Afro-cuban struggle

race. Through rigorous research of census records, civil and criminal records, newspaper articles she demonstrates how the narrative of racial fusion and the strategic erasure of indigenous and African narratives have veiled the history of racial struggle in Puerto Rico

Anikulapo Kuti. Afrobeat first came to be in the late 1960’s during the Civil Rights Movement in America. Fela Kuti a Nigerian, was able to create a genre that has change the way we view music today. Afrobeat is made up of two different words, “Afro” and “Beat”. “Afro” correlates with “African organized sound while beat is a rhythmic counting pattern in relation to such music” (Oikelome, 2013). Therefore, the meaning of Afrobeat is the unique African rhythmic patterns of such music. The coming of this genre

a political standpoint. Change was not going to happen if the Colonists did not take arms against their adversary, slavery by the British would continue and the Colonists would forever be dependent on the British. Similarly, Malcom X felt that the Afro-American people would continuously be oppressed by the white man if they continued their peaceful acts of persuasion. Protests and sit-ins were not sufficient and Malcom X, like Patrick

As different groups of people move from one geographic location to another, they bring various aspects of their heritage with them, including the dance forms characteristic of their culture. While in a new location, these cultural aspects can serve to unify people of a common ethnicity, giving them a physical expression of their collective identity. On the other hand, when a minority group of people practices its dance forms in a new geographic location, dominant groups of people often adopt them

From textbooks and documentaries to music and television we have always recognized the black freedom struggle as a historic event in American history. However, this tale is more than just “American.” African American history is part of a global story. The black freedom struggle was part of a global fight for liberation. Minorities around the world united against oppression. However, as the struggle progressed activists shifted focus toward national goals. Activists critiqued African nations, they

Midterm Essay An Analysis of Henry Gates Jr. and “The Signifying Monkey” It is certain that when you are exposed to an author’s work you want to categorize that author into a certain group. Perhaps this practice of categorizing a composer can help the reader understand the piece of literature. Henry Gates has helped understand and criticize many African American Literature authors that are exposed through the canon in secondary English Education. As a teacher, it is essential to introduce Postcolonialism

commercial-release records still seem to retain their values, the fact that Orishas left Cuba to achieve success seems to directly conflict with some of their musical themes (Songs like “A Lo Cubano” and “Hay Un Son” are primarily about representing Cuban culture and identity) (Ramsdell). “Hay Un Son” was released in 2007 on their album Antidiotico, but “A Lo Cubano” was the title track from the album A Lo Cubano released in 1999—this was their first album released under a label. The time difference

Consciousness has been the overarching struggle in many Afro-Hispanic and Latin X literature. Double Consciousness is a term coined by W. E. B. Du Bois to describe an individual whose identity is divided into several facets. Double Consciousness complicates the feeling of belonging because it makes it difficult for one to develop a sense of self. In the autobiography Down These Mean Streets, written by Peri Thomas, the reader gets to experience the authors struggles with Double Consciousness of being

a way to facilitate unity and development. The West African nation of Ghana gained its independence in the year 1957, making it the first African nation to declare its independence from European Rule. Kwame Nkrumah and other Ghanaian liberation struggle leaders played a pivotal role in achieving Ghana’s liberation. This, as Nkrumah saw it, was the beginning of a wave of independence movements within the African continent. He and many others also considered it a symbolic victory for all black people

The Reasons Behind Puerto Rican Migration to America As a Puerto Rican who was born and raised in Hartford, I did not think much about how or why my parents are here in the United States. It was after reading the articles in Hist 247 Reader: Latinos in the USA that I began to question the reasons and conditions of my grandparent's migration. Many think that Puerto Ricans began to migrate to the United States after 1898 when the United States took over Puerto Rico but Puerto Ricans have been migrating