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Full-Text Articles in African American Studies
Emerging Challenges To Long-Term Peace And Security In Mozambique, Ayokunu Adedokun
Emerging Challenges To Long-Term Peace And Security In Mozambique, Ayokunu Adedokun
The Journal of Social Encounters
Mozambique’s transition from civil war to peace is often considered among the most successful implementations of a peace agreement in the post-Cold War era. Following the signing of the 1992 Rome General Peace Accords (GPA), the country has not experienced any large-scale recurrence of war. Instead, Mozambique has made impressive progress in economic growth, poverty reduction, improved security, regional cooperation and post-war democratisation. Mozambique has also made significant strides in the provision of primary healthcare, and steady progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Notwithstanding these stellar achievements, Mozambique still faces a large number of political, social and economic problems: …
"I Do Feel The Fire!": The Transformations Of Prison-Based Black Male Converts To Islam In South Central, Malcolm X, And Oz, Kameron J. Copeland
"I Do Feel The Fire!": The Transformations Of Prison-Based Black Male Converts To Islam In South Central, Malcolm X, And Oz, Kameron J. Copeland
Journal of Religion & Film
Historically, imprisoned Black male converts to Islam have been known for their narratives of redemption and struggles for religious freedom behind bars. While Islam possesses a strong visible presence throughout predominately Black areas of inner cities, it has become a natural feature of Black popular culture in mediums such as hip-hop, film, and literature. By the 1990s, the portrayal of Islamic conversions yielding Malcolm X-style transformations among young Black men, who formerly embodied self-destructiveness, were visible in films featuring Black male protagonists. The prison-based transformations typically involved highly influential Black Muslim leaders improving the social conditions of the inmate, the …
The Legacy Of Gil Scott-Heron, Regennia N. Williams
The Legacy Of Gil Scott-Heron, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Books: Suggestions For Further Reading, Regennia N. Williams
Books: Suggestions For Further Reading, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
The Wings Over Jordan And The Scholarship Of Oral History, Regennia N. Williams, Glenn Brackens
The Wings Over Jordan And The Scholarship Of Oral History, Regennia N. Williams, Glenn Brackens
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
A Former Student And Colleague Remembers Gil Scott-Heron, Linwood Gato Martinez-Bentley
A Former Student And Colleague Remembers Gil Scott-Heron, Linwood Gato Martinez-Bentley
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Guest Editor's Introduction, Sherlynn Allen-Harris
Guest Editor's Introduction, Sherlynn Allen-Harris
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Acknowledgments And Disclaimer, Regennia N. Williams
Acknowledgments And Disclaimer, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
The Value Of Black Lives: The Effect Of The Digital Age On African American Identity And Political Participation, Lauren Grimes
The Value Of Black Lives: The Effect Of The Digital Age On African American Identity And Political Participation, Lauren Grimes
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
The Politics Of Engagement In The Digital Age, Sherlynn Allen-Harris
The Politics Of Engagement In The Digital Age, Sherlynn Allen-Harris
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
The Rule, Marylou And Jerome Bongiorno
The Rule, Marylou And Jerome Bongiorno
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
2018 Call For Submissions, Regennia N. Williams
2018 Call For Submissions, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.