Typical in America?

Stereotypes in America are all common. Stereotypes range from Older people are smarter then todays youth, Most black men are no good, There are no more good black men (they are all taken), and/or every household that has a single mothered home is on welfare (ie. Food Stamps.) The majority of these sayings with the inclusion of others, are stated with emphasis by many who are just plain ignorant.

THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE by K. Evans

The Harlem Renaissance emerged amid social and intellecual upheavel in the African American community in the early 20th century. Black Americans migrated north to take advantage of employment opportunties created by World War I. As more an more educated and socially conscious blacks settled in New York' s Harlem neighborhoods, it developed into the political and cultural center of black America. African American literature and arts had begun a steady development ing performing arts and black musical theater. Jazz and blues from the South began filling bars and cabarets of Harlem. Writer began to tell the stories of racial identity.
The National Urban League founded in 1910 to help blacks address the economc and social problems they encountered as they resettled in the North recognized the new talent and introduced new young writers. A strong sense of racial pride and desire for social and political equality emerged. African American musicians and other performers played to mixed audiences seeking the night life. The literature appealed to middle class blacks and to the white book buying public. Artists adopted 'primitive' and African images in paintings and illustrations. The Harlem Renaissance changed forever the dynamics of African American arts and literature and proof that the white race did not hold a monopoly on literature and culture.

The Arian Nation

Now normally I would follow strict guidelines regarding instructions provided by any professor, but I ran across some information that would make anybody that does not have high blood pressure develop it after reading this. I have information that tells more of the truth than any book will ever give. Watch, listen, and learn!

The Ku Klux Klan has a website out that allows you to enroll in the organization of the KKK itself. I was very tempted to go undercover via the internet just to see what I could find out about them. You do not have to guess that I did click the over 18 button and was immediately redirected to a site with inside information on it. You can get information on how to kill a black person as well as secret meetings. You can also see a special video loaded on their version of You Tube, the video actually shows them rallying around a black man, after they have shot, and blantly and bluntly killed the poor guy in broad day light. I was so livid that after the first clip of the beginning of the video I hit the close button on the internet. The KKK also has a website telling you who started the KKK and its background or history of the KKK. They also have a disclaimer. A slight breifing of the disclaimer will be shown at the end of this presentation.

The main reason for the establishment was to terrorize anyone who was not caucasian. If you are of African American descent, or any other race not of caucasian, you are here by deemed a N*gger because of the color of your skin. The Confederate Civil War Veterans Captain John C. Lester, Major James R. Rowe, John D. Kennedy, Calvin Jones, Richard R. Reed, and Frank O. McCord were the Starting Founders of the KKK. The year the KKK was founded was in 1866. There has never been a National Headquarters really established and that is because all small chapters are linked. However; if you want to write to the international headquarters, you must send an addressed letter to: Imperial Klans of America P.O Box 177 Dawson Springs, Kentucky 42408. USA. There is even a 24 hour Hotline that you can use to speak to a live operator (270) 422-4763 as well as a website to email them at: IKAHq@kkkk.net. What a disgrace!

Since the inception, the KKK has been deemed the first real true terrorist organization group which first started with the Civil War. The Klan has a history of rise and fall. Once the Klan rose again, they came back heavier than ever with much more deadlier force, mainly against African Americans, along with several phases of Criminal activity and other forms of organized crimes. They are even known to be Tax skippers, meaning they do not pay their personal taxes on things such as property taxes and other forms of taxations that many normal americans pay every day, year, and tax season. Some how this pertinent information manages to slip the view of the IRS and has a history of being this way since the birth of the KKKs.

In addition to the informative things I just told you about the early 2000s proved to be the worst time for the imperial Klans all over america. Many communities in the United States began to experince a significant influx of Immigrants, especially hispanics, for the first time in U.S. history. A single issue movement opposing immigration has helped create fear and anxiety about immigration in the minds of many americans. Many Ku Klux Klan groups have attempted to take advantage of that fear and uncertainty, using anti-immigration sentiments for recruitment and propaganda purposes, and to attract publicly.

The Klu Klux Klan Disclaimer

The Ku Klux Klan is a US Supreme Court recognized and protected Christian Organization in multiple Supreme Court decisions and has received a Charter from US Congress. We are against terrorists, the immoral and oppose all criminal behavior and activity. The Klan promotes, upholds and protects all the laws in whatever state you live in. If we disagree with a new law, then we use our resources to lobby within the system using the powers of Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Impeachment.

Do you think that President Bush is a racists? And do you think he secretly upholds the Klan in anything they do? (Class discussion)

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns was an incredible movie. It was incredible because Tyler Perry did not use the traditional settings based around his play alone this time. He added some things that were not in his play.

The things he added made the movie more realistic then ever before. He used traditional scenes that were very common in the setting of an African American family. The first thing that was very common was the absecnce of a father (dead beat black male) unfortunatley, that one was extremely typical of most African American homes. The next one was a family under one roof during the passing of a loved one and the last one that I identified with was when a family prepares dinner together in a nice sized kitchen with plenty of discussion.

If I were a judge on the panel for best movie of the year with Black Entertainment Television, I would have to choose Meet the Browns because of the content used. That movie was anything but complacent and that is because the writer and the director was anything but complacent. Tyler keeps getting better and better with time.

Bad Bad Leroy Brown meaner than a junk yard doggg!

I have seen some great paintings, but what I saw in some places compared to the work of lecturer Campbell, ain't got nothing on Campbells work.

I had a wonderful time at his house too. I enjoyed his lecture, except for a few choice words he used. He is brilliantly smart and his work is amazingly mad crazy drop dead geougeious as well as his personality. I pray that his career reaches even higher heights. Talk about artist, Take the letter A out of artist for his position and call him something else! This guy is beyond artist!

I was just kidding when I called him Leroy Brown, Although he reminds you of Madea: Meet the Browns Play and Movie!

Photo top right: The class lecture lasted for about 95 years,

syick, I'm just playing! Lecturer brown

was a bag of chips and cookies. The brotha

is brilliant to the point where it is sick. His

work speaks for itself, he needs no intro.

Secrets of Black Women! Why?

Many people may have already asked this question of why secrets of black women is such a big deal, well I can say that I know why it is so important.

Secrets of Black Women is important because black women in particuler deal with an awful lot on a daily basis. The things we have to deal with can range from Suicidal thoughts, Loved ones hurts and pains, Loosing friends, and the greatest of all our own grief and pain. Majority of the time we don't release things to anyone for fear of judgement by our peers, supposed to be friends, and supposed to be family memebers. We constantly take on and hold the many burdens of others. We hold our own along with our pride and keep on keepin on. We cant release to the people who are supposed to be there for us and be assured that they aren't judging us so we keep on keepin on.

It is important for a black woman, the back bone of society, to have an outlet for some of the most painful things that plague her heart in secret. That is why I have challenged my own self to let go of a secret each year. At the next art party, I will let go of more secrets than anybody I know.

Historical Hammonds House Tour

Above photos: Top left: Joann & Erica discuss the test and Jacob Lawerence

Top right photo: left to right: Fonda(steps), Ty'anna, Glenn, Leon (hidden), Pearline, Camesha, Lisa, and Felecia all discuss directions to the next art program of the evening and directions so that know one gets lost AGAIN!

I had a relaxing day. I at first was a little annoyed about the way the Hammonds House Museum looked, but then after it was explained to me by Professor Lisa that if they updated the museum too much, than the original touch of things would be gone, So they only modernized things to a certain degree, I became comfortable enough to unwind and see the beauty of history in the form of famous African American paintings. The test we took was very inquizetive, although I don't know which was the most inquizitive, the one at High Museum or Hammonds House. I still had fun. My favorite painting was one by Jacob Lawrence, this painting was one of good ol Harriett Tubman pulling Black men to freedom from a rock. That was the highlight of my day! In high school they always want you to study wars and time lines but they never teach you anything about who you really are and where you came from. I learned one thing from this particuler field trip, It is up to you to learn who you are and where you came from so that you don't repeat the past!