1st Edition

The Black Family and Society Africana Studies

By Jr. Conyers Copyright 2015
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

This volume focuses on the black family in the United States and the social forces and issues that affect it, including education, healthcare, racism, poverty, and politics. It examines the effects of these social forces on individuals as well as families. Contributions are varied. "A Biscuit for a Letter" examines education in the antebellum South. "Black Intellectuals on Trial" and "Africans'... Read more


1. Introduction
James L. Conyers, Jr.

2. A Biscuit for a Letter: Black Children and Education in the Antebellum South
Vincent Willis

3. Examining Memorable Messages in the African American Family: Coping with Prejudice
Jason Thompson and Rockell Brown-Burton

4. Black Intellectuals on Trial: Debating Race, Community, and Responsibility
Marcia Walker-McWilliams

5. African Perspectives on Race in the African Diaspora: As Understood by Chimamanda Adichie's Americanah
Rita Kiki Edozie

6. Feminization of Poverty and the Black Family: Ideological and Methodological Contestations
Theresa Rajack-Talley and Latrica Best

7. "It's Gonna Be Some Drama!": A Content Analysis of HBCUs on BET's College Hill
Siobhan Smith

8. African-centered Research Frameworks: Expanding the Boundaries of Cultural Competence in Evaluation
Sarita Davis

9. "Work to Be Done": Democratic Pursuits and Black Women Activists, 1940s–1965
Courtney Thompson

Contributors

Index

Biography

Mark Hulliung