Topic: The issue(s) of inequality you’re addressing. ○ Food deserts are areas that have little to no access to affordable, healthy food. These areas are often but not always in rural regions. Instead of grocery stores with a wide variety of healthy options and produce, the main source of food in food deserts are fast […]
Traditionally victimology focuses on domestic violence situations. After reading the material for this session, how do the factors associated with the traditional domestic situation, in terms of race/ethnicity, gender and class, relate to the argument that the Native American and African American communities were victims of American genocide?
Urban African American communities Some urban African American communities are plagued with gun violence. Data reported recently show that in Chicago alone over 750 murders have been committed in 2016, which is double that of California and New York. What factors play a part in this catastrophic dilemma in the Black community? What do you […]
Prompt: Why did several African American intellectuals argue for black migration out of the United States during the nineteenth century? What were the primary arguments for and against black emigration within African American communities and who were the leading voices? Must use one primary source, the others can be books or articles. Sources must be […]
Discussion: Diversity and Health Assessments May 2012, Alice Randall wrote an article for The New York Times on the cultural factors that encouraged black women to maintain a weight above what is considered healthy. Randall explained—from her observations and her personal experience as a black woman—that many African-American communities and cultures consider women who are overweight to […]
Throughout the course we have examined that the African American communities have changed drastically as more Americans have become aware of the injustices faced by millions of people of color. Analyzing African American history, examine the historical processes that led to Black Lives Matters. Some articles and videos to review to help you with this […]
