting the genre of funk music in the United States. James L. Conyers, Jr. analyzes the doctoral dissertation of W. E. B. Du Bois, which cataloged the impact of colonialism on Africana culture. Kesha Morant Williams and Ronald L. Jackson II examine the impact of lupus on the identity of African American women. Ronald Turner's essay examines black workers challenging racist practices by their union representatives. Lisbeth Gant-Britton renders a conceptual history of the hip-hop community, with emphasis on international issues. This volume is an invaluable sourcebook for those studying African American affairs, history, and cultural studies.
Essentially, the study of black religion in America has been mysterious, quarrelsome, and paradoxical. Repeatedly the reason in this primer aspires to make a concentric analysis of the function and capacity of spirituality and religiosity, within the African American Muslim movement. Recently, there have been numerous volumes in the form of biographical or communal studies conducted on Black twentieth century religious figures. Much of this discussion has exacerbated in hierarchy of religious values, rather than a concentric analysis of the role and function of spirituality and religiosity. Therefore, this collection of essays places emphasis on the role and views of the missionary and voluntary spread of Islam among African Americans in the United States.
This is a must read book for anyone interested in theareas of racial theory and racial relations, multiculturaland polarized religions, and the making of African personalityand culture. In keeping with earlier volumes inthe series, it emphasizes the cross-fertilization of Africaand the world. In "Binga Bank: Th e Development of the Black Metropolis"Beth Johnson gives an historic look at theopening of the Binga Bank, its founder, and how thebank helped stimulate the black metropolis in Chicago."Black on the Block" takes a look at life in the communityof North Kenwood-Oakland, California. Mark Christiandescribes what it is like to be a member in the Africandiaspora in the United States and United Kingdom.In the racial theory and racial relations area, ClarenceTally's "The Race' Concept and Racial Structure" arguesthat the study of race has become dominated by the ideathat race is socially constructed. Reiland Rabaka analyzesdiscourse on the process of awarding reparationsto people of African origin. Paula A. Moore explains whypeople of African descent with mental health problemsdo not receive treatment. "Patriot Day" focuses on the emergence and growthof Islam in America and its struggle to connect withAmerica's cultural heritage. "Edward Wilmot Blydenand the African Personality," by James Conyers, reviewsBlyden's ideas and beliefs challenging the Europeanworldview. "Cultural Helix Th eory" examines the mostfundamental component of African culture, language andhow it aff ects the black community. "Black in the Saddle"by Demetrius W. Pearson chronicles the professionaland personal experiences of Willie Thomas, an AfricanAmerican cowboy. James L. Conyers, Jr., is university professor of African Americanstudies, director of the African American studies program,and director of the Center for the Study of African AmericanCulture at the University of Houston. He is also the editor ofLaw, Culture, and Africana Studies and Afrocentric Traditions(available from Transaction).
This insightful study describes and makes an evaluative analysis of selected programs in African American Studies for the purpose of determining their viability, autonomy, and curricular development. An historical overview of the field of African American studies, citing the major intellectual and scholarly innovations over the past twenty-two years is also incorporated. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Literature Review; Method of Procedure; Historical Overview; Selected Programs and; Center Selected Departments; Conclusion.
Presents the first nationwide profile of black Americans (over 3,500) who now hold elective governmental office. The book is based upon a questionnaire survey of black elected officials together with a comparison survey of white men and women elected to similar types of offices in the same geographical region. The inclusion of extensive quotations from interviews with thirty-four black elected officials adds realism, depth, and insight to the quantitative analysis. The authors interrelate fresh and meaningful information on the political ideologies and motivations of black officials, their perceived political impacts, and expectations for the future. Presents the first nationwide profile of black Americans (over 3,500) who now hold elective governmental office. The book is based upon a questionnaire survey of black elected officials together with a comparison survey of white men and women elected to similar types of offices in the same geographical region. The inclusion of extensive quotations from interviews with thirty-four black elected officials adds realism, depth, and insight to the quantitative analysis. The authors interrelate fresh and meaningful information on the political ideologies and motivations of black officials, their perceived political impacts, and expectations for the future.
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