Download or read book The African American Journey to the Power Dome written by Bhumika Sharma and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far has the American Dream been accessible to black characters in African American literature? The answer to this question requires a deep probing of the emotional and ideological patterns delineated in Black American narratives. This book traces the African American journey from the plantation to the power dome through multiple socio-artistic perspectives of Black American authorship. It captures numerous referential inventions ranging from the ‘colored’ to the ‘Black American,’ while throwing light on the transforming status of America’s Native Son, the marked visibility of its Invisible Man, and endless aspirations hovering Just Above My Head. This book highlights how these narratives—despite their authors being fundamentally different in their respective approaches—are connected to each other.
Download or read book Lifescapes written by Dr. Pragti Sobti and published by Clever Fox Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-10 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume ‘Lifescapes’ is a collection of specially commissioned articles related to life narratives. The articles concentrate on myriad trajectories of interdisciplinary areas related to Life Narratives such as Autobiography, Biography, Biopics, Memoirs, Folklore, Mythology, History, Gender and Sexuality etc., and provide valuable inputs to life stories. The anthology will certainly be of great help to the teachers, researchers and scholars of English working on ‘Life Narratives’.
Download or read book African American History For Dummies written by Ronda Racha Penrice and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans Get to know the people, places, and events that shaped the African American experience Want to better understand black history? This comprehensive, straight-forward guide traces the African American journey, from Africa and the slave trade through the Civil War, Jim Crow, and the new millennium. You'll be an eyewitness to the pivotal events that impacted America's past, present, and future - and meet the inspiring leaders who struggled to bring about change. How Africans came to America Black life before - and after - Civil Rights How slaves fought to be free The evolution of African American culture Great accomplishments by black citizens What it means to be black in America today
Download or read book Remembering the 12 Stones written by David Cain and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While witnessing the impact of the COVID pandemic on his high school senior daughter, the African American author reflected on his 30-year career journey through seven U.S. industries, 12 relocations, and many levels of leadership that exposed understandings the spiritual lessons that each location was meant to deliver. From the perspective of his Christian faith, the author shares the journey that includes face to face encounters with many that left imprints on history including a US president, CEO's, a renowned celebrity litigator, a civil rights icon, a major civil right incident, and many more. The journey began with the end of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that led to desegregation and progressed from the US to more than 30 countries across the globe. The first-hand account of the journey is a fascinating insight of the world of the African American struggle and determination to thrive while chasing the American dream.
Download or read book My Journey through the Black Sacred Cosmos written by James Wilburn Jr. and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the Jim Crow South, surviving three fires, degradation, discrimination, and marginalization while learning to thrive in a world that was not designed for African Americans could only happen due to one's journey through the Black Sacred Cosmos. My Journey Through the Black Sacred Cosmos is a memoir that chronicles the life of one individual's experiences from adolescence until adulthood. James's parents and school teachers taught him socially and academically how to take care of himself in a hostile world. Yet once he left home for college, he began to realize how difficult it would be to fit in a world outside of his Sacred Cosmos. In order to survive, he had to search out who he was as an African American. Many things were excluded from his educational experience concerning his history and cultural identity, and he was left questioning why he was hated so much for the color of his skin. This caused him to delve deep within himself, trying to understand what it really meant to be an African American, as well as the deeper, rarely discussed, issues of race and racism. Our education system is failing a large percentage of our children because it refuses to change its one-size-fits-all curriculum. Our teachers are certified to educate from a Eurocentric perspective instead of approaching our children with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. Like James, many of African American children have experienced complex trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) which often hinders their ability to succeed in schools with teachers who focus solely on academic content without consideration of the overall needs of their students. Our teachers, counselors, and administrators must be able to identify children with ACEs and understand how to adapt their teaching style to address the social-emotional learning needs of children starting with early childhood education and continuing throughout their academic career. James was protected and educated in his Black Sacred Cosmos, and it was only after he learned to know and love himself that he could better understand and love others. Our children today cannot wait as long as he did, because the world is much different now. It is hoped that this book clarifies some complex issues children often face by peering into the window of what James had to endure and the importance of how the unseen hands within the Black Sacred Cosmos guided him through life. James Wilburn is currently the co-founder of Wilburn and Associates, LLC, a consulting business that provides diversity training, intervention, and cultural awareness programs. He and his wife, Dr. Roberta Wilburn, have a wealth of knowledge and experience that enable them to effectively provide diversity training and consultation to organizations such as the City of Spokane, the Washington Community Forestry Council, and the North Wall School, and others. If you are in need of a motivational speaker, diversity trainer, consultant, or social justice advocate contact Wilburn and Associates, LLC, to see how they can support your diversity needs. For more information, visit their website at wilburnassociates.org or contact them at [email protected].
Download or read book Journey to the Mountaintop written by Robert Baron and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A writer and a painter reflect on life and nature as they embark on a shared voyage of discovery in the Catskill Mountains and Kaaterskill Falls. Includes original paintings by acclaimed artist Thomas Locker.
Download or read book American Journey written by James West Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a chronological history of the United States in two volumes. Special attention has been given to the development of geographical literacy and instruction in the meaning of citizenship. Middle school level.
Download or read book My Journey Through the Black Sacred Cosmos written by James WilburnJr. and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the Jim Crow South, surviving three fires, degradation, discrimination, and marginalization while learning to thrive in a world that was not designed for African Americans could only happen due to one's journey through the Black Sacred Cosmos. My Journey Through the Black Sacred Cosmos is a memoir that chronicles the life of one individual's experiences from adolescence until adulthood. James's parents and school teachers taught him socially and academically how to take care of himself in a hostile world. Yet once he left home for college, he began to realize how difficult it would be to fit in a world outside of his Sacred Cosmos. In order to survive, he had to search out who he was as an African American. Many things were excluded from his educational experience concerning his history and cultural identity, and he was left questioning why he was hated so much for the color of his skin. This caused him to delve deep within himself, trying to understand what it really meant to be an African American, as well as the deeper, rarely discussed, issues of race and racism. Our education system is failing a large percentage of our children because it refuses to change its one-size-fits-all curriculum. Our teachers are certified to educate from a Eurocentric perspective instead of approaching our children with a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. Like James, many of African American children have experienced complex trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) which often hinders their ability to succeed in schools with teachers who focus solely on academic content without consideration of the overall needs of their students. Our teachers, counselors, and administrators must be able to identify children with ACEs and understand how to adapt their teaching style to address the social-emotional learning needs of children starting with early childhood education and continuing throughout their academic career. James was protected and educated in his Black Sacred Cosmos, and it was only after he learned to know and love himself that he could better understand and love others. Our children today cannot wait as long as he did, because the world is much different now. It is hoped that this book clarifies some complex issues children often face by peering into the window of what James had to endure and the importance of how the unseen hands within the Black Sacred Cosmos guided him through life. James Wilburn is currently the co-founder of Wilburn and Associates, LLC, a consulting business that provides diversity training, intervention, and cultural awareness programs. He and his wife, Dr. Roberta Wilburn, have a wealth of knowledge and experience that enable them to effectively provide diversity training and consultation to organizations such as the City of Spokane, the Washington Community Forestry Council, and the North Wall School, and others. If you are in need of a motivational speaker, diversity trainer, consultant, or social justice advocate contact Wilburn and Associates, LLC, to see how they can support your diversity needs. For more information, visit their website at wilburnassociates.org or contact them at [email protected].
Download or read book The Invisibles written by Jesse Holland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Invisibles chronicles the African American presence inside the White House from its beginnings in 1782 until 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that granted slaves their freedom. During these years, slaves were the only African Americans to whom the most powerful men in the United States were exposed on a daily, and familiar, basis. By reading about these often-intimate relationships, readers will better understand some of the views that various presidents held about class and race in American society, and how these slaves contributed not only to the life and comforts of the presidents they served, but to America as a whole.
Download or read book The American Journey Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition written by David R. Goldfield and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lose Your Mother written by Saidiya Hartman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original, thought-provoking meditation on the corrosive legacy of slavery from the 16th century to the present.--Elizabeth Schmidt, "The New York Times."
Download or read book Freedom s Journey written by Donald Yacovone and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of primary documents by African Americans describing their experiences and perspectives of the Civil War.
Download or read book The Vintage Book of African American Poetry written by Michael S. Harper and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States--200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets. From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar . . . the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn Brooks...the chiseled modernism of Robert Hayden...the extraordinary prosody of Sterling A. Brown...the breathtaking, expansive narratives of Rita Dove...the plaintive rhapsodies of an imprisoned Elderidge Knight . . . The postmodern artistry of Yusef Komunyaka. Here, too, is a landmark exploration of lesser-known artists whose efforts birthed the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movements--and changed forever our national literature and the course of America itself. Meticulously researched, thoughtfully structured, The Vintage Book of African-American Poetry is a collection of inestimable value to students, educators, and all those interested in the ever-evolving tradition that is American poetry.
Download or read book Remembering the Power of Words written by Avel Louise Gordly and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native Stranger written by Eddy L. Harris and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1993 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Eddy Harris went to Africa, he ended up learning a great deal about his own identity as a black American as well as witnessing both the splendor and squalor of the continent. From encounters with beggars and bureaucrats to a visit to Soweto and a hellish night in a Liberian jail, Harris evokes Africa with candor and vividness.
Download or read book From Slavery to Freedom Narrative Of The Life Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Up From Slavery The Souls of Black Folk Illustrated written by Frederick Douglass and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African American history is the part of American history that looks at the past of African Americans or Black Americans. Of the 10.7 million Africans who were brought to the Americas until the 1860s, 450 thousand were shipped to what is now the United States. Most African Americans are descended from Africans who were brought directly from Africa to America and became slaves. The future slaves were originally captured in African wars or raids and transported in the Atlantic slave trade. Our collection includes the following works: Narrative Of The Life by Frederick Douglass. The impassioned abolitionist and eloquent orator provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying experiences as a slave as well as a harrowing record of his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom. Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. Powerful by portrayal of the brutality of slave life through the inspiring tale of one woman's dauntless spirit and faith. Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington. Washington rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. He describes events in a remarkable life that began in slavery and culminated in worldwide recognition. The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois. W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Contents: 1. Frederick Douglass: Narrative Of The Life 2. Harriet Ann Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 3. Booker Taliaferro Washington: Up From Slavery 4. W. E. B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk
Download or read book Under the Dome Part 2 written by Stephen King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conclusion to King's tale of Chester's Mill, Maine, a town that's inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field, and which inspired a CBS TV drama.
