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African American Studies Final Mla

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Reflection on Necessity of African American Studies
Every social setting has a culture, history, and political system. The same is very true for
black Americans. The only way to understand the African Americans is to study about them.
Their cultures are diversified depending on the place they came from. According to the reading,
the Negro revolution is considered the most crucial domestic affair after the war. The study of
African American studies is necessary because it will help learn about the past encounters of
African Americans. African Americans have been subject to inequalities ranging from slavery,
unemployment, and a failed family system. Most of these problems are man-made. Therefore,
African American studies are necessary in Liberal Art Education as they help individuals cope
with social injustices, change the trend of divorces and separations, unemployment and
illegitimate children which has led to their retrogression.
African American studies help cope with social injustices and enhance local
communities' development programs. I believe that studies will give us in building critical
thinking skills that we need to think independently, write analytically, and critically read and
enable us to make persuasive arguments and write effectively. Studying about African
Americans has enhanced my public speaking and social connections together with related
abilities. It will improve my capacity to understand and appreciate varied groups and apply
academic theories to community development. More so, the studies have enhanced my

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communication skills. Through the studies, an individual is in a position to appreciate and
recognize the multiethnic, multicultural society and the world. The studies prepare one in careers
related to medicine, community studies, law and criminal justice, education, politics snd
government, and religion. I think the studies will enable me to apply research skills in theoretical
approaches to locate and interpret data and define problems.
It is possible to change the trend of divorces and separation if we understand the root
cause and its impact on black Americans. I believe we are in a better position to do so by
studying African Americans owing to the high rates of divorces and separations among black
Americans, a quarter of the families are headed by females. “Divorces have increased of late for
both whites and non-whites, but at a higher much greater rate for the latter. In 1940 both groups
had a divorce rate of 2.2 percent .By 1964 the white rate had risen to 3.6 percent but the non-
white had reached 5.1 percent-40 percent greater than the formerly equal white rate” (United
States Department of Labour,9). This is about one and a half times the families headed by
females among the whites. Only a minority of children reach the age of eighteen years under the
care of both parents. The measure of family disorganization thus seems to be increasing at a
higher rate for the blacks than the whites. Divorces have many negative impacts on children,
such as declined academic performance and introduction to self-harming behaviours like drug
abuse.
Unemployment has been the root cause of so many problems among black Americans.
Thus, African American Studies are necessary to understand the impacts of unemployment and
other social injustices on the lives of black Americans. They are either underemployed or
unemployed. Employment is the best avenue for raising income, and the lack of employment
makes the blacks lack the financial muscle to support their families and other affairs. For that

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1 Student’s Name Professor Subject Date Reflection on Necessity of African American Studies Every social setting has a culture, history, and political system. The same is very true for black Americans. The only way to understand the African Americans is to study about them. Their cultures are diversified depending on the place they came from. According to the reading, the Negro revolution is considered the most crucial domestic affair after the war. The study of African American studies is necessary because it will help learn about the past encounters of African Americans. African Americans have been subject to inequalities ranging from slavery, unemployment, and a failed family system. Most of these problems are man-made. Therefore, African American studies are necessary in Liberal Art Education as they help individuals cope with social injustices, change the trend of divorces and separations, unemployment and illegitimate children which has led to their retrogression. African American studies help cope with social injustices and enhance local communities' development programs. I believe that studies will give us in building critical thinking skills that we need to think indepe ...
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