The African Queen

was her first priority. She was born in Queens, New York on March 18, 1948. As a teenager she attended High School of the Performing Arts and graduated in 1964. She attended Bryn Mawr College, in which she received her A.B degree in French in 1968. While a junior at Bryn Mawr, she was given the opportunity to study abroad in Paris, London. After attending Universiy de Nancy in France, Harris returned back to the U.S and earned her master’s degree from Queens College. Later earning her PH. D from New

1. What is this parade called, and where is it located? What is this parade about? What are they celebrating in this parade? Few parades are more iconic than the Mardi Gras parades of New Orleans. Many may view Mardi Gras as simply a giant parade of debauchery centering around revelry, alcohol, bead throwing and an excuse to bare skin. However, there are also those who do not know that there are many parades rather than one Mardi Gras Parade. These parades are deeply rooted in the history and society

homelands to settle in the United States. The chapter discusses the settlement of various racial groups such as; English immigrants, African

researching to ancient African civilization and their accomplishments which aided to the development of society as we know it. Firstly, according to ”The Golden Age of The Moors” by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima ,the Moors were black Muslims who thrived in North Africa they were initially of Berber and Arab descent. In 711 the Moors invaded Spain overrunning the Iberian Peninsula and renamed it Al-Andalus accomplishing

Many of the cultures and groups in American History such as, American, European and African, each contained various societies and they may have collided, willingly or unwillingly. When the Europeans came into American History, so didn't their European queens, Isabella of Castile and Elizabeth of England. Queen Elizabeth was extremely educated and became powerful through her position which she received through family, but used this power in the right direction for woman. She wanted ti unify her country

a country that has accepted that change is a necessity for prosperity and growth. However, each change within the nation's history was hard fought against those who resisted such change either through racism, bigotry, and blatant discrimination. African American cinema is enshrouded in history that depicts these themes of racism, struggle, and deprivation. Yet, this same cinema also shows scenes of hope, artistic spirit, intellectual greatness, and joy. Black actresses, actors, directors, producers

those being much of the initial content that was published was considered to be sexist and have sexist agendas. While another being, many works being solely focused on male masculinity which threatened to drown out the voices and the messages of African American women artists within this movement. This era was known to be heavily male-dominated but many female authors gained their recognition for their works. Those being Nikki Giovanni (1943-), Mari Evans (1919-2017), Sonia Sanchez(1934-), and others

Renee Cox, as an African American woman and artist, uses her body and identity to start a discussion on the Black experience in America. Besides representing a population of minority artists, the female and the non-white, her art has affected society with her brazen approach to her craft. Cox’s significance comes from her open display of race and sex. In many of her pieces, nudity and the celebration of the African American experience is the focus. In addition to this, her medium of choice, mixed

does its problems with overcrowding and congestion. Neighborhoods, like South Jamaica, Queens,where I'm from, hasn't been omitted from the populace boom that was once exclusive to the more appealing boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx. When people migrated to the Big Apple from all over the world, they settled in the boroughs closer to public transportation and burgeoning job markets. Jamaica, Queens wasn't considered the ideal borough for families moving from the South to the north because

A New Era in Television for African-Americans Television was invented in 1939; and the majority of television shows from 1939 to the 1960’s African-Americans were portrayed as servants, clowns or maids always in a negative light. These characters begin to change during the 1970’s when black sitcoms became reality based. Even though African-Americans are still portrayed negatively on television, there has been some improvement from the stereotypical images. The Jeffersons first aired on CBS in 1975