Is Christian Fundamentalism so bad for women? [Blog/Article]
Throughout history women have had to deal with gender and sexuality issues that have led to a struggle and fight to be seen as equal in society. Women’s movements have existed to gain rights in business, politics, education, and so on. Much progress has been made to give women opportunities that those before them did not have. For women in the church, there has been progress but struggles still avail. While thereREAD MORE
Being Called Black = Being Called a N***er [Reflection/Blog]
After doing some reading up on Black History I will no longer consider myself as a Black human being. I am African American. After reflecting on the actual meaning of the word black (vs the word white which is usually synonymous with clean and/or pure), I feel being called Black may be more detrimental to African Americans than being called a N***er. From birth we are called Black or referred to asREAD MORERole of Young People in the Civil Rights Movement [Blog/Black History]
The below is a 2001 article from CNN.com Young African-Americans played a big role in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. One incident was in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) came to desegregate Birmingham in 1963. After an initial surge of activity involving numerous protests and arrests, the movement stalled. The SCLC leadership decided that the best way to regainREAD MORE
African American Spirituality in a Hip Hop Culture [Article]
Intro What is African American spirituality? Based on numerous hours of class discussions it almost appears as if what is termed African American spirituality is an enigma. It seems as if the definition in itself would be an easy one to construct. Spirituality is simply defined by Dictionary.com as “the state or quality of being dedicated to God, religion, or spiritual things or values, esp. as contrasted with material or temporal ones.”READ MORE