African American History Museum

The Harlem Renaissance helped the African Americans gain equal rights as everybody else. Today, most of the famous musicians and artists are African Americans. This shows that the African Americans never gave up on their future and always tried hard to do their best. During the Harlem Renaissance the blacks and whites began associating and collaborating in public for the first time. The African Americans were encouraged to explore and celebrate their heritage.

The museum embraces the African-American history, culture, and how that history shaped Americas identity. The museum aims to illuminate the dark past of African Americans while demonstrating that

These are the four basic freedoms of life that FDR promised to every American even blacks. Roosevelt and his wife the first lady were proud of America’s diversity as it says . “Roosevelt continued to speak proudly of America’s racial, ethnic, and religious and diversity.” (Kaye 65). This shows how the Roosevelts were proud of what America was at the time and how culturally diverse it was.

In Brad Paisley's song American Saturday Night a great deal about the cultural diversity in America is seen throughout the song. In the chorus specifically Paisley lists several things that "make America great" as a whole. American is just a big melting pot of so many cultures, religions, and different people from all over the globe. I think this song does just that in representing what America really is. So, with that being said, the song and video portray a view of America and all the many cultural universals, which are customs and practices that occur across societies (Kendall pg.), that make up the United States.

Culture is the perception and interpretations of the elements, symbols and values by members of a group, and how they are distinguished from another group in a society (Banks, J.A, Banks & McGee, 1989). Culture appropriation, based on Young (2015), is the adoption and appreciation of the aspects of a culture by the people from another culture. Dreadlocks, locs, or locks have been closely associated to the African culture as a symbolism of freedom and strength. In recent years, dreadlocks are being increasingly appropriated by the whites, and this has caused an uproar among the blacks. However, I believe that culture appropriation may not be as negative as how they have pointed it out to be.

The strategic programs have increased minority representation and have enabled the Army to reflect American society. These programs combined with emphasis on broadening assignments as integral element of leader development has allowed the Army to benefit from two positive results of diversity (Erbe, 2014). An inclusive Army is known to be a positive manifestation of nation for espoused commitment to equality and it is specifically important while deploying because Army represents America all across the globe. The cognitive diversity gained by exposing leaders to

International African American Museum Opens its Genealogy Center Photo Credit: BET Charleston’s International African American Museum will soon offer a unique experience to its visitors. Most of the museums people visit allow them to learn and familiarize themselves with the history, culture, arts, and legacy of African American people. However, although you can experience all of that too, Charleston provides an added bonus. The Museum’s Center for Family History will serve as the national genealogy center at Gadsden’s Wharf. This site will be solely dedicated to the study and research of African-American ancestry.

Popular artists and authors shared their talents. Blacks fought for the idea of a “New Negro” which had a purpose of changing the way people viewed African Americans. Many of them battled against racial inequality for higher social positions (Parker). In addition, the change in gender roles was remarkably apparent through this time period.

The world we live in now is filled with all sorts of different ethnic and diverse individuals. “What makes someone American isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone - from anywhere - can write the next chapter in our story.” - Former President Barack Obama. The level of improvement that we have faced as individuals is remarkable. One may say that immigrants have enriched and strengthened the lives of the American people.

Integrating anthropology and African American studies stresses the implications of black and white standards of beauty that influence black female hair styles in modern United States. Anthropology defines culture while African American studies places culture in the context of African Americans. Next, African American studies and anthropology seek to answer the question of self-agency. The African American studies theory of knowledge Production answers the question of self-agency by suggesting that while culture shapes the individual- individuals can choose to reshape themselves once given knowledge. However, cultural anthropology conflicts with self-agency suggesting culture shapes the individual entirely.

The past I have encountered outside of a school setting was going to the African American Museum in Dallas, Texas. I have always wanted to go to an African American Museum to experience the setting of the atmosphere because my peers were talking about it so much I wanted to see what the hype was about. Inside the museum there are artistic, cultural and historical materials that are preserve and display of African American Culture. There is this one exhibit that catches my eyes and it is the African Amedia, this exhibit is and open letter that inspire people to look past the stereotypes that are related to each other base on character and not the race. Not every day you face any race conflict but being in a school setting is where it is majority are especially discrimination towards each other.

The black slaves of colonial American brought their own culture from Africa. Contributed greatly to the development of American’s own dance, music, art, food and clothing. When Africans were taken from their homeland and brought to America as slaves, they also brought with them their individual cultures, languages and customs. Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. Culture is important because it allows people to maintain their identity.

African American Reparations: A Conceptual Research Aims and Objectives Racial differences in socioeconomic status (education, income, occupation, health) are well-documented. Research by Gaskin, Headen, and White-Means (2005) found that black people have a higher rate of cardiovascular diseases, breast cancer, and diabetes compared to the rest of the population. They are less likely to receive optimal care for their health conditions, therefore, they are more likely to die from their diseases. Furthermore, black people are three times more likely to live in poverty than white people, and their median household earnings are significantly lower than whites. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other forms of discrimination contributed to African Americans’

During the 20th century, African American starting leaving the south. They left behind the racial segregation, discrimination, and violence in search of greater economic opportunity. This was the forming of the “Great Migration” of 1.5 million African Americans that happened between 1910 and 1945. Also another 6.5 million moved north and west between 1945 and 1970. Since the 1960’s, many black urban immigrants have achieved success where as some have been left behind.

Many slaves wrote about their personal thoughts during the years they were subjected to slavery, and by reading these works we can read about the achievements if individual African American writers whose oral tradition in song and story has given us form and substance to literature by black people since they first began writing in English. (Gates Jr. & Smith, 2014). A piece written by Hartford on August 4, 1778 was addressed to Miss Phillis Wheatley, Ethiopian Poetess in Boston who came from Africa at eight years old of age, and soon became acquainted with the gospel of Jesus Christ. “Fair wisdom’s ways are paths of peace, and they that walk therein, shall reap the joys that never cease, and Christ shall be their King” (p.91). The works these