Post Racial Society Black studies is an important topic to be discussed throughout schools and the community alike. Black culture is very diverse, and according to Maulana Karenga, there needs to be a direct link between the campus and the community with regards to black studies. In understanding black studies, one would be able to see its relevance in society, its contributions, and would see that the idea of living in a "Post Racial" society is far from conceivable. Maulana Karenga is one of the most prominent figures to emerge from and help start this idea of Black Studies. According to Karenga, Black Studies started in 1966 in San Francisco with a group of African American students demanding a relevant education.
HBCU’s Role in Educating African American Students For almost two hundred years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs have played a pivotal role in the education of African-American people, and Negro people internationally. These schools have provided the majority of black college graduates at the Graduate and Post-Graduate level; schools such as Hampton University, Morehouse University, Spellman University and Howard University are four universities at the forefront of the advanced education of blacks. For some time there has been a discussion on whether or not these institutes should remain in existence or if they are just another form of racism. There were also concerning the quality of education provided at these institutions. In my opinion, from the evidence provided in our own world today, HBCUs are very important and significant in the education of black people throughout the nation, and are essential to our society.
The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on the African American Community By J. Douglas Penn Table of Contents Executive Summary ……………………………………………………… 2 What the Literature Tells Us about African Americans and Education ……………………………………………………… 3 Findings from the Interviews with African American Parents and Students ……………………………………………… 5 Concluding Thoughts ……………………………………………… 6 Introduction and Background ……………………………………………… 7 A Brief Overview of African Americans In the United States ………………………………………………. 9 Broken Promises ………………………………………. 9 Cumulative Advantage and Social Capital ………………. 10 Inequality in U.S. Incarceration ………………………. 14 A Brief Overview of African Americans In Kalamazoo ……………………….
Marketing Strategies for recruiting African American Students The purpose of this research was to gather information for marketing strategies for recruiting first generation African American students to major universities. When determining marketing strategies, research becomes a critical part of the process. Marketing research is a field of inquiry that covers a wide range of phenomena related to the identification and solution of problems pertaining to consumers and the marketplace. The results of this research is often are utilized by the admissions department to create a Targeted marketing plan to increase enrollment and diversity within the university or college. The problem under investigation was the process and methods used
Losing the Old School: Integration’s Erosion of the Black Educational Community in North Carolina When the Warren Court handed down Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, educational systems nationwide braced for vast change. Integration’s many complexities became apparent as black students faced widespread hostility from their new, white academic communities. As racial enmity took its toll on black students, teachers, and parents, leadership was lost and communities splintered. These incalculable damages are reflected in the experiences and observations of students and educators in North Carolina, where black education once relied on internal cooperation and support. Though the desegregation of schools in North Carolina granted blacks access to better educational resources and wealthier scholastic opportunities, the resultant dilution and erosion of the black educational community devastated its resolve and essential coherence.
More questions that lead to more debate. Since the available information on Marjorie Agosin was limited, we started arguing in more general terms. One of my students who is racially mixed talked about being called upon in high school to speak for the non-white culture that is supposedly "his," a culture he felt no connection to at that point in time. For him, awareness of a cultural identity is something he acquired, something outside his immediate sense of self that he started to become more curious about and wanted to have a connection to. Is cultural identity a matter of choice,
Jacqualine Long African-American Studies It took a great amount of courage in my decision to not only move away from home bound for the college experience, but also to willingly allow myself to be a part of an experience that would challenge me to grow out of my own comfort zone. Although I greatly valued my education, I could not fathom that the depth of my development and learning would come as a result of my choosing a Historically Black College/University of higher learning (HBCU) after initially transferring from Miami University of Ohio, a Predominately White Institution of higher learning (PWI). In my choosing a HBCU, I didn’t realize the true value of being a part of a family tradition until I set foot on what would be a life changing experience on the campus of Wilberforce College in Wilberforce, Ohio. As a result of my being a student at a HBCU and preserving both a family and African American experience, I have learned that in order for each generation of students, particularly of color to continue striving for academic success, that HBCU’s will need to maintain high academic standards that are competitive to PWI’s (Predominately White Institutions) of higher learning, preserve the historical origin of HBCU’s, and incorporate values that are relevant to the times and needs of the current student populations. During my initial college experience at Miami University where by their term, I was considered a minority student.
In the United States there are a lot of stereotypes about students of color. These stereotypes stem from facts regarding the current black-white achievement gap in education. Paige, Witty, Lynch, and Thernstrom give support on the facts of the achievement gap and why it still exists today. The achievement gap in education has also been discussed in many documentaries, including, “The Lottery” and “No Textbook Answer.” These two documentaries will be used to help answer the research question: Why does the achievement gap in education exist? This achievement gap is present before children even start school.
The subject that I have chosen is the lack of ancient African/Native-American history being taught in school classrooms. How Urgent or Immediate Is the Issue? There are two statements that applies to the subject of the lack of ancient African/Native-American history being taught in school classrooms in our textbook that stands out. “Usually, urgency depends on the audience as well as the existing situation; that is, it depends on recent activity around an issue.” (44).This is something that I have been thinking about for a while; even before this essay
The Importance of African American Male Teachers And Education in Third World Countries African American educators have been some of the most prominent figures in not just African American history, but United States history as well. They made huge intellectual contributions, as well as feature significantly in the struggle for the racial justice of African Americans. Students need to see Black men as more than rappers, athletes, or criminals .In the late 1980s, educator William Snider studied 173 large urban school districts across the country (Dow, A). His study confirmed what many of us already knew that a disproportionately large number of minorities, mostly Black, students populate the alternative programs and do not gain entry into