Neighborhood Observation Paper

Black religion was no longer regarded as exemplary or special. During a time of growing segregation and violence, some black leaders attempted to counter this perspective seen by whites by embracing the romantic racialist notions that “blacks possessed peculiar gifts.” These gifts being directly connected to the importance of black churches in a time of direct exclusion of blacks from other pieces of society.

What do trends indicate about the future of Black Rural Churches? (Chapter 5) Trends indicate this about the future of Black Rural Churches. It has gradually but noticeable reverse migration among black people to the South and the sunshine states of the Southwest. The primary reasons are the search for jobs and the continued industrialization of the South. Extended family ties provide another motivation to move. Most black people in the North have relatives in southern states, and many of them still consider the south as home. However, the reverse migration will not match the previous out-migrations, it will most likely increase the black population base of the South and provide a potential constituency for some rural churches. Finally, the growing class split in the black community are increasing (Lincoln, C. Eric, and Lawrence H. Mamiya

I sat down at my kitchen table with Michael Bruxvoort, a friend and fellow Tar Heel at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on October 25th, 2015. We laughed and talked about his journey through life and all the memories, obstacles and pleasures along the way. Among the many topics we spoke about, the ones that seemed most relevant to him and myself were: the family dynamics of religion within his household, his process of religion through secular spaces and lastly, his transition to Chapel Hill, NC and making it his home. Our conversation through Michael 's life shows how his faith has shaped him to be the man he is today. Through this paper, I will explain and analyze these topics in hopes of better understanding geographies of religion.

The Community of East Flatbush is comprised of a culturally diverse population. According to the Brooklyn Neighborhood Report, 2012, there are 143,683 residents. The demographic breakdown is as follows; Asian 1.9%, Black 88.3%, Latino 6.2%, White 1.4% and other 2.2%. The top ethnic groups are as follows: African Americans 23%, Jamaican 13.2%, African 11.4%. Haitian 10.1%, Guyanese 7% (U.S. Census 2009). According to Homan (2015), a community is a number of people who share a distinct location, belief, interest, activity, or other characteristics that clearly identifies their commonality and differentiates them from those not sharing it.

I decided for my social observation the mall would be a good place to start. I came there on a Friday evening when there should be plenty of people to watch. I also sat in the Barnes and Noble café after that to observe. I expected to see a lot of people shopping and conversing. A few things did stand out to me within the few hours I was there. Some things I didn’t expect to see. We are expected to behave a certain way in public determined by our culture as to what is acceptable. Some people stay well within the lines while some might stray outside the norms but never too far typically. Usually the ones to travel to the extremes are adolescents and teenagers. This is what I observed.

In the middle of her struggle, Moody offers insights and correctives to some common interpretations of down south black involvement. They believed that since the black churches were focal points of the community’s beliefs and social groups that they were also in the front position during the first occurrence of racial discrimination. Although, for Moody’s experience, this was not true, well at least in Centreville and the rest of Wilkinson

The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia and the Letters of Maria Taylor Byrd to William Byrd III provide examples of how the community ledgers and leadership provided by Early Virginian parishes are responsible for the foundation of our nation’s religious and social structure. The pilgrimage to North American left early colonial citizens attempting to build a functioning civilization on a vast unknown land. Due to the zealous faith of early immigrants, the church flourished much quicker than political, social, and economic systems. Early Virginian religious leaders, equipped with Christian authority as well as the business adeptness needed to maintain a church, extended beyond their religious duties to also resolve social and economic controversies for the wellbeing of the community. In order to understand the roles of the Early Virginian Parish, we must study the church’s roles as a sacred place of worship, community center, economic firm, and political office.

Existing in this book are fifteen essays, all written by Flynt, and all are relative to the South, religion, and diversity. His essays review southern history, politics, southern regionalism, evangelicalism, traditionalism, fundamentalism, social history, labor history, two case studies; one on the Southern Baptists in Appalachia and of modernization and community; the second one of twentieth-century politics and religion in Florida. Asserts the complexity of social issues and the reforms Baptists felt were necessary to change. He expounds a minister’s battle within a church to not display the American flag because of the death involved behind it and to not be willing for his church life to be separated from his personal convictions. Flynt

The thesis of Judith Weisenfeld’s book New World A-Coming:Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration states that during the Great Migration period,  African-American people in the United States rejected their Negro-Christian identity given to them by creating new religio-racial identities, which gave them a new sense of power and purpose. The Great Migration was a large movement of African-Americans from the rural south up to Northern Cities after the Reconstruction period. During this time, African-American culture began to flourish heavily in these cities. The goal of this book is to examine how African-Americans reformed themselves through a mix of new religious ideas and racial identities.  

Another aspect that greatly affected the racial spatial pattern that can be seen today, is the uprooting of the Freedman’s Town and other black communities in North Dallas by constructing the governmentally funded, Houston & Texas Central (H&TC) railways, Roseland Town Homes, and the Central Expressway (Marsha & Robert, 2005). The historic Freedman’s Town community in the southern part of North Dallas was created in 1869, by newly freed slaves (Velin, 2010). Still out casted and ostracized, freed slaves in response created this community in an effort to have their own institutions and infrastructures. The rapid development of freedman’s Town created a region, merging with other of black communities (Marsha & Robert, 2005, p. 179). By 1872,

As of today, religion still maintains an impact throughout the domain of the South. Religion in the South supports infrastructure educational and social services. It also inhibits the growth of the traditional denominations to prosper, ranging from Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran and even Catholic. Baptist make about 50% of church affiliation population in the south while Methodist is about a quarter and Presbyterian around 10% or so ( Wison 1).Throughout the entire range of life of many religious denominations since they were first introduced to the South, they have been able to preserve their culture even during the social changes. To fully understand the southern religious establishments, we must compromise motives, interaction and movements

By 1790 Burlington County had the largest population of free blacks in state of New Jersey, which has been accredited to the number of Quakers who settled here. Right in our backyard are landmarks dating and preserving history of Underground Railroad Tunnels, basements hide-away, and a multitude of other rich history. My significant other had the pleasure to interview Burlington County Historian, Mrs. Louise, owner of the Underground Railroad Museum at the Smithsville Park in Eastampton, New Jersey. Her knowledge and depth of understanding of the rich history of Burlington County, as she ages in wisdom is astounding. The importance on knowing the history that lies dormant in our backyards, I believe are major steps to opening doors for the next generation.

In response, the African-American community focused inward and forged their own culture concentrated on their churches, cemeteries, social clubs and saloons. The strongest bond was within the congregations of its closely-knit churches, some of which went back to the early 1800’s.

This Neighbourhood Study aims to examine the demographics of Hillingdon Primary Care Trust (HPCT) such as age, gender, ethnicity, social groups in relation to the prevention of obesity. An insight into the prevalence of obesity as well as the causes and its effects shall be evaluated. Public health strategies regarding the prevention of obesity and its effects in comparison to Government strategies shall be addressed. The nurse’s role as an educator in relation to this public health issue, strategies formulated by HPCT to prevent obesity and how it focuses on other diseases associated with obesity shall be discussed. The following section gives a definition of obesity, health education and health prevention.

The church across from my house, Wellspring Bible Fellowship, used to be predominantly white. However, within the last couple of years, myself and my neighbors have noticed a larger population of colored individuals attending the church. My neighbors and I further discussed the positive effects of diversity and the coming together of individuals from multiple races. The landscape of the church in my community may vary from the church in another students community because it took the closure of Fitch Middle School before the public united and began to bond. Therefore, in other students communities, the church may contain individuals of only one race or it may contain individuals of all different races. Lastly, the landscape of the church helps individuals understand my community because of the cultural history that has