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

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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

UCLA Has More NCAA Championships Than Black Male Freshmen

For more information: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/08/ucla-black-enrollment-freshmen_n_4242213.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Emmett Till: Fuel for the Freedom Movement?

Greetings, Class Community.

We watched a documentary and discussed The Emmett Till Case of 1955.  There are a few questions I would like you to consider and discuss in our digital class space. 

Please respond to the following questions:

1. Do you recognize our discussions about the Black Belt South (presented by Prof. Marcus Bernard) being connected to the life, murder, and subsequent trial regarding Emmett Till? If so, what are those connections and how would you summarize the cause and effect relationship?

2.  Do you recognize our discussions about the miscegenation and 'racial purity' being connected to the life, murder, and subsequent trial regarding Emmett Till? If so, what are those connections and how would you summarize the cause and effect relationship of those terms and this event?

3.  How do you think 'new' technologies, such as the television, impacted the public reaction to the life, murder, and subsequent trial regarding Emmett Till? Please explain in a short paragraph of at least three sentences.

Dr. Hill

Black Entertainment and the Negotiation of Minstrelsy

Greetings, Class Community.

The picture above is of Bert Williams, the Black actor that performed in blackface in the early 1900s. He was mentioned during our review.  We explored the history of Black entertainers within the context of historical racism and the legacy of minstrelsy.

How did our explorations affirm, change or complicate your understanding of African American Studies and American culture?

Dr. Hill