Black Faces in the mirror: African Americans and Their  Representation in the U.S. Congress

We have investigated the differences in support for the U.S. Supreme Court among black, Hispanic, and white Americans, catalogued the variation in African Americans’ group attachments and experiences with legal authorities, and examined how those latter two factors shape individuals’ support for the U.S. Supreme Court, that Court’s decisions, and for their local legal system. We take this opportunity to weave our findings together, taking stock of what we have learned from our analyses and what seem like fruitful paths for future research. In the process, we revisit Positivity Theory. We present a modified version of the theory that we hope will guide future inquiry on public support for courts, both in the United States and abroad.

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“The Real Nature and Spirit of Our Lives”

10.1093/oso/9780199372652.003.0006 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Amanda Porterfield

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

African Americans ◽

Social Organization ◽

Labor Unions ◽

Social Evolution ◽

Fourteenth Amendment ◽

The Real ◽

Real Nature ◽

Republican Liberty ◽

The U.S

Proponents of social evolution blurred boundaries between commerce and Christianity after the Civil War, championing Christian work as a means to economic growth, republican liberty, and national prosperity. Meanwhile, workers invoked Christ to condemn patronizing attitudes toward labor, and by organizing labor unions to hold capitalists accountable to Pauline ideals of social membership. Influenced by organic theories of social organization that traced modern corporations to medieval institutions, U.S. courts began recognizing corporations as natural persons protected by rights guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which had originally be crafted to protect the rights of African Americans.

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The Unique Challenges and Contributions of Diverse Caregivers

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2373 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 681-681

Author(s):

Rita Choula

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African Americans ◽

Pacific Islander ◽

Asian Pacific Islander ◽

Asian Pacific ◽

Hispanic White ◽

The U.S ◽

Unique Context

Abstract Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 oversampled African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and people over the age of 75. Six in ten caregivers report being non-Hispanic white, 17% are Hispanic, 14% non-Hispanic African-American or black, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 3% some other race or ethnicity, including multiracial. The session will emphasize the unique context of diverse caregivers, including African American, Hispanic, Asian, and LGBT+ caregivers. The session will begin by discussing the portrait of the typical caregiver of each of these groups. It will follow with a discussion of the challenges facing diverse caregivers in the aggregate and the opportunities to recognize and support them across settings.

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Historical Racist Violence and Intergenerational Harms: Accounts from Descendants of Lynching Victims

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/00027162211016317 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 694 (1) ◽

pp. 78-91

Author(s):

Shytierra Gaston

Keyword(s):

African Americans ◽

Research Policy ◽

Well Being ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Violent Event ◽

History Of ◽

Racialized Violence ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

The U.S

African Americans are disproportionately victimized by various forms of racialized violence. This long-standing reality is rooted in America’s history of racist violence, one manifestation being racial lynchings. This article investigates the long-term, intergenerational consequences of racial lynchings by centering the voices and experiences of victims’ families. The data comprise in-depth interviews with twenty-two descendants of twenty-two victims lynched between 1883 and 1972 in the U.S. South. I employed a multistage qualitative analysis, revealing three main domains of harmful impacts: psychological, familial, and economic. The findings underscore that racist violence has imposed harm beyond victims and for many decades and generations after the violent event. These long-term, intergenerational harms, especially if multiplied across countless incidents, can fundamentally impact the well-being of individuals, families, and communities as well as contribute to structural and macrolevel forces. Findings from this study have implications for research, policy, and practice, including efforts toward redress and reparations.

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Africa in the Shuffle

Issue A Journal of Opinion ◽

10.1017/s0047160700008994 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 22-23

Author(s):

Immanuel Wallerstein

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

New York ◽

African American ◽

African Americans ◽

New York Times ◽

The United States ◽

The New York Times ◽

The U.S

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, the study of Africa in the United States was a very rare and obscure practice, engaged in almost exclusively by African-American (then called Negro) intellectuals. They published scholarly articles primarily in quite specialized journals, notably Phylon, and their books were never reviewed in the New York Times. As a matter of fact, at this time (that is, before 1945) there weren't even very many books written about African-Americans in the U.S., although the library acquisitions were not quite as rare as those for books about Africa.

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American Dream Deferred

Pacific Historical Review ◽

10.1525/phr.2021.90.2.233 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 90 (2) ◽

pp. 233-260

Author(s):

P. James Paligutan

Keyword(s):

African Americans ◽

Civil Rights ◽

American Dream ◽

Equal Opportunity ◽

Coast Guard ◽

Traditional Use ◽

Civil Rights Era ◽

Migratory Movement ◽

Naval Officers ◽

The U.S

This article examines a unique migratory movement of Filipinos to America: Filipino nationals recruited by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard between 1952 and 1970. Such recruits were seen as a solution to a mounting labor problem stemming from the Navy’s traditional use of minorities to fulfill duties as servants for naval officers. With African Americans' demands for equal opportunity reaching a crescendo during the Civil Rights era, the U.S. Navy looked to its former colony to replenish its supply of dark-skinned servants. Despite expectations of docility, however, such Filipino sailors were able to forge a culture of resistance manifested through non-confrontational acts of defiance, protest through official channels, and labor stoppage. Such actions ultimately resulted in the reversal of naval policy that relegated Filipinos to servile labor.

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Black Philanthropy and National Parks: Giving Green to Give Black

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration ◽

10.18666/jpra-2021-10666 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aby Sene-Harper ◽

Myron Floyd ◽

Akiebia Hicks

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African Americans ◽

Focus Group ◽

National Parks ◽

Critical Role ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Group Interviews ◽

Meaningful Relationships ◽

Giving Circles ◽

The U.S

Philanthropic partners have always played a critical role in the management and maintenance of national parks in the U.S. Cultivating strong relationships with the communities of color, particularly African Americans, has been a major challenge for the National Park Service (NPS). As ethnic populations increase in share of the U.S. total population, the lack of diversity in NPS partnerships will be increasingly problematic for national parks funding and stewardship. Building philanthropic partnerships with African American audiences will be critical to the long-term sustainability of the NPS. While philanthropy is present and strong in the Black community, further research is needed to ascertain how the NPS can inspire and sustain philanthropic actions among Black donors in support of national parks. This paper presents an overview of the literature on Black philanthropy and the findings from focus group interviews to understand how African Americans perceive their philanthropy and the ways they connect their giving to national parks. The focus group interviews occurred between February and June 2018 in Raleigh, NC; Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; and Washington, DC. Participants included mostly African American donors who were actively involved in community foundations, philanthropic associations, and giving circles. The study found that Black philanthropy is embedded in the community life; measured not only in money, but also in time and talent; and, driven by race and humanity. Participants also noted that a general lack of awareness as an important reason why they had not considered giving in support of national parks in the past. They suggested that making more visible the Black history of national parks would likely increase African American donors’ interests and stewardship. We suggest the NPS broaden its lens in forming strategies for connecting to Black donors (and audiences in general). Findings in this report present unique opportunities for the NPS to cultivate enduring and meaningful relationships with African American communities in support of national parks. Specifically, the NPS should leverage Black philanthropy to build partnerships, recognize the importance of social empowerment, expand cultural memory as part of the NPS visitor experience, and build on the concept of giving circles.

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