1400's through 1865
Event #1 1758
The African Baptist or "Bluestone" Church is founded on the William Byrd plantation near the Bluestone River, in Mecklenburg, Virginia, becoming the first known black church in North America
I believe that foundation of the church impacted the African American family as well as communities as a whole. Community organizing allows individuals to collectively support one another. Today we several families celebrate religion together and often times Sundays are family days.
Event #2 1787
Free blacks in New York City found the African Free School, where future leaders Henry Highland Garnett and Alexander Crummell are educated.
Educating African Americans impacted the community in numerous ways. Each and every person that received some type of education slowly impacted the progression of African Americans. Through education came social movements and growth and hope for families and their children.
1866 through 1953
Event #1 1893
| African American physician Daniel Hale Williams performs the world's first successful open-heart surgery. This event highly impacts the African American family and their ideas of self. This type of accomplishments bring pride to the community and hope to individuals that one day they could impact the world in some way. Event #2 1899 |
| Pianist and composer Scott Joplin publishes "The Maple Leaf Rag," a major hit that helps popularize ragtime music. This event brought outlets for the african american family and community into the media realm. I can see how this positively impacted the family to hear music they enjoyed and represented the community in mainstream media. 1954 through 1971 Event #1 1954 In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, the Supreme Court rules unanimously against school segregation, overturning its 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. |
This event is historical and life changing for every African American. This brought forth several educational opportunities to the African American family that was a step closer to being equal to that of other individuals.
Event #2 1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white person, triggering a successful, year-long African American boycott of the bus system.
This event represents a social movement that was done in order to bring equality to the African American community and family. This event also represent self empowerment and pride for the African American community.
1972 to Present
Event #1 1975
The Jeffersons, one of the first sitcoms about an African American family, premiers on television. It will run for 10 years and will become one of television's longest running and most watched sitcoms.
Seeing a major sitcom representing African American family in the media brought pride to the community. Being able to turn on the television and see a reflection of how you live and how your family is was a major step for African American families. The Jeffersons brought forth representation of The African American family in mainstream society and media without taking censoring or down playing how things really were for the African American community and family.
Seeing a major sitcom representing African American family in the media brought pride to the community. Being able to turn on the television and see a reflection of how you live and how your family is was a major step for African American families. The Jeffersons brought forth representation of The African American family in mainstream society and media without taking censoring or down playing how things really were for the African American community and family.
Event #2 1984
Jesse Jackson is the first African American man to make a serious bid for the U.S. presidency, vying for the Democratic Party nomination. He will try again in 1988 but lose to Michael Dukakis.
This event brought representation for African Americans into politics and government. This is a major step forward to see someone who is African American being a serious runner in a political campaign inspiring generations to come.
This event brought representation for African Americans into politics and government. This is a major step forward to see someone who is African American being a serious runner in a political campaign inspiring generations to come.
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Nguzo Saba (7 principles) concepts
all can relate in some ways to the progress over the course of years in relation to African Americans. Two that I feel are extremely important and very relatable to todays society are Self Determination and Faith.
Self Determination (Kujichagulia) "To define ourselves name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for oursleves.": Without drive and a sense of striving to become better, reach further,and go the distance African American families would not be were they are today. It took individuals using self determination and self pride to push themselves to become greater to impact generation after generation. Without this sense of uniqueness and knowing that we are special people who have several things to offer our communities and this world we would have sat in oppression never questioning it. It took self determination to keep individuality and love for our differences to fight for better lives and better representation of African Americans. Even today African Americans still have the determination to positively represent African americans and I feel this is a reflection of how we want to represent our communities and families.
Faith (Imani) "To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.": There always had to be a belief of something better in order for individuals throughout each era to continue to strive and fight for better lives. Believing in good, practice and promise drove every accomplishment and every breakthrough. Even today African American families represent a lot of the "church going" families because that sense of faith and believing is still a strong principle today.
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In the Harvey article several principles of Nguzo Saba are used. Much of the intervention based work incorporates these principles. Much of the work is "Africentered" based and self determination is a major factor. The intervention goes back to the roots of African Americans to try and address the issues within families and the communities.Also in the Dynamic Duo article principles such as Self Determination, collective work and responsibilty,
and purpose are all very eminent. The family works to keep positive images of the African American family alive and going through generations and realizes although they may not directly benefit it takes sacrifice to bless the future generations to come just as others sacrificed previously for them.
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In the Harvey article several principles of Nguzo Saba are used. Much of the intervention based work incorporates these principles. Much of the work is "Africentered" based and self determination is a major factor. The intervention goes back to the roots of African Americans to try and address the issues within families and the communities.Also in the Dynamic Duo article principles such as Self Determination, collective work and responsibilty,
and purpose are all very eminent. The family works to keep positive images of the African American family alive and going through generations and realizes although they may not directly benefit it takes sacrifice to bless the future generations to come just as others sacrificed previously for them.
Ok, so I love your background!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. As you commented on my post, we do have the same 2 principles. This shows how important they our to black families. I also like how you pointed out the fact about the first black church then you related church and faith, since that's where we get our faith from.
I've just been sitting on your page looking at your background for awhile. I absolutely love it first off!
ReplyDeleteThe thing that stood out the most to me is that you picked the event Jesse Jackson ran for presidency. I think it's interesting that a lot of people are unaware that Obama was not the first African American to try his hand at this and we fail to recognize this too often. The African American race as always been a part of politics but I feel because they weren't "successful", being unlike Obama, they did not actually win and gain a place and actually become the first black president, that we often disregard their strides towards developing the race for the greater.
I must also say, I love you background. It is so positive, colorful and vibrant. I agree with the comments of my fellow classmates as well. One thing I also did notice is that you are the third person other than myself that chose the Rosa park's event as an interesting event for that specific time era. I just thought that it was neat to have several people have similar ideas and outlook on how she was the spark that started the fire and gave others a sense of hope that they too can stand up for what they believed what right. Great summary overall.
ReplyDeleteYes I feel that the church is a positive concrete foundation for many of the African American communities, it has been a positive force in our lives for many years past to the present.
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