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    Improvement Association of the 1920s that focused on infusing a sense of community within the African-Americans. Many supporters of Black Nationalism were youths of the community who sought to maintain and promote their separate identity as a people of black ancestry as well as generating a sense of pride among the black community (Altman, 1997). As this movement spread, the identity of the African-American community developed and consolidated as they began to develop their style of fashion, music

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    health behaviors. The African-American community must provide better opportunities and options for the homosexual men within their communities. Wishfully thinking, there should be a leader from every community that will be in charge of improving HIV/AIDS within their own neighborhoods/communities. Having someone with a personal connection to the community is a great asset because they know exactly what is going on and what will work and what will not. We must educate African-American MSM men, on the

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    many kinds of social and multicultural differences people and society. African-Americans within society are treated with prejudice and are stereotyped into negative connotations that can increase distress and impairments such as depression. Behavioral disorders as well as mental illnesses that African-Americans develop throughout their lifespan can show implications on how racism can be a cause of depression when African-Americans are faced with situations that can involve racist views or altercations

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    of revealing the true living environment of the African American people in this modern society. I think your book offers a different way to look at the concept of American exceptionalism. After viewing your perspectives and comparing them with the late twentieth century, I agree with your rejection of the ideas of American exceptionalism. However, I think we can be more optimistic about the future of solving racial problems for all African Americans. Your critique

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    African-Americans Equality African-Americans were taken from Africa as slaves, and have been fighting for equality and freedom ever since that day. African-Americans had come a long way forced to do labor and not knowing weather they would live or die considering they were brought over on slave ships. The slaves were treated as nothing, they had no self-esteem, beaten, disparage, and were separated from their family. African-Americans still fight every day for different types of recognitions and

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    convicted of a felony and 47 million American have something on their record. Having a felony has attained a newfound relevance in the United States (King, 2006) . In many states begin a felon come with obstacles both informal and formal in the lives of people with a felony convicted. In the midst of the growing civil right movement, the augmented by racially disparate law enforcement and corrections policies the word “felon” is commonly linked to the African American community. Having a felony conviction

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    Opponents may argue that athletics implanted into the younger generation is a positive thing so as they grow up they will not have difficulties with their identities. The reality of it all, is that African American youth are going question who they are either way so the pressure being put on specifically young black males, to become an athlete is not only unhealthy but discourages the unathletic percentage of the young male generation. For example, some

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    African American women, often perceived as a sexual object or the Jezebel (the stereotype of white man view of the black woman as loose and over-sexed) have struggled to eliminate images that promote sexual exploitation such as their promiscuity (showing off their breast, behind, legs, and showing much of their skin on television, music videos and magazines) through the use of feminist movements and the creation of the womanist movement. However, in modern day society, black women have accepted these

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    interaction with all of its members serve as the basis of the peculiarity of Black community. Membership of community has been always more important to African Americans than the feeling of individualism and competition among its members. Jagers and Mock (1995) have talked about Afro-cultural communalism. This communalism is the tendency of African Americans toward collectivist orientation or the preference for interdependence among people. Students who are driven by this communalistic orientation cannot

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    Std In African Americans

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    Throughout the 21st century period, the epidemic of STD’s has risen among African American in the millions some even have incurable diseases. STD’s can be pass from one to another by mouth sexual intercourse and needles anything in contact with body fluid symptoms of STD’s can go undetected which increased risk of health concerns. With others not knowing conditions can arise in an infected person that doesn’t know their status like infertility and chronic illness. Because so many are uneducated about

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