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Black Marquette

Author : Valerie Wilson Reed

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,62 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Academic achievement

ISBN : 9781626000582

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Black Marquette is a compilation of essays written by Black Marquette alumni regarding their unique Marquette experiences. This book is a labor of love-a love of Marquette and the love of the students who proudly attended the university. "Black Marquette" is about MARQUETTE PRIDE. The pride of all African American alumni of Marquette University who have passed through the doors of Marquette Hall in search of an education; walking the campus blocks of Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street seeking to find out who they are and who they strive to be. For many of the Black alumni, their successes have gone unnoticed and overlooked. Their accomplishments, often hidden in the shadows, can now be celebrated in the light by all Marquette alumni. It was a struggle for some Black alumni to complete their essays. A few of those participating described it as "peeling off a band-aid" to reveal some of the memories. There were tears shed. But those tears washed away the negative only to reveal tears of joy. Joy for the lifelong friendships they made; fond memories of activities they participated in that helped them make it through those college years; appreciation for the Jesuit education they received and for the professors and administrators who made a positive difference in their lives. Though the book highlights the lives, struggles and successes of Black students over the years, it is a reminder to all students that you can overcome any obstacles and achieve success.



Black Liberation from Reconstruction to Black Lives Matter

Author : Robert Samuel Smith

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Page : pages

File Size : 12,72 MB

Release : 2021-07

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ISBN : 9780197583951

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"A higher education history text about Black liberation, starting with the Reconstruction Era and covering up to the Black Lives Matter movement"--



The Black Box

Author : Marquett Burton

Publisher : Sasn

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 26,68 MB

Release : 2020-08-09

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ISBN : 9780578745060

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The Black Box is not a tale of a great man. This story is about someone like you: a human being endeavoring to make tomorrow better than today. Each chapter recounts a formative experience and concludes with a 'Black Box': an explanation of how a given situation helped me develop the mindset required to thrive in that type of environment.An airplane's black box records all circumstantial things occurring around and within the aircraft, as well as the voices (and radio transmissions) in the head of the airliner. When an airplane crashes engineers look into the black box to study what went wrong. However, black boxes also have stories of success, but we rarely look to them for those narratives. Memories, like a black box, are nearly permanent records. Black boxes are stored in reinforced shells designed to survive 30 minutes in 2000-degree Fahrenheit heat as well as submersion in 20,000 feet deep water.Your black box is filled with helpful memories, but so often you fail to look into your black box to pull wisdom from it. Sometimes we do not want to open the black box and look in because it means seeing our hardships replayed, seeing things that cause us fear and pain. As you peer into my black box, it will inspires you to look into your own. Our black boxes are filled with explanations of why we crash as well as stories of how we have soared above turbulence.Most of these chapters have been developed as self encapsulated stories from which a moral can be drawn without reference to previous chapters. I share the story of my life knowing that my achievements outstrip those of the average person by only a modest margin. The validity of this work lies in the distance between my starting point and where I stand today. This book is about you. It should drive you to consult your black box as you adventure through life, and to use the experience, strength and resolve that you already have to make your journey easier and more enjoyable.



African Perspectives on Culture and World Christianity

Author : Joseph Ogbonnaya

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 231 pages

File Size : 35,12 MB

Release : 2017-05-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1443891592

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Unlike the global North, “the ferment of Christianity” in the global South, among the majority of world people, has been astronomical. Despite the shift in the center of gravity of Christianity to the global South, intra-ecclesial tensions globally remain those of the relationship of culture to religion. The questions posed revolve around to what extent Western Christianity should be adapted to local cultures. Should we talk of Christianity in non-Western contexts or of majority world Christianity? Is it appropriate to describe the shift as the emergence of global Christianity or world Christianity? Should Christianity in the global South mimic Christianity in the global North, or can it be different in the light of the diversity of these cultures? Can Africans, Asians, Latin Americans, Europeans and North Americans – the entire global community – speak of God in the same way? This book is devoted to examining varieties of the intercultural process in world Christianity. It understands culture broadly as a common meaning upon which communities’ social order is organized. Culture in this sense is the whole life of people. It is the integrator of the filial bond holding people together and the various institutional structures – economic, technological, political and legal – that guarantee peace and survival in societies, states, and nations, both locally and internationally. As this book shows, the centrality of culture for world Christianity equally showcases the important position the scale of values occupies in world Christianity.



The Myth of the Missing Black Father

Author : Roberta L. Coles

Publisher : Columbia University Press

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 44,90 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0231143532

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Common stereotypes portray black fathers as being largely absent from their families. Yet while black fathers are less likely than white and Hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother, many continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation, providing caretaking, financial, and other in-kind support. This volume captures the meaning and practice of black fatherhood in its many manifestations, exploring two-parent families, cohabitation, single custodial fathering, stepfathering, noncustodial visitation, and parenting by extended family members and friends. Contributors examine ways that black men perceive and decipher their parenting responsibilities, paying careful attention to psychosocial, economic, and political factors that affect the ability to parent. Chapters compare the diversity of African American fatherhood with negative portrayals in politics, academia, and literature and, through qualitative analysis and original profiles, illustrate the struggle and intent of many black fathers to be responsible caregivers. This collection also includes interviews with daughters of absent fathers and concludes with the effects of certain policy decisions on responsible parenting.



Through the Black Mirror

Author : Terence McSweeney

Publisher : Springer

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 26,63 MB

Release : 2019-07-26

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 3030194582

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This edited collection charts the first four seasons of Black Mirror and beyond, providing a rich social, historical and political context for the show. Across the diverse tapestry of its episodes, Black Mirror has both dramatized and deconstructed the shifting cultural and technological coordinates of the era like no other. With each of the nineteen chapters focussing on a single episode of the series, this book provides an in-depth analysis into how the show interrogates our contemporary desires and anxieties, while simultaneously encouraging audiences to contemplate the moral issues raised by each episode. What if we could record and replay our most intimate memories? How far should we go to protect our children? Would we choose to live forever? What does it mean to be human? These are just some of the questions posed by Black Mirror, and in turn, by this volume. Written by some of the foremost scholars in the field of contemporary film and television studies, Through the Black Mirror explores how Black Mirror has become a cultural barometer of the new millennial decades and questions what its embedded anxieties might tell us.



Rhetorical Crossover

Author : Cedric Burrows

Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 23,81 MB

Release : 2020-10-27

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0822987619

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In music, crossover means that a song has moved beyond its original genre and audience into the general social consciousness. Rhetorical Crossover uses the same concept to theorize how the black rhetorical presence has moved in mainstream spaces in an era where African Americans were becoming more visible in white culture. Cedric Burrows argues that when black rhetoric moves into the dominant culture, white audiences appear welcoming to African Americans as long as they present an acceptable form of blackness for white tastes. The predominant culture has always constructed coded narratives on how the black rhetorical presence should appear and behave when in majority spaces. In response, African Americans developed their own narratives that revise and reinvent mainstream narratives while also reaffirming their humanity. Using an interdisciplinary model built from music, education, film, and social movement studies, Rhetorical Crossover details the dueling narratives about African Americans that percolate throughout the United States.



No Struggle, No Progress

Author : Howard Fuller

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,16 MB

Release : 2014

Category : African American school superintendents

ISBN : 9781626000445

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Presents the story of one man's life journey into the heart of the struggle to reform the US's schools. Howard Fuller has dedicated his life to helping poor and working class Black people gain access to the levers of power dictating their lives.



Historical Black Milwaukee (1950 to 2022)

Author : Dr. Michael Bonds

Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Page : 166 pages

File Size : 43,44 MB

Release : 2023-08-23

Category : Social Science

ISBN :

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In Historical Black Milwaukee (1950-2022), the author illustrates how an African American community grew over time and the people, events, and institutions that shaped Black Milwaukee. He also shows the contributions that African Americans made to the City of Milwaukee's growth and its history. Bonds provides a detailed discussion on historical Black Milwaukee. He shows how a small Black population of 21,772 (3.41%) out of Milwaukee's population of 637,392 in 1950 grew to become the second-largest racial group in Milwaukee with a total population of 223.962 (38.8%), based on the City of Milwaukee's 2021 estimated population of 577,222. The author discusses the people (community leaders, Black elected officials at every level of government, and Black professionals in the public, private, and criminal justice sectors) who shaped historical Black Milwaukee. Moreover, he provides a detailed discussion of various institutions (Black businesses, schools, religion, media outlets (newspaper, radio stations, televisions, etc.), social service agencies, and more that shaped historical Black Milwaukee. And the book reveals the role of Black cultural institutions (museums, art galleries, bookstores, nightclubs, sports leagues, etc.), cultural events (festivals, art shows, and more), Black neighborhoods, and public landmarks (streets, buildings, murals, parks, etc.) named after Blacks who contributed to the growth of its community and the City of Milwaukee's history. This book discusses the challenges and opportunities that led to the integration of the Black population into the City of Milwaukee. Historical Black Milwaukee will become a book that can be updated regularly and can provide a one-stop reference book on Black Milwaukee for the period of 1950-2022. The book also discusses lessons learn from historical Black Milwaukee and their implications for other Black communities.



Valcooks Kitchen

Author : Valerie Wilson Reed

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Page : 167 pages

File Size : 12,67 MB

Release : 2021-05-15

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ISBN : 9780578898056

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A collection of recipes based on inherited family favorites from the kitchen of Home Chef Valerie Wilson Reed, aka "Valcooks". The flavor of these cuisines are profoundly influenced by her Southern-Creole heritage and Floridian upbringing among the Cuban, Italian, Spanish, African American and Native American cultures. She skillfully conducts these culinary experiences like sheet music to a succulent, universal symphony to move one's soulful palate. She uses spices and techniques she's discovered in her world travels and fresh organic ingredients as her instrument. This unique cookbook is interactive! Use your QR code reader on your mobile device to link to short "how to" cooking videos for each recipe. In 2021, "Valcooks Kitchen" home cooking videos were nominated in three categories by "The Taste Awards". Combine the printed recipes with the visual process to bring Valcooks' culinary delights to your family and friends.