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Institutional Death: Effects Of Carceral State And Education Institution On Black Men, Shontoria D. Pratt Apr 2019

Institutional Death: Effects Of Carceral State And Education Institution On Black Men, Shontoria D. Pratt

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African American men have been dying at an alarming rate for many years. Issues such as violence, prison, education success rates, and health related issues, as well as institutional injustice, have been significant factors in these physical and mental deaths of African American men. The purpose of this research is to investigate the correlation, if any, between the quality of life of African American men in urban cities and their level of Afrocentric knowledge. To what extent does the exposure of Afrocentric knowledge affect the views or help African American men avoid these deaths? This research will present preliminary ideas …


Will The Real America Please Stand Up, Renate "Rennie" Simson Jan 2008

Will The Real America Please Stand Up, Renate "Rennie" Simson

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This small volume is an attempt to analyze the reality of the "Two Americas". The gap between the two (the 'haves' and 'have nots') has been steadily widening and this book offers a clear and simple presentation of the facts and figures that depict this 'gap'.