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Mikel Houston Thesis.Pdf, Mikel Houston

Mikel Houston

Understanding Academic Achievement Of African American Scholars- An Intrinsic Case Study Of An Urban High School By Cluny Lavache.Docx, Cluny Lavache

Cluny Lavache

The Nurse’S Role In Addressing Barriers To Cancer Screening Of African Americans: An Integrative Literature Review, Wendy Clayton, Joseph D. Tariman Phd

Joseph D Tariman PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN

From Reconstruction To Deconstruction: Undermining Black Landownership, Political Independence, And Community Through Partition Sales Of Tenancies In Common, Thomas W. Mitchell

Thomas W. Mitchell

This article considers one of the primary ways in which African Americans have lost millions of acres of land that they were able to acquire in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the beginning part of the twentieth century and the sociopolitical implications of this land loss. Specifically, this article highlights the fact that forced partition sales of tenancy in common property, referred to more commonly as heirs' property, have been a major source of black land loss within the African American community. The article argues that involuntary black land loss has had a significant negative impact upon …

"Town Of God": Ota Benga, The Batetela Boys, And The Promise Of Black America, Karen Sotiropoulos

Karen Sotiropoulos

No abstract provided.

"Town Of God": Ota Benga, The Batetela Boys, And The Promise Of Black America, Karen Sotiropoulos

Karen Sotiropoulos

No abstract provided.

Identifying Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates In Milwaukee-Based Academic And Non-Academic Clinics, Jasmine Wiley, Jonathan Blaza, Wilhelm Lehmann, Deborah Simpson, Jeffrey Stearns, S L. Pischke, T Greiten

Will Lehmann, MD

Conclusion: The African American/Black race per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has the highest CRC death making early CRC screening an imperative. While the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality ranks Aurora Health Care as 8th out of 20 systems in Wisconsin (77.6% Q3 2014-Q2 2015) local data analysis identified age as the largest disparity gap. Analyzing local population data REAL/Gender provides key insights into support initiatives to reduce health disparity gaps and further our progress toward achieving the Triple Aim for health care.

Identifying Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates In Milwaukee-Based Academic And Non-Academic Clinics, Jasmine Wiley, Jonathan Blaza, Wilhelm Lehmann, Deborah Simpson, Jeffrey Stearns, S L. Pischke, T Greiten

Jeffrey Stearns, MD

Conclusion: The African American/Black race per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has the highest CRC death making early CRC screening an imperative. While the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality ranks Aurora Health Care as 8th out of 20 systems in Wisconsin (77.6% Q3 2014-Q2 2015) local data analysis identified age as the largest disparity gap. Analyzing local population data REAL/Gender provides key insights into support initiatives to reduce health disparity gaps and further our progress toward achieving the Triple Aim for health care.

Identifying Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates In Milwaukee-Based Academic And Non-Academic Clinics, Jasmine Wiley, Jonathan Blaza, Wilhelm Lehmann, Deborah Simpson, Jeffrey Stearns, S L. Pischke, T Greiten

Deborah Simpson, PhD

Conclusion: The African American/Black race per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has the highest CRC death making early CRC screening an imperative. While the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality ranks Aurora Health Care as 8th out of 20 systems in Wisconsin (77.6% Q3 2014-Q2 2015) local data analysis identified age as the largest disparity gap. Analyzing local population data REAL/Gender provides key insights into support initiatives to reduce health disparity gaps and further our progress toward achieving the Triple Aim for health care.

Identifying Disparities In Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates In Milwaukee-Based Academic And Non-Academic Clinics, Jasmine Wiley, Jonathan Blaza, Wilhelm Lehmann, Deborah Simpson, Jeffrey Stearns, S L. Pischke, T Greiten

Aurora Family Medicine Residents

Conclusion: The African American/Black race per the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has the highest CRC death making early CRC screening an imperative. While the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality ranks Aurora Health Care as 8th out of 20 systems in Wisconsin (77.6% Q3 2014-Q2 2015) local data analysis identified age as the largest disparity gap. Analyzing local population data REAL/Gender provides key insights into support initiatives to reduce health disparity gaps and further our progress toward achieving the Triple Aim for health care.

Toward The Development Of The Stereotypical Roles Of Black Young Men Scale, Amber Hewitt

Amber A Hewitt

There is a significant amount of literature on identity development in general, but there is a dearth of research focusing on identity development in relation to how other processes and constructs influence the identity development of African American young men. One such construct is the presence of stereotypical roles. The primary purpose of this study was to create a reliable and valid measure of the stereotypical roles of African American young men. This study explored the relationship between the endorsement of stereotypical roles, stigma consciousness, and masculinity of African American young men. African American young men (n = 164) between …

Perceived Stress And Self‑Rated Health Of Haitian And African Americans With And Without Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joan A. Vaccaro, Sahar Ajabshir, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joel C. Exebio, Zisca Dixon

Joan A. Vaccaro

Background: Blacks have a higher incidence of diabetes and its related complications. Self-rated health (SRH) and perceived stress indicators are associated with chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between SRH, perceived stress and diabetes status among two Black ethnicities.
Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study included 258 Haitian Americans and 249 African Americans with (n = 240) and without type 2 diabetes (n = 267) (N = 507). Recruitment was performed by community outreach.
Results: Haitian-Americans were less likely to report ‘fair to poor’ health as compared to African Americans [OR=0.58 (95% CI: …

Effect Of Medical Advice For Diet On Diabetes Self-Management And Glycemic Control For Haitian And African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes, Fatma G. Huffman, Joel C. Exebio, Joan Vaccaro, Gustavo G. Zarini, Zisca Dixon

Joan A. Vaccaro

Adequate care of type 2 diabetes is reflected by the individual’s adherence to dietary guidance; yet, few patients are engaged in diabetes self-care at the recommended level, regardless of race/ethnicity. Few studies on the effect of dietary medical advice on diabetes self-management (DSM) and glycemic control have been conducted on Haitian and African American adults with type 2 diabetes. These relationships were assessed in total of 254 Blacks with type 2 diabetes (Haitian Americans = 129; African Americans = 125) recruited from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida by community outreach methods. Although dietary advice received was not significantly different between …

Alternative And Complementary Health Practices (Achp) Among Older Urban African Americans, Beverly Wolpert, Priscilla T. Ryder, Denise Orwig

Priscilla T. Ryder

Slides from presentation at: The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA

Filling In The Gaps: Using Outreach Efforts To Acquire Documentation On The Black Campus Movement, 1965-1972, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins

Women Of African Descent: Persistence In Completing A Doctorate, Vannetta L. Bailey-Iddrisu

Vannetta L. Bailey-Iddrisu

This study examines the educational persistence of women of African descent (WOAD) in pursuit of a doctorate degree at universities in the southeastern United States. WOAD are women of African ancestry born outside the African continent. These women are heirs to an inner dogged determination and spirit to survive despite all odds (Pulliam, 2003, p. 337).This study used Ellis’s (1997) Three Stages for Graduate Student Development as the conceptual framework to examine the persistent strategies used by these women to persist to the completion of their studies.

"People Want To See What Happened": Treme, Televisual Tourism, And The Racial Remapping Of Post-Katrina New Orleans, Lynnell Thomas

Lynnell Thomas

Occupying the space between cultural reproduction and theatrical production, the HBO series Treme offers an important vantage point from which to analyze the intersection of race, class, culture, and media representation animating New Orleans’s post-Katrina tourist identity. Treme illustrates the tension between the welcome recognition and celebration of New Orleans black expressive culture and its spectacularization and commodification. The resuscitation of tourist tropes and an emphasis on jazz and heritage music in the series often render the city’s history of racial conflict and injustice invisible or subordinate to new narratives of cross-racial unity among Katrina survivors and paternalistic actions by …

A Historic Context Statement For A World War Ii Era Black Officers' Club At Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Steven D. Smith

Steven D. Smith

This report provides a historic context statement for Building 2101, a WWII period Black Officers' Club located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, that is still in active use. The best historical evidence indicates that the building, a standard A-12 temporary classroom building, was designed as the club for black officers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood sometime between June 1942 and January 1943. Later in 1943, it was expanded with an addition. The building was built as part of Fort Leonard Wood's initial construction and used as a Personnel Adjutant's Office for the Engineer Replacement Training Center, 7th Training Group (Colored), …

Wade Hampton: Conflicted Leader Of The Conservative Democracy?, Fritz Hamer

Fritz Hamer

No abstract provided.

The Niqab In The Courtroom: Protecting Free Exercise Of Religion In A Post-Smith World, Adam Schwartzbaum

Adam Schwartzbaum

The niqab has become enmeshed in heated political controversy all across the world. In the United States, the situation of Ginnah Muhammad exemplifies the complex legal issues arising from conflicts between individuals whose religious beliefs compel this practice and the secular state. Muhammad, an African-American Muslim woman, was ejected from a Michigan small claims court for refusing to remove her veil while testifying. This Comment explores the constitutionality of this action, and a subsequent amendment to the Michigan Rules of Evidence passed in response to her case giving judges the power to “exercise reasonable control over parties and witnesses." Inevitably, …

Other Civil Rights Decisions In The October 2005 Term: Title Vii, Idea, And Section 1981(Eighteenth Annual Supreme Court Review), Eileen Kaufman

Eileen Kaufman

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Greek Affiliation On African American Students' Engagement: Differences By College Racial Composition., Lori D. Patton, Brian K. Bridges, Lamont A. Flowers

Lori Patton Davis

This study used a nationally representative sample of African American college students to examine the degree to which their affiliation with a Greek-letter organization contributed to engagement in effective educational practices by analyzing National Survey of Student Engagement data at historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly White institutions. Overall, the findings indicated that Greek affiliation does enhance African American student engagement, particularly as it relates to interactions with faculty members and peers. Data also indicated that Greek affiliated members at historically Black colleges and universities appear to be more engaged than their counterparts at predominantly White institutions.

“'Roots Run Deep Here': The Construction Of Black New Orleans In Post-Katrina Tourism Narratives", Lynnell L. Thomas

Lynnell Thomas

This article explores the emergent post-Katrina tourism narrative and its ambivalent racialization of the city. Tourism officials are compelled to acknowledge a New Orleans outside the traditional tourist boundaries – primarily black, often poor, and still largely neglected by the city and national governments. On the other hand, tourism promoters do not relinquish (and do not allow tourists to relinquish) the myths of racial exoticism and white supremacist desire for a construction of blacks as artistically talented but socially inferior.

Sexual Harassment In The Lives Of Women Of Color, Nicole T. Buchanan, Carolyn M. West

Carolyn M. West

Bridging The Gap: African And African American Communication In Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Kehbuma Langmia

Kehbuma Langmia

Inequity In Equity: The Tragedy Of Tenancy In Common For Heirs' Property Onwers Facing Partition In Equity, Faith R. Rivers

Faith R Rivers

This article considers the impact of the default intestacy estate of tenancy in common on African American heirs’ property. This piece considers the evolution of the heirs' property conundrum in the Lowcountry of South Carolina – the birthplace of the dream of African-American land ownership – and explores the implications of this form of property ownership on tenants in common facing partition in courts of equity, particularly in developing Sunbelt communities. Comprehensive property law reform is critically needed. I propose a new legal framework to better regulate the externalities that plague the commons of heirs’ property and achieve more equitable …

Time To Step Up: Modeling The African American Ethnivestor For Self Help Entrepreneurship In Urban America, Roger M. Groves

Roger M. Groves

Almost $6 billion in taxes paid by the American people have been rather ubiquitously placed in the hands of a federal subsidy program for investors in low income communities. The subsidy is in the form of a tax credit. The program is entitled the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) initiative. Under the program, the tax credit is used to lure investors to provide equity capital into low income areas, urban and/or rural (i.e. a new market for equity funding). According to my companion law review article (Florida Tax Review, Spring, 2007; The Florida Tax Review was ranked 1st among tax …