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Afro-Environmentalism: Black Stewardship In The New Millennium, Shelby Renee Burks Ward
Afro-Environmentalism: Black Stewardship In The New Millennium, Shelby Renee Burks Ward
Black Issues Conference
In the 21st century, societies face serious environmental problems. Black leadership in the environmental arena—stewardship—is vital for successful decision-making that respects all life on the planet, human health, and sustainable economy. Afro-environmentalism will explore how the legacy of the civil rights movement inspires environmental activism, current environmental problems, and how people of African descent are needed to effectively address those problems.
As African-Americans, the civil rights leaders of yesterday gave us an incredible legacy. Men and women fought against oppression and gave their lives for equal treatment, justice, and freedom. Today, environmental problems also include matters of injustice, untruth, and …
Black Leadership In Historical Perspective, Cynthia Griggs Fleming
Black Leadership In Historical Perspective, Cynthia Griggs Fleming
Black Issues Conference
My presentation will focus on the changing nature of black leadership over the last 100 years - from the era of Booker T. Washington to the age of Barack Obama.
Sankofa: Preserving Your Cultural Heritage Through The Art Of Narratives And Story-Telling, Theressa N Cooper
Sankofa: Preserving Your Cultural Heritage Through The Art Of Narratives And Story-Telling, Theressa N Cooper
Black Issues Conference
As research has struggled to identify and define the Black experience (Du Bois, 1903; Bell, 2002), Obidah (2003) suggests that one of the lasting theoretical frameworks that resonates for the social science community and for Black people themselves is Dubois’ (1903) notion of double consciousness. Dubois (1903) found that as African Americans, we live two lives – one that is full of pride for its African-ness and all that it encompasses; and a the second life in which we have to assimilate into the American (White) culture. Therein lies the struggle, where the African American is seeking to find a …