100 Questions and Answers About African Americans: Basic research about African American and Black identity, language, history, culture, customs, poli
Language: English
Published by Michigan State University School of Journalis, 2016
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- Title
- 100 Questions and Answers About African Americans: Basic research about African American and Black identity, language, history, culture, customs, poli
- Author
- Michigan State School of Journalism
- Publisher
- Michigan State University School of Journalis
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1942011199
- ISBN 13
- 9781942011194
- Item weight
- 0.28 pounds
Questions include:
- Which is preferred, Black or African American?
- Why do some people prefer to identify as Black?
- Why do some people prefer African American?
- How do multiracial people identify or fit in?
- What is the African diaspora?What is the Great Migration?
- What are Pan-Africanism and the Pan-African flag?
- What is the Negro National Anthem?
- What is the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it do?
- Why does slavery have such a lasting effect?
- What are reparations?What did Jim Crow laws do?
- What is Brown v. the Board of Education?
- What is "reverse discrimination" or "reverse racism?"
- What is Kwanzaa?
- What is Ebonics?
- Why is it OK for Black people, but not White people, to use the n-word?
- Are Black people loud?
- How can it be offensive to compliment a Black person for being articulate?
- How many Black households are headed by one parent?
- How prevalent are multiracial marriages among African Americans?
- How important is religion to African Americans?
- What religions do African Americans follow?
- What is the Black Church?
- What is institutional racism?
- What is systemic racism?
- What is White privilege?
- What does "colorblind" mean?
- Can Black people be prejudiced?
- What does it mean to "play the race card?"
- How is the African-American population distributed?
- How do African Americans' educational levels compare with others'?
- What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
- How does African American unemployment compare with other groups?
- Is the Black community the major recipient of other government aid?
- How does African-American life expectancy compare with others?
- What is the infant mortality rate for Black babies?
- Are some medical conditions more prevalent among African Americans?
- Can racism cause health problems?
- Is sickle cell disease a Black condition?
- Where do sexual stereotypes about African Americans come from?
- How do issues of race and gender affect Black women?
- How does the Black community regard sexual orientation?
- What is colorism?
- What is "passing?"
- Can African Americans get sunburned or tanned?
- What is "ashy" skin?
- Why are there many Black athletes in some sports and not others?
- What was the "Chitlin' Circuit?"
- What is hip-hop?
- Why do some people assume African Americans are good dancers?
- How often and accurately are African Americans represented in movies?
- Are African Americans well represented in the news media?
- What is the origin of African-American soul food?
- What are African American military contributions?
- What is cultural appropriation?
- What is "mass incarceration?"
- Is it true there are more Black men in prison than in college?
- What are the statistics for Black-on-White homicides?
- What is racial profiling?
- Where do African Americans stand politically?
- What does #BlackLivesMatter say about other lives?
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About the Author
Their work was vetted by a team of experts including:
- Nikki G. Bannister, principal editorial consultant of Nik Scott, Navy.
- Dr. Charles Corley, Michigan State University Dept. of Criminal Justice.
- Dr. Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, professor of African American history and Associate Dean in the Michigan State University Graduate School.
- Joyce Zoe Farley, pursuing master's and doctorate degrees in African-American studies with concentrations in public policy and film at Michigan State University.
- Wanda J. Herndon, former senior vice president of Global Communications for Starbucks Coffee Company and founder of W Communications
- Stratton Lee, adviser in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Academic and Student Affairs.
- Walter T. Middlebrook, assistant manager editor/Metro, The Detroit News.
- Rashad Muhammad, instructional technologist at MSUglobal Knowledge & Learning Innovations.
- Keith Owens, senior editor of The Michigan Chronicle.
- Freda Sampson, director of inclusion and diversity at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
- Dr. Geneva Smitherman, author and Michigan State University distinguished professor emerita in the departments of English and African American and African Studies.
- Reginald A. Stuart, past president of the Society of Professional Journalists and corporate recruiter.
- Julie Green Topping, formerly senior director of content strategy at the Detroit Free Press
- John Golaszewski, Michigan Department of Civil Rights
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