What Questions or Topics Should Be on the Final Exam ….

Greetings, Class Community.

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Once you are signed in, take a moment to post at least three questions or topics that you think should appear on the final exam. You may also want to take a moment to reply to the comments and suggestions of others. Let the contributor and class community know if you are interested in reviewing that information on the final exam or not interested in revisiting the topic.

Also, we discussed how I integrate and use some of the theories bell hooks presented in her book Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. More information about bell hooks can be accessed here. If you would like to read a printed copy of her pedagogical or teaching theories, please email me directly.

Sincerely,

Dr. Hill

photo: Landra Lewis, DaMaris B. Hill, Melissa Harris-Perry, bell hooks, Ann Grundy in the green room at The Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center for The Poverty Forum sponsored by the Community Action Council 

Cape Town Summer Internship Program at The University of Kentucky

Greetings, Class Community. 

Dr. Stephen R Davis will be holding an info session for the Cape Town Summer Internship Program this Thursday at 5PM in Bradley 207.  

Students who are looking for a way to live, study, and volunteer in Africa, AND earn UK credit at the same time, then this is the program for them.  If it isn't too much trouble could you please pass on this invitation to any interested parties.

The program will place students with one of three non-profit organizations that work on the following issues; environmental education, STEM curriculum development and primary teacher training, and building sustainable non-profit organizations through fundraising and social media.  Students will also participate in a seminar on the social, economic and political challenges facing post-apartheid South Africa.  

In short, this eight-week program allows students to make a difference in the lives of South Africans living in the townships, gives them the opportunity to gain valuable real world experience and transferable skills, and earns them seven credit hours toward graduation.

If students cannot attend the info session but would like to know more about the program please have them check out our official website (http://bit.ly/1g4gj8Q) or contact me at steve.davis@uky.edu.

Nkosi kakhulu/Baie dankie/Thanks a lot,

StephenR Davis
- Assistant Professor
Department of History at 
University of Kentucky

Afrocentrism

Greetings, Class Community.

In class we discussed Dr. Molefi Kete Asante's theories concerning Afrocentrism.   How do theories associated with Afrocentrism affirm, complicate or change your understanding of a.) African American Studies  b.) formal education and c.) World History?

Some of the points associated with Afrocentrism we discussed:

• European civilization originated in Africa, particularly Ancient Egypt
• Evidence of advanced cultures in other parts of Africa that refute cultural inferiority
• America is not a melting pot. Assimilation meant rejecting African cultures for African Americans.
• “Afrocentricity is the idea that African people and interests must be viewed as actors and agents in human history, rather than as marginal to the European historical experience – which has been institutionalized as universal." - Dr. Molefi Kete Asante   

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation

Greetings, Class Community.

We have been viewing Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation.

Please place your reflections here.

How did viewing this documentary affirm, change, or complicate what you know or understand about African American Culture in the 1980s-1990s?

How did viewing this documentary affirm, change, or complicate what you know or understand about the intersections of Hip Hop Culture and African Americans?

How did viewing this documentary affirm, change, or complicate what you know or understand about the intersections of the prison industrial complex, public fear, and African Americans? Is there a connection to earlier notions of public fear?

If your opinions are supported by evidence from our text book or outside resources, please notify us.  Cite the source or post the link.

Sincerely,

Dr. Hill

Summer School on Black Europe Program 2014 - A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Summer School on Black Europe Program 2014


Now accepting applications!
Summer School on Black Europe Program 2014
June 23 - July 4, 2014
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Now in its 7th year, the overall goal of this intensive two week course is to examine the contemporary circumstances of the African Diaspora in Europe. We will focus on the historical and colonial legacies of European countries to discuss the origins of Black Europe and investigate the impact of these legacies on policies and legislation today. 
 
This course addresses the dimensions of race and ethnic relations that are unique to Europe; examining the ways in which conceptions of the "other" are institutionalized and reproduced; the rise of xenophobia in various EU countries; issues such as global racisms, everyday racism, and epistemic racism; the legal definitions and discourse surrounding the conceptualized "other"; and examining the ways in which each country has dealt with issues of race and national identity. Issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality are central analytics, and scholars from the social sciences and humanities and NGOs working against xenophobia in Europe are encouraged to apply.
 
Applications due February 1, 2014.
 
Visit our website for more information.
http://www.dialogoglobal.com/amsterdam/
 
Visit us on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Europe-Summer-School/162238897215547
 
Email anytime with further inquiries:
blackeurope@dialogoglobal.com

Our Classes Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Greetings, Class Community. 

We are going to take a moment to debate 

The debate breakdown follows.  

Malcolm X and Nationalist Perspectives

Gillian

Cornelius

Brenton

Ashley

Sean 

Sarah

Dwayne

Martin Luther King Jr. and Integration Perspectives

Brianna

Christian

Miranda

Rockia

Demarcus

Dustin 

Britney

Consider these five subjects when preparing for the debate.   Consider the strength and weaknesses associated with Nationalist and Integrationist perspectives on:

1. Education
2. Economics
3. Housing
4. Military Service
5. How to be a 'good' citizen in your community and the United States

The debate will take place on Wednesday November 20, 2013 in Chem/Phys 111.   Each team must also choose a team captain.  Good luck!!!

Yours truly, 

DBH

PS
You may post resources regarding the debate in the comments section associated with this blog post. 

12 Years a Slave - African American Studies Classes

Greetings, Class.

The class attended a showing of 12 Years a Slave at the Kentucky Theater.

What are your initial thoughts about the film?  Ultimately, we will make connections between the historical text book, A Mercy, and our previous knowledge about African Americans.   

We are going to consider how 12 Years a Slave  confirms, complicates or changes what we understand about African American Studies.   We will have a brief discussion in class. 

Dr. Hill

PS

Connections questions:

1.  How does 12 Years a Slave connect with your readings about chattel slavery in the early 19th century?

2. What connections can you make between the film and the slave codes and other laws pertaining to African Americans and enslaved people?

3. What connections can you make about plantation society?  How did the characters playing the roles of slave master, slave master's wife, slave master's love interests, slave and  paid servant confirm, complicate, or change what you understood about life on a plantation?

4.  Were there any connections between technology, invention and slave life that were highlighted in the movie?  If so, what were they?

5.  How did the film demonstrate that chattel slavery was toxic to all parties, even if profitable to some?

Please feel free to share any connections that are not expressed here. 

Veterans Day --- Honoring African American Members and All Members of the Armed Forces

The American Revolution 

The Civil War

 World War I

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

 Tuskegee Airmen of WWII

Korean War

 Vietnam War

Operation Desert Storm

Iraq War

University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences-Year of Mexico. How do Africana Studies and studies of Mexico intersect?

Greetings, Class Community. 

It is important to remember that this is the University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences - Year of Mexico.  How do Africana Studies and studies of Mexico intersect?  

In this article, the author states, "Passion is what resonates when Xánath Caraza reads her work. ¡Cuando Xánath Caraza lea su escritura es apasionada!  This past Friday (November 8^th), Caraza gave a reading at Indigo Bridge Bookstore in Lincoln, Nebraska and it was indeed riveting. Among the many important aspects to Caraza’s work is the spotlight she places on African influences in Mexico. “ - Xánath Caraza Reads Her Poetry in Lincoln, Nebraska and Why Ethnic Studies is so Important! 

Read the article and tell me what you think about the importance of ethnic studies and the African influences in Mexico on La Bloga.

http://labloga.blogspot.com/2013/11/xanath-caraza-reads-her-poetry-in.html

AAS 200: Notable Kentucky African Americans Webpage Assignment

Greetings, Class Community.


One aspect of our learning asks students to create a webpage that makes a significant statement about a notable African American from Kentucky or the surrounding region. 

A successful project will express considerable information about a notable African American from Kentucky and research this person in context with a national/historical figure that has made similar contributions in African American life and culture. 
Convey your ideas using journalistic language or language similar to the language and vocabulary used in newspaper articles and credible blogs.
Dr. Hill

Here are examples of student research projects that students have produced in my courses. These projects focus on the connections between Sara Baartman , the Venus Hottentot, and current events/popular culture. Please take a minute to preview them.

• http://amandaamel.wix.com/scie
• http://humanzoowgs333.weebly.com/
• http://allylouise09.weebly.com/
• http://thetruthaboutbeauty.weebly.com/index.html
• http://videovixenredux.webstarts.com/index.html

In class we will discuss best practices and how to build webpages.  An understanding of web audience preferences will add to this conversation.  

STUDENT WEBSITES

Demarcus Hayden  http://whitneyyoungjr.weebly.com/

Christian Cook http://lydalewis.weebly.com/

Gillian Archer http://spencerbell.weebly.com/

Ashley Dunomes http://notablekyaas200.weebly.com/

Dustin Woosley http://johnssloan.weebly.com

Dwayne Fuller http://thepioneerdj.weebly.com/

Cornelius Cotton http://melvinmason.weebly.com 

Floyd (Brenton) Covington http://augustinedwardbirch.weebly.com/

Sarah Martin http://sarahmartin224.wix.com/notable-jockey#!sources/cv2k

Rockia Harris http://aaswhitneymyoungjr.weebly.com/

Brianna Coffee - http://thewomenbehind.weebly.com/

Sean Hardiman - http://hardimansean.wix.com/nikkyfinney

Miranda Fulce - http://359129944484029527.weebly.com

Nathan Moore - http://williamwellsbrown.weebly.com

Photos of Lynching - Without Sanctuary

Greetings, Class Community.


We did not have much time to go into detail about lynching in class.  Please review the information on the Musarium: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America. (video)

http://withoutsanctuary.org/movie_play.html

"Searching through America's past for the last 25 years, collector James Allen uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs and postcards taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America. 

Recorded Cases of Black Female Lynching Victims 1886-1957: More on Black Women Who Were Lynched

m= mother d=daughter s=son f=father c=cousin w=wife h=husband #=age of victim b=brother s1=sister

* some sexually related aspect (evidence of rape, sexual assault and/or ‘relationship’)

** approximate date

Date	Name	Lynched with	County/City State	Allegation
1870
Sept	Mrs. John Simes		Henry Co KY	Republican
1872
Nov	Mrs. Hawkins (m)		Fayette Co KY	Republican
	—– Hawkins (d)		Fayette Co KY	Republican
1876
May	Mrs. Ben French		Warsaw KY	murder
1878
4 Nov	Maria Smith		Hernando MS	murder
1880
29 July	Milly Thompson		Clayton GA
6 Dec	Julia Brandt (15)	Joe BarnesVance Brandt	Charleston SC	theft/murder
1881
*4 Sept	Ann (Eliza) Cowan (35)		Newberry SC	arson
1885
29 Sept	Harriet Finch	Jerry Finch, John Pattishal Lee Tyson	Chatham Co NC	murder
1886
Sept	—–		Cummins Pulaski KY
25 July	Mary Hollenbeck		Tattnall GA	murder
18 Aug	Eliza Wood		Madison TN	murder
1887
28 April	Gracy Blanton		W. Carroll LA	theft
1891
15 April	Roxie Elliott		Centerville AL
9 May	Mrs. Lee		Lowndes MS	son accused of murder
1 Aug	Eliza Lowe		Henry AL	arson
	Ella Williams		Henry AL	arson
28 Sept	Louise Stevenson	Grant White	Hollandale MS	murder
1892
3 Feb	Mrs. Martin		Sumner Co TN	son accused of arson
10 Feb	Mrs. Brisco(w)		AK	race prejudice
10 Feb	Jessie Dillingham		Smokeyville TX	train wrecking
11 March	Ella (15)		Rayville LA	attempted murder/poisoning
2 Nov	Mrs. Hastings(m)	son (16)	Jonesville LA	husband accused
	Hastings(d,14)		Jonesville LA	father accused of murder
21 Dec	Cora		Guthrie,Indian Territory
1893
19 March	Jessie Jones		Jellico TN	murder
18 July	Meredith Lewis		Roseland LA	murder
15 Sept	Emma Fair	Paul HillPaul ArcherWilliam Archer	Carrolton AL	arson
16 Sept	Louisa Carter (Lou)(m)		Jackson MS	poisoning a well
	Mahala Jackson (d)		Jackson MS	poisoning a well
1893
Nov	Mrs. Phil Evens (m)		Bardstown KY
	Evans (d)		Bardstown KY
	Evans (d)		Bardstown KY
4 Nov	Mary (Eliza) Motlow		Lynchburg VA	arson
9 Nov	Rilla Weaver		Clarendon AK
1894
6 March	unknown Negro woman		Pulaski AK
16 July	Marion Howard		Scottsville KY
24 July	Negro woman		Simpson Co MS	race prejudice
1895
20 March	Harriet Tally		Petersburg TN	arson
21 April	Mary Deane		Greenville AL	murder
	Alice Green		Greenville AL	murder
	Martha Green		Greenville AL	murder
1 July	Mollie Smith		Trigg County KY
20 July	Mrs. Abe Phillips (m)	unnamed child (1)Hannah Phillips (d)	Mant TX
23 July	Negro woman		Brenham TX
2 Aug	Mrs. James Mason (w)	James Mason (h)	Dangerfield TX
*28 Aug	Negro woman		Simpson MS	miscegenation
26 Sept	Felicia Francis		New Orleans LA
11 Oct	Catherine Matthews		Baton Rouge LA	poisoning
2 Dec	Hannah Kearse	(Walker,m)Isom K. (s)	Colleton SC	stealing a bible
1896
*12 Jan	Charlotte Morris		Jefferson LA	miscegenation/living with white “husband”
1 Aug	Isadora Morely		Selma AL	murder
18 Nov	Mimm Collier		Steenston MS
1897
9 Feb	Negro woman		Carrolton MS	theft/arson
5 March	Otea Smith		Julietta FL	murder
12 May	Amanda Franks		Jefferson AL	murder
	Molly White		Jefferson AL	murder
1898
22 Feb	Dora Baker	(d,2)Frazier Baker(f)	Williamsburg SC	race prejudice
9 Nov	Rose Etheridge		Phoenix SC	murder
13 Nov	Eliza Goode		Greenwood SC	murder
189923 March	Willia Boyd		Silver City MS
1900
2 March	Mrs. Jim Cross (m)		Lowndes AL
	Cross (d)		Lowndes AL
7 July	Lizzie Pool		Hickory Plains AK	race prejudice
25 July	Anna Mabry		New Orleans LA	race prejudice
28 Aug	Negro woman	Negro man	Forrest City NC	theft of peaches
1901
5 March	Ballie Crutchfield		Rome TN	theft
20 March	Terry Bell		Terry MS
1 Aug	Betsey McCray (m)	Belfiield (s)	Carrolton MS	knowledge of murder
	Ida McCray (d)		Carrolton MS	knowledge of murder
4 Oct	Negro woman		Marshall TX	assault
1902
15 Feb	Bell Duly		Fulton KY
27 Dec	Mrs.Emma Wideman	Oliver Wideman	Troy SC	murder
1903
	Negro woman			murder of Mrs. Frank Matthews
8 June	Negro woman	Negro men (4)	Smith County MS	murder
24 June	Lamb Whittle		Concordia LA
*25 July	Jennie Steers		Beard Plantation, Shreveport LA	murder by poison
28 Oct	Jennie McCall		Hamilton FL	by mistake
1904
7 Feb	Holbert (w)	Luther Holbert	Doddsville MS	burning barn
*14 June	Marie Thompson		Lebanon Junction KY	murder
30 August	unknown		Bates Union AK
1906
7 Nov	Meta Hicks		Mitchell GA	husband accused of murder
1907
20 March	Negro woman		Stamps AK
	Negro woman		Stamps AK
21 May	Mrs. Padgett (m)	Son	Tattnall GA	son accused of rape
	Padgett (d)		Tattnall GA	brother accused of rape
1908
3 Oct	Mrs. D. Walker (m)		Fulton KY	race hatred
	Walker (d)		Fulton KY	race hatred
1909
9 Feb	Robby Baskin		Houston MS	murder
30 July	Emile Antione		Grand Prairie LA	assault
1910
April 5	Laura Mitchell		Lonoke AK	murder
*25 Aug	Laura Porter		Monroe LA	disreputable house
1911
*25 May	Laura Nelson	L.D. (14)(s)	Okemah OK	murder
2 Sept	Hattie Bowman	Ed Christian	Greenville FL	theft
1912
**	Pettigrew (d)	Ben Pettigrew (f)	Savannah TN
**	Pettigrew (d)		Savannah TN
	Negro woman		Codele GA
*23 Jan	Belle Hathaway	John MooreEugene HammingDusty Cruthfield	Hamilton GA	tenants of murdered man
11 Feb	Negro woman	Negro children (3)	Beaumont TX
13 Feb	Mary Jackson	George Saunders	Marshall TX
25 June	Ann Boston		Pinehurst GA	murder
1914
13 Mar**	Mrs. Joe Perry (m,w)	Joe Perry (h)SonChild	Henderson NC
*31 Mar	Marie Scott (17)		Muskogee OK	murder
28 May/June**	Jennie Collins		Shaw MS	aiding in escape
17 June	Paralee Collins (m)	Issac (s)	West Plains MO
*12 July	Rosa Richardson (27-35)		Providence/Santee SC	murder
25 Nov	Jane Sullivan (w)	Fred Sullivan (h)	Byhalia MS	burning a barn
1915
15 Jan	Eula Charles	(Barber,d)Dan Barber (f)	Jasper County GA	parents accused of bootlegging
	Ella Charles	(Barber,d)Jesse Barber(b)	Jasper County GA	parents accused of bootlegging
May	Briley		Pescott AK
17 Aug	Hope Hull		AL
*8 Dec	Cordella Stevenson		Columbus MS
1916
19 Aug	Mary Dennis		Newberry FL	aiding in escape
	Stella Long		Newberry FL	aiding in escape
4 Oct**	Mary Conley		Arlington GA	complicity in murder
1917
1 March	Emma Hooper		Hammond LA	murder
1918
17 May	Mary Turner (pregnant)		Brooks Co GA	taught a lesson
4 June	Sarah Cabiness	unnamed children(2)Bessie Cabiness(d)Pete (s)Tenola Cabiness(d)Cute Cabiness (d)	Huntsville TX	threatening white man
4 Sept	Mrs. James Eyer		Marion GA
*21 Dec	Alma House (pregnant)	Andrew Clark	Shubuta MS	murder
1919
5 May	unknown Negro woman		Holmes MS	race prejudice
1920
2 Nov	unknown Negro woman		Ocoee FL	race prejudice
18 Nov	Minnie Ivory	Willie IvoryWill Perry	Douglass GA	murder
1921
9 April	Rachel Moore		Rankin MS	race prejudice
1922
25 June	Mercy Hall		Oklahoma City OK	strike activity
1923
5 Jan	Sarah Carrier		Rosewood FL	race prejudice
	Lesty Gordon		Rosewood FL	race prejudice
29 Sept	Negro woman		Pickens MS
31 Sept	Negro woman		Holmes MS	race prejudice
1924
23 June	Penny Westmoreland	Marcus Westmoreland	Spalding GA
19 July	—– Sheldon		Meridian MS
11 Sept	Sarah Williams		Shreveport LA
1925
*25 April	Annie Lowman (m)		Aiken SC	defending her daughter
1926
25 April	Lily Cobb		Birmingham AL
25 May	Eliza Bryant		Duplin NC	success
8 Oct	Bertha Lowman(d,s1)	Demon (b)	Aiken SC	lynched after acquitted of murder
11 Nov	Sally Brown	Clarence (c)	Houston TX
1928
25 Dec	Negro woman (1)		Eros LA	dispute w/ whites
	Negro woman (2)		Eros LA	dispute w/whites
1930
12 Feb	Laura Wood		Salisbury NC
5 July	Viola Dial (pregnant)		Narketta MS	race prejudice
6 July	Mrs. James Eyers (w)		Markeeta MS	race prejudice
10 Sept	Holly White	Pigg Lockett	Scooba MS
1931
May	Mrs. Wise		Frankfort VA	resisting Klan
1946
*25 July	Dorothy Malcolm(w)	Roger Malcolm (h)	Monroe GA	able to identify mob members
	Mae Dorsey (w)	George Dorsey (h)	Monroe GA	able to identify mob members
1956
*25 March	Angenora Spencer		Hyde NC	miscegenation
1957
18 Nov	Mrs. Frank Clay		Henderson NC	dispute