The Battle of Algiers and Colonial Analogy in the Panther 21Journal of African American Studies - Tập 23 - Trang 455-475 - 2019
Adrienne Rooney
It made headlines when the prosecution screened The Battle of Algiers (1966) as evidence in a 1969–1971 New York Supreme Court case concerning over a dozen members of the Black Panther Party. According to the prosecution, the pseudo-documentary depicting a pivotal battle in the fight for Algerian Independence informed the defendants’ purported plan to bomb sites in New York City. The allegation pr...... hiện toàn bộ
Climate Justice, Hurricane Katrina, and African American EnvironmentalismJournal of African American Studies - Tập 18 - Trang 305-314 - 2013
W. Malcolm Byrnes
The images of human suffering from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina remain seared in our nation's collective memory. More than 8 years on, the city and its African-American population still have not recovered fully. This reality highlights an important truth: the disturbances that accompany climate change will first and foremost affect minority communities, many of whom are econom...... hiện toàn bộ
African Americans and Trayvon Martin: Black Racial Identity Profiles and Emotional RespondingJournal of African American Studies - Tập 19 - Trang 279-297 - 2015
Sha’Kema M. Blackmon, Anita Jones Thomas
Public opinion polls suggest that many African Americans viewed the death of Trayvon Martin as a race-related event (Gabbidon and Jordan 2013; Pew Research Center 2013). This exploratory online investigation examined African Americans’ general reactions to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin as well as the link between Black racial identity cluster profiles and race-related stress reactions (i.e....... hiện toàn bộ
The Crisis Confronting the African American Community: Organ and Tissue DonationJournal of African American Studies - Tập 11 - Trang 42-54 - 2007
Wayne R. Moore
Life saving breakthroughs in the treatment of diseases like kidney and sickle cell, which disproportionately affects African Americans, have been thwarted by the organ donor shortage problem, donor allocation policy, and matching protocols used in organ allocation. It is critical for the African American community to understand transplantation and donor issues. This article, focusing on renal tran...... hiện toàn bộ
Single Black Mothers’ Role Strain and Adaptation across the Life CourseJournal of African American Studies - Tập 17 - Trang 74-98 - 2012
Ruby Mendenhall, Phillip J. Bowman, Libin Zhang
This study examines how Black single mothers maintain resiliency, despite having family provider role strain (e.g., low income, joblessness, and underemployment). Guided by a strengths-based role strain and adaptation approach that addresses how ethnic-specific strengths facilitate resiliency across the life course, we extend Bowman and Sanders (Journal of Comparative Family Studies 29:39–56, 1998...... hiện toàn bộ