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    assessment of Jamaica Queens, one of forty-two different neighborhoods in New York City. Jamaica Queens is a diverse community within the county of Queens, and was the neighborhood of the authors employment and near the author's residence/ Community New York City is the most diverse city in the United States, a fact reflected in the distinct character of each neighborhood. Queens is located in New York and Jamaica Queens is one of the neighborhoods in the borough of Queens. Jamaica Queens is situated in

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    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation” meaning that he thought that everyone even African Americans had the same rights, and that's what was so amazing about him. Third, there's Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. According to http://www.biography.com, Queen Elizabeth “became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953.” She was important to history because she has been

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    the first african-american women to get a P.H.D in chemistry. Marie was an american biochemist. She conducted important studies on cholesterol, sugars, and proteins. She was inspired by her father's love of science. Her full name is Marie Maynard Daly Clark. She was raised in an education-oriented family. Marie had an very interesting life and life experiences, she accomplished a lot in her 96 years. SYNOPSIS Marie Daly was born April 16, 1921. She grew up in Corona, Queens, New York

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    Julia Raffa English 1110.01 David Winter 23 October 2015 The Effects of Cultural Appropriation in the Fashion Industry The fashion industry is one of the most prevalent and visible forms of influence on today’s society. Billboards, malls, magazines, TV, movies, advertisements, runways, etc. are filled with fashion campaigns usually distributed to make a statement and to influence the consumers. Often times, the fashion industry engages in offensive promotions like romanticizing eating less and

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    to Canada, and some to Australia. 11. French Revolution: What? – The lower classes, which was the Third Estate, revolted against the king and queen, which were an absolute monarchy. When? – 1789-1799 Why? - because the three estates were being treated unfairly when it came to treatment and taxes, especially since the country was in while the king and queen was using the for luxurious items. How did it end? – Louis XIV was executed and France adopted a new constitution. 12. Martin Luther: What

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    Zora Neale Hurston was the “Queen of Harlem Renaissance;” her lyrical writing praised Southern Black culture and influenced many African Americans. The Harlem Renaissance was an African American movement which happened in the 1920s and 1930s. This movement influenced Harlem citizens, (hence the name Harlem Renaissance); The Harlem Renaissance gave way to African American cultures, their voices, and their ways of life. There was a substantial amount of blacks who spoke out to their fellow people

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    together, to tolerate and to respect others. Inspite of this, there is prejudice everywhere, expressed by Mrs. Collins, in the story, ‘The Leaf Rakers’. However, many people of diverse races are still able to cooperate together as seen in the article, ‘Queens Tomorrow: Boro’s diversity empowers city’ where people of different races are coming together to live in the same area. You learn to coexist together and respect each others’ differences, and stand up for each

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    Rock is widely known as a show that deals with race, gender and class issues from multiple, humorous perspectives. Yet watching Season Five, Episode Twenty, a viewer could grow uncomfortable at the racial generalizations. The episode is entitled “Queen of Jordan” and is intended to parody the Real Housewives franchise of reality television. The episode was shot and aired as if it were a Bravo network reality show, entirely separate from 30 Rock, although it features the

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    PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN – AMERICAN WOMEN. AFRAM # 23 ESSAY #1 AND 2 By ………………….. Laney College bennethosuorji@yahoo.com Presented November 2, 2009 To ………………………… African American Studies Dept. Laney College This Assignment is presented in partial fulfillment of the AA Degree. Dr. Mae C. Jemison. I am taking some classes that will eventually qualify me to major in Astro - Physics, or Chemical engineering, I also want to work with NASA and train as an astronaut. It was amazing to know

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    to be an overarching theme in the other articles, Race and Respect Among Young Children and Language, Culture, and the Assessment of African American Children. The prejudices and racism comes from a lack of knowledge. In Race and Respect Among Young Children, when the child said that there were no Black queens, the child simply might not have known that Black queens do in fact exist, and her remark was a result of lack of knowledge. According to Tatums’ article, the reason for this lack

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