Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Vaughan, Born September 20, 1910 in Kansas city. At age two her mother passed away, her father did remarry, her stepmother became a big force with her education she taught her how to read before she went to school. Dorothy was able to go up two grades at age eight. She graduated from Beechurst High school in 1925 at age nineteen, four years later she received a bachelor science degree from Wilberforce University in Ohio as a B,A. She became a math teacher got married and had six children, Leonard , Maida, Ann, Kenneth, Michael and Donald. Mrs.Vaughan set her sights to graduate at Howard University because she felt like she had responsibility for her family. Dorothy was hired by NASA December 1943 during World War 2. She was assigned

The terms race, ethnicity and culture have not generally agreed upon definitions. When it comes to race, ethnicity, and culture there is a growing interest, maybe due to the psychiatric and psychological studies that are showing the possible link between mental disorders, personality, and moral development especially during the her

In my opinion, this article shows the importance of knowing the difference between race and culture. Race can be taught in a “biological variation” which results

Historically, African Americans have endured extended periods of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other forms of discrimination for almost four centuries. These events, coupled with legal racist practices, have led to dire consequences within the socioeconomic landscape for African Americans (Watts, 2003).

Throughout American history, people have been categorized based on what gender they are, and what their race is. In order to explore these ideas and come to terms with their importances many musicians, film makers, and authors have described the inner-workings of this societal construct. Indeed, both racial and female identities have been at the epicenter of many works of art throughout American culture as can be seen in: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, film “Modern Times,” Bessie Smith’s “T’ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do,” and James Weldon Johnson’s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.

Over the last one hundred and thirty years African Americans have little by little-gained freedom for themselves as slaves and domestic servants. Now as a culture they are legally capable of obtaining jobs and positions in all areas of private and public organizations, (Hayes, A. F., & Preacher, K. J., 2010). This particular ethnic group are known to be instrumental in holding their cultures together through times of constant struggle. They have used rallies, protests, silent marches and received help from volunteer organizations to fight for rights as well as obtain justice in a racist and sexist society. This work explores the troubles African Americans face in Americas society today, through stereotypes and how gender roles as African Americans differ from each other as well as the American population.

Sarah Breedlove or as many know her as Madam CJ Walker, was a successful African American business women. She lived during a time when there was extreme racism but it didn’t stop her from working hard and achieving her goal. She became the first female self-made millionaire in America. She became famous for her beauty supplies for black women, and she used her fames and riches to help others. Now there is a difference for African American women beauty mostly because of her. Later on in this essay I’m going to explain facts about her that I didn’t even know.

For the purposes of the following discussion, the term “race” will be assumed to include both race and ethnicity.

Like other encyclopedias the Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies offers reference work and summaries of information from various contributors. However, this encyclopedia focuses only on race and ethnic. Barry Troyna the provider Race Relations: As Activity. Troyna defines race relation as behavior, which arise from the contacts and resulting interaction of people with varied physical and cultural characteristics. Moreover, Troyna asserted that race relation has become increasingly important because of

An important dialogue has been created amongst historians. This dialogue is based on whether or not race is a biological factor or a social construct. Both ideas will be explored. Race plays a large role in our society. Certain races have stigmas associated with them that ultimately lead to discrimination.

America has come a long way since the Civil Rights movement in the 60s. Prejudice, discrimination, racism, and violence have decreased since then, but it is still very present in the 21st century. There have been numerous cases from Trayvon Martin, to Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, and many more lives that were lost in these last few years. Being mindful of who they’re around and what they’re doing is something that African Americans always think about, because the last thing they want is to be one of these cases. Not only do African Americans have to deal with “normal” everyday difficulties, but added to that, is the stress of being black in America. From racial profiling to the senseless murders that the media likes to denounce as “provoked”, it is not an astonishing fact that African Americans tend to have higher blood pressures. One could ask, could it get any more stressful than this? And the answer is yes. Being a woman in America is already hard enough, from sexual crimes, having wages that are everything but equal, to dealing with domestic-public dichotomy enforced by the gender binary in America. Combining these two could make for a sticky situation. American pop culture likes to forget that black women face the same amount of issues as black men, and added on top of that, the issues that revolve around being a woman. The culmination of issues have lead women to show symptoms of hypertension more frequently as a result of stress in comparison to their race and gender

Ann Richards born as Dorothy Ann Willis was born on September 1, 1933 in Lakeview, Texas. She passed away on September 13, 2006 at the age of 73 because of esophageal cancer and is buried in Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.Born to Robert Cecil Willis and Mildred lona Warren, she was their only child.Growing up in waco she went to Waco high school and graduated in 1950. At nineteen she married her highschool sweetheart David Richards on may 30, 1953. They had four children whose names are Cecile, Daniel, Clark, and Ellen. She went on to go to Baylor University and graduated in 1954. Then in 1955 earned a teaching degree from university of Texas, from there she went to teach history and social studies at Fulmore Junior High in Austin from

Some women falter to their low self-esteems and anger, and make decisions to be sexually promiscuous and binge on drugs and alcohol, while some are infuriated by the prejudice against them and work tirelessly to repeal it. Racial discrimination has been highlighted as a contributing factor to health disparities that Black women face. In regards to health, black women in the United States are more prone to experience more chronic physical and mental health conditions than those of other racial identities (Jerald et. Al, 2017). Although several factors cause these health disparities, racism and sexism plays a significant role, and these phenomena are further spread by overarching stereotypes.

Race can first be classified by the geographic place of origin of a people group, but can also be visually identified by shared physical characteristics such as skin color, hair color and texture, and facial features. When defining culture, I think of my own which encompasses: traditions and customs; general values and ethics; political influences; religious influences; technological influences; historical influences; gender roles/expectations; social class; social status; economic status; education; language, including its proper and improper use; and something I may have overlooked prior to my required readings for this paper- race.

The Civil Rights era which persisted across the 1960s and 1970s would bring about extensive and explicit change. For both women and for ethnic minorities, the push for equal rights saw changes in the wording of our laws, our expected ethical norms in the way that we address discrimination as a society. From that juncture forward, we have been engaged in a collective effort as a society to undo the longstanding inequalities that persist in our culture and in our society. In spite of the considerable success that we've had in doing so, there remain substantial obstacles for the personal advancement of women, minorities and, perhaps most severely, minority women. What is so trouble is that many of these obstacles continue day-to-day out in plain view and yet largely unseen. The term for these apparent but invisible obstacles is the glass ceiling, a force which stands between the advancement of minority women and their white, male counterparts. The discussion hereafter considers this ethical issue from both a cognitive and an affective standpoint, drawing views from standards of ethical decision making in the counseling profession.