The African Queen

I am tired of African American woman setting low standards from themselves. It is time that we let our roots grow into something beautiful and wonderful. It is time that we show respect for ourselves and to others, we must express our true color. We no longer have to fight for our rights so let stop all the fighting against each other. We bring mistreatment to ourselves by lowering our morals. It is time that we change our way; we are the same as whites and other races. Black on black is not the

The Elizabethan Era, which marked the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603, was an age of discriminatory thinking and a period which significantly influenced English literature. England had been blind toward the rest of the world, and individuals of a different nature were regarded as exotic creatures or descendants of the devil. Queen Elizabeth’s views on the established religion of the country greatly affected the attitude of the English toward immigrants. Because of this, principal writers

and implications as an art form and as a political vehicle in a world still dominated by men and racism. The lyrics of two rap songs as illustrations and examples of the rap world will be discussed, specifically Queen Latifah's “Ladies First” from her 1989 album All Hail the Queen , as well as Akinyele's “Put It in Your Mouth” from his album Aktapuss: The Soundtrack. The lyrics of these songs will be addressed in great detail in the venue of black feminist thought, misogyny and modern American

American slavery period. She claims that though Americans’ enslavement of Africans may have been the climax of racism, the idea of racial inequality was introduced and nourished in the pre-colonized American era. Throughout her article, Morgan chronicles the history of the body itself, specifically focusing on the narratives of 16th-18th century white Englishmen who laid the groundwork for the eventual enslavement of Africans based on

relationship the Africans decided it was in their best interest to take up arms against the Europeans and try to rid themselves of the harmful White Man. In the beginning of the European- African relationship we see much evidence of civil exchanges, though the Africans seem to be apprehensive of complete European rule. From Document1 we see that the African rulers signed

as a means for their own advantage. Whether done so with the Native Americans who lived on the land before their arrival, or with the Africans who were uprooted and brought to the new colonies, the mistreatment of the “other,” that is, anyone different from the Europeans, was cruel and unjust as they persistently treated them as subhuman. As a result, many African Americans wrote against their mistreatment at the first chance they had. One such author was Olaudah Equiano who establishes his credibility

child. Children of minorities, especially Africans, have every card stacked against them. The schematics of this country is not designed for minorities to be successful and dominate the way it benefits the white man. From the moment the average African child is born he or she is at a relative handicap. This handicap remains with an African child into elementary school throughout high school, through graduation rates and standardized test scores. African are not only at a racial disadvantage, but

Thesis Statement: Colonists gained power by killing the Indians and by enslaving african slaves. The colonists gained power by bringing the slaves to the New World. It started when The colonists experimented with the Indian slaves and then resorted to African slaves because the Indians died. They died from diseases and being slaughtered . Colonists gained power by killing the Indians and by enslaving African slaves. Colonists gained power by killing the Indians and it made the Indians vulnerable

The movie Amistad is about a group of African slaves who were illegally transported to the United States and the case that decided if they will return to Africa. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ships La Amistad and the Tecora, This events happened in Connecticut, United States, Cuba and Africa. This film started when the slaves guided by Cinqué led a revolt in the slave ship La Amistad. The slaves forced two Spanish crewman to

the continent. Claims that the Europeans were making about African culture, however, were far fetched and did not depict Africa in a positive manner. History according to pre-European Africa was rich and diverse, but once Europeans saw for themselves how different their continent was from Africa, they began to make up their own version of African history. Europeans used exoticism (MISTAKING AFRICA) to recreate their own version of African history. For example, Davidson's “Different but Equal,” he