https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks Portal to my thoughts! en-us 2022-04-21 04:31:35 UTC 2022-06-10 14:37:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f42c.png yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151485149 Prompt 1
I am a 29 year old hispanic mother and wife who is still learning about the importance of being a good role model through the things I do. I sometimes pretend that I can do everything, help everyone else, when in reality I am so tired that it sometimes feels that I fail my own marriage and kids. People think I have my life all figured out, that I don't have my own struggles and flaws, and that I am available to their dispositions and needs at all times. I wish I could just sometimes understand that my main priorities should be God, my marriage and children. I have allowed others to suck the life out of me with their problems and concerns and have failed at times that the ones I should worry about the most are my own. As the first person of my family to attend college (on both sides), I've always felt the pressure to please everyone else not knowing the burden I was putting on my own self. Race and ethnicity have applied pressure in my life in the way that I have to worry about what people say. I had so much on my plate school, work, church and getting pregnant out of wed lock with my first daughter were not taken lightly. The "What are people going to say" that hispanic families are so concerned about has taken a great toll in my life. ]]> 2022-04-21 05:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151485149 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151500599 Prompt 2
I was 7 or 8 years old if I recall correctly, when i experienced my first race activity. Growing up with a single mother of 5, we were always finding my mother struggling with rent and bills, so that pushed my brothers to work hard for the things that they wanted to have. My bother had just purchased a brand new dodge charger with nice rims and just a beauty of a car. My brother went to pick up the youngest of my brothers from his dentist appointment to get his wisdom teeth pulled out, and as soon as they were going to turn into the drive way they get pulled over by some police officers. Needless to say that with no reason to have gotten pulled over they were forced out of the car, treated like criminals, searched and had them sit on the sidewalk while searching the vehicle. I remember seeing all this happening and getting me extremely angry. I see my brother spitting blood out ( since he had just gotten his wisdom teeth pulled out) I ran inside the house to bring him a clean gauze, and was told by the officer to step away from my brother. We didn't grow up with a dad, so to have a male figure scream at me the way he did was just shocking to me. Made me question who in the world did he think he was to talk to me like that! After searching the vehicle and not finding any narcotics, as the police thought they would,  they let my brothers go. I don't know how to better explain what happened that day it just felt like they had taken part of our dignity that day. I spoke to my mother about it and all she could say is that they were just doing their job, but why did it feel more of intimidation and proof of superiority towards us and not to "Serve and Protect"?]]> 2022-04-21 05:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151500599 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151515912 Prompt 3
I believe having a positive sense of self is extremely important to avoid being prejudice our own selves. I have came to the conclusion that sometimes people behave the way that they do because of the things that they have lived through have shaped them to think, behave, pose as something that they are not. Someone who has not been able to see the positiveness and goodness of things regardless of how bad things or someone can be can not be a vessel to try to promote change. So yes, it is very important to have a positive self, regardless what race or ethnicity they identify or belong to, to be able to enlighten and educate others about race and ethnicity.

]]> 2022-04-21 05:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2151515912 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154366400 Theory 1
I personally don't believe that the spirit of ubuntu is alive today anymore in the african american culture, at least in the newer generations  it is not. Have I seen elders that still show or demonstrate the characteristics that represent ubuntu? Yes. But the majority of the african american culture, at least through what I have seen, its all about materialism which Akbar shows in his research. It is all about the money, cars, sex, etc. Hard to see the respect, helpfulness, sharing, and unselfishness that Nelson Mandela spoke about in the video. I feel that in African American culture and African culture there really are similarities and differences, one that particularly caught my attention is  the sensitivity with time and rhythm how both cultures think the same, and I can even include my own culture in there. We see it bad or wrong to get to an event "right on time". I we get there early , people think we're just there for the food, so we run by the saying "We will get there at some point" and we tend to always show up late!  A difference that did grab my attention was that in African Culture spirituality and daily life are intertwined, but in african american culture I feel like its more money hungry oriented, focused on getting better everything, such as education, cars, house, careers and etc. The concept of ubuntu has made me wish to live in a time and a community that truly practiced what ubuntu is all about, that way we would live in a moment when it's all about my own needs but how I could make others better. ]]> 2022-04-23 04:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154366400 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154376298 Theory 2
From the 7 Concepts of Afrocentric Psychology I believe the one that is more seen in the African American community is the Maafa because it was designed to oppress, humiliate, and destroy! It may not be slavery in today's time but it may be other things such as drugs, HIV, humiliation, different curve balls to the african american community to avoid them of reaching a higher potential in life and to keep being seen as pretty much nothing in our nation. The concept that I chose that i see the least is and is very meaningful to me is Sankofa and this is why. Regardless of everything that the african american community has gone through I feel they have forgotten all the struggles that blacks have gone through in this country. Slavery being the first, how slaves would be treated, and all they had to do just to be free. Then we see what the civil rights movement had to in order to be seen as equal, avoid having colored schools, bathrooms, restaurants, everything!And to see how today's generations behaveas if none of that matters just upsets me so much! People had to walk miles and miles, marching, to bring a freedom that I feel sometimes gets taken for granted. ]]> 2022-04-23 05:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154376298 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154380911 Theory 3
The principle that resonated with me the most was the Umoja. I believe unity is a word that people don't truly understand because of the lack that we see in our society today. The state of being joined as a whole just sounds so beautiful to me. If one day it didn't matter what race, ethinicity, color, economic status we belong to, if I see you stuggling I want to be there to help you! Your struggles are my struggles, and when you need me I want to be there! The perfect picture of what ubuntu is all about. Be able to be happy and unified just sounds like a dream. Sadly I feel like we are more disunited as a society. It has been so long since I have seen this value in action and specially in minority groups which includes african americans. It's more about the gang violence in my point of view, but if there was unity, the world would most definitely be a better place. ]]> 2022-04-23 05:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2154380911 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159787702 3.1 MULTIDIMENSIONS OF ETHNIC SELF IDENTIFICATION

I identify with the following ethnic measures:
1. Within the category of for Natal measures I chose the items of birth place and ancestral lineage. The reason why these two spoke more to me is the fact that i like to identify as Chicana. These two items merge together to what I identify myself as, an american born here in the U.S. but with roots in Mexico. So my birth place being the United States but my Mexican ancestral lineage helped define the Chicana that I consider to be today.
2. Within the category of Behavioral Measures I identified more with participation of religious activities. Identifying as a christian pentecostal, church has had a great influence in the behaviors performed by myself. This has shaped the preferences I have in media, music, films, friendships and clothing, since the things I do should always try to honor God.
3. Within the category of subjective measures, I chose value preferences. I think that being part of a hispanic christian church, my values have always been founded on the bible. As being part of a Mexican family of course we had values but the church values always had a heavier weight in my life. For example, modern day or even other ethnic groups may begin the education of the practice of safe sex. As part of a mexican family we were told we would be of great shame if we were to ever engage in sex before marriage, but as part of a church congregation we were taught to remain abstinent until marriage. In my case what is heavier to me in value is what God may think of me rather than my parents.
4. Within the category of situation-contextual measures, I chose again with religious and spiritual measures. As a woman of faith I tend to overcome all types of situations through a religious and spiritual way. It has shaped me to believe that everyone and everything comes and leaves for a spiritual purpose.

3.2 MULTI-GROUP ETHNIC IDENTITY MEASURE

In terms of ethnic group I consider myself to be Mexican American or Chicana, which is pretty much the same thing. My multi-group ethnic identity measure score is 38. To me this score means that I have a high sense of identity with being a mexican american. I am proud to be of this ethnicity because such like others its culture is just beautiful! What suprised me the most is that I never gave the thought of how patriotic I feel from having two nationalities in my own self, and how much I enjoy both of them! 

3.3 Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale

My Rosenberg's Self_Esteem Scale score was 21. The score is just an assertion of what I already knew of having a normal self-esteem. As a little girl I did have a low-self esteem and it mainly had to be with my genetics. I was given a nice set of full arm hair which would cause to get bullied by all the other kids in my grade no matter of their race, that's why you would see Yenny with a sweater in 100 degree weather and that made me hate the way I looked so much. But the scale results mentions that usually the older you are the higher your self-esteem is and I found that to be very true. Why? Because as you get older, at least in my case, I started to not care what people thought about me. I did things for me and not to please a crowd. And when you stop caring about what others think you get this peace that no one can ever try to take away from you. I am happy with me! ]]> 2022-04-27 05:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159787702 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159839745 I believe I am in the Ethnic Minority Stage of Integration, which is to value and integrate one's culture as well as the majority culture. Mentioning that I do consider myself a Mexican American, I feel like I do get to enjoy both the Mexican culture and the American culture because they both are a part of my identity and who I am. For example, I get to equally enjoy both independence days for both countries and I equally feel as I am a piece to each of them regardless what each of the groups think. I am pro to anything that can help expand education and awareness to other race and ethnic groups for the well-being of one's own self-identification. I have learned to speak up when things aren't right, I absolutely hate injustice being made, which pushes me, as a mother, to help build a better tomorrow for my children to enjoy, without the need for them to ever feel inferior because of who they are or believe in. ]]> 2022-04-27 06:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159839745 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159876699 This article is able to analyze the different roles that race plays in the lives of Mexican Americans here in the U.S. through analyzing different areas such as education, racial characteristics, and social interactions and how great of a disadvantage we sometimes find ourselves through the lack of education from our parents and even siblings. This article hit home because as the first person to attend college in my family, I feel like I was in a huge disadvantage since I couldn't just walk up to anyone and ask them for help with homework because they didn't even had the chance to finish elementary school. And this led to the huge culture shock and felt discrimination on my freshman year from an almost "all white" classroom at Iowa State University with the simple comment of, "You're a Mexican girl from Compton? What are you even doing here?" How was I supposed to react to that?]]> 2022-04-27 06:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2159876699 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2165103666 1.The types of "isms" that I was able to identify were towards gender, sexual orientation, disability and education. For example with sexual orientation a woman made a comment about how she was told she didn't look like a lesbian because she didn't have certain characteristics that lesbians are supposed to have? Or being told one is too pretty to be disabled. As if disabled people supposed to look ugly. Or education, a woman was considered smart because she was "asian". 

2. Do we live in a post-racial society? Absolutely not! I feel that even though some people may believe that racial prejudice and discrimination doesn't exist it is still very well alive in our society. For African Americans, and even other minorities, to still get targeted mainly by the white population to be murdered for simply taking a jog and seen as a fun game to try to kill them is just sickening. There's people out there still think that if you're not white, you shouldn't be in this country and that is just depressing. 

3. My personal definition of race has shifted thanks to this chapter. I always believed that race was only biological. Depending on your genetic material or DNA that your race was determined. But I have learned that to anthropologists studies that this just simply can't be possible. That race is sociopolitical and not a biological concept. There are many inconsistencies between what should race be defined as. So I came to the conclusion that One should just have their own belief of what race is and to me is just a simple " What I simply define myself as" there's no rubric, just self define. 

4. I was very surprised at how early the word race was used. Going back to the 1500s, but what stood out the most is how as the centuries passed the definition became more "defined" if I can explain it that way. It started off as a word that just simply meant a type, kind, sort or breed which I feel could've been used for not only humans but other things as well. Then it was used for certain populations such as if someone was native American, African, European and etc. Later in the 19th century it was meant for subdivisions of human species that would differ from one another. There is where I noticed a separation of being just human to what kind of human are you. 

5. Link is attached above!
https://whyy.org/articles/myth-post-racial-america/


6. The most interesting part that I have learned in this unit is that no matter if direct or indirect, the topic of race can take a heavy toll in one's life. An example, stress, stress if not taking care of it on time can actually bring mortal outcomes to one's life. It slowly causes organ failure and a multitude of sickness in the body if not given the attention on time. Same as racial discrimination. It slowly and surely can take effect in every aspect of our lives and makes us "socially ill". Beginning with mental illness and how it can cause depression and anxiety in one's self. Let's take care of that issue so we could have a better tomorrow!

 

       ]]> 2022-04-30 05:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2165103666 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2169011633 1. What I believe makes the black family unique are the facts that ever since the beginning, being brought into this country as slaves, taken out of their homes because of the myth, disputed by Du Bois,  that Africa was not considered a source of culture and civilization, they have managed to continue moving forward regardless of all the obstacles and trauma they have had to face. This country has been very unfair and continues to be unfair to the African American family but regardless it has managed to continue to pass on their knowledge, traditions, an culture. Even though the concept of family was taken away from the beginning, they have managed to maintain themselves united and together to this present day!

2. I believe that some of the strengths that most African American families have is mainly as stated before, the ability to still thrive regardless of all the things created to try to destroy it. Secondly, I do see it as a huge blessing to be able to count not only in the immediate family, but the extended, augmented, and the fictive kin! Everyone likes to be involved with everyone regardless if their family or not. To be there to support and help even when there is not a drop of blood that brings them together. I just find that to be very beautiful and heart warming. In regards of challenges, oh man! I really salute the African American community for all the hardships they have endured, from slavery up to today's social issues. But what the text mentions, the greatest challenges that were a consequence of their past are; mothers raising children without the father's help, welfare dependency, juvenile delinquency, and drug addiction. I feel that if at one point the African American community can overcome these challenges, there is no one that can stop their greatness. 

3. Watching the clip of racial socialization, made me wonder so much of the struggle and fears that African American mothers have with knowing they have to raise a child in today's society. You can literally tell that this was not an easy topic for her to talk about. In most cases, to find out you're expecting causes joy and you literally can't wait to let everyone of the good news. The fact that finding out that she was pregnant, the joy of becoming a mother quickly changed from a happy moment to a scary thought of "how am I going to raise a little black boy or girl in this society", and as she said that you can tell it almost made her tear. As a Mexican American I don't think it's ever crossed my mind of educating my children to be prepared for what the world may have for them or how they may get treated. So this definitely was an eye opener for me, as to the fear that African American mothers face for their children, and to teach them how to try to overcome these negative situations. Teaching them to be leaders, build character and the need to excel and achieve.

4. Since slavery, in my opinion, the factors that have impacted black families the most were that the concept of family was not able to be well established in black families. Because of the fact that at the beginning the biological family unit was not sacred. Slavery in my belief and according to the reading, what caused an unstable family unit. Male and female partners were kept from legal unions and forced separations from partners and their children was what avoided the black family to have the proper foundation of what a family is. I always say, you can not give what you have never had. Black families were snatched the opportunity to have a strong family foundation since the beginning, which I feel is the consequence of what we see today. 

5.  https://family.jrank.org/pages/60/African-American-Families-African-American-Families-in-New-Millennium.html

6. One thing that stood out the most to me was the introduction of welfare to the black community and the discrimination against them that some of these programs brought, such as the "ma-in-the-house rule". This really did bring me to question if this could have really been the reason why many men decided not to be in the lives of their children. Like, if it may have started as an unselfish act, "let me get away since i'm struggling to provide for my family", that way they may receive welfare, to the absent selfish and immature father that left his child for his own desires of today. Is welfare really the answer as to why many black families find commodity to receiving their welfare money rather than pushing themselves to become an educated person with the possibility of making more money?]]> 2022-05-03 21:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2169011633 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2170924564 Resource URL: 
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1944&context=cmc_theses]]> 2022-05-05 04:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2170924564 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2172185705 1. Imposter syndrome is doubting on one's own abilities, such as academically or own in the workplace, and feeling undeserving of one's achievements and accomplishments. 

2. A student's educational journey and career become affected by this syndrome the most when teachers, principals, counselors, and even peers begin to make one doubt on one's academic achievements and accomplishments. These negative assumptions of "you're not that smart", "you probably cheated", "you copied someone else's work", try to make one doubt of the academic abilities that one possesses.  


3. The effects of the imposter syndrome on the self-esteem and mental health of African American women in the workplace is an overwhelming cycle of people questioning your abilities and doubting one's self even when they have already accomplished great things. They push an agenda of self-doubt to make one actually believe that they're not deserving of good outcomes. "Other people do not expect greatness from you, and therefore, they don't want you to expect it either".

4. I believe race and gender mark a heavy toll on African American women in the workplace because it's double the glass ceilings that they must overcome to be able to successfully be placed in the position they would like to be at. It's already hard for a woman to be considered for certain job positions alone, now even more if you're an African American woman. May also be seen as incapable or not smart enough to do the work tasks.

5. One strategy that I believe can be successful in addressing this issue and improving the work place for women of color is just simply speaking up about how certain things makes us feel. If something bothered me then it most definitely bothered someone else. If our discomforts never get addressed then it will be very hard to incorporate change. 

6. I was just very surprised honestly, about this whole Imposter Syndrome. Why? Because it has happened to me so many times before, and the one that stands out the most, mentioned before on another padlet discussion, was my freshman year at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. During an "ice breaker" exercise in one of my courses we had to introduce ourselves: name, major, and where we were from. I am Yenny, I'm majoring in Animal Science, and I'm from Compton, CA. A student then questions me, what is a Mexican girl from Compton doing here? I didn't know what to say, I was in a classroom with the majority of white students. Made me feel undeserving to be there even though I had received an $18,000 scholarship to go there for academic recognition, and I had been contacted by the university since my sophomore year of high school to make sure I attended their university. Now I understand that I am smart and that I deserved the chance to be there. ]]> 2022-05-05 23:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2172185705 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2172328572 I could have elaborated more, but wanted to keep it at the two-page length. ]]> 2022-05-06 02:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2172328572 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2180152906 1. Some of the psychological consequences of experiencing subconscious racial slights as a person of color, include in my point of view, constant view as a threat, a hostile environment being created either at school or work, lower work productivity, actual physical health problems, and a continuous trail of devaluation of one's self. 

2. Some examples of the stereotypes that can be thrown around to a person of color can be telling an Asian American he/she speaks great English. Another example, continuously asking a person of Latin or Hispanic descent where they were born because of the assumption that they may be illegal aliens. We may also add a woman grabbing tight to her purse, or men to their wallet, when an African American is walking by near them. 

3. One of the things of intersectionality that really stood up to me in regards of African Americans being killed by police is what was mentioned of the lack of media coverage of black women being killed by police than the black men. I do agree because I do know more of the deaths of let's say Trayvon Martin, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. It honestly hurt me so much to find out about Aiyana Jone's death, she was only 7 years old and shot in the head by police. Did she really not matter because she was black, young, and a female? Was that why she wasn't that important?

4. In the journey of Ethnic Identity, Intersectionality, Bias, White Privilege and Racial Microaggressions do take a toll on how we see ourselves and portray ourselves in society. It is those little things people say and unconsciously do that affects our mental health since we continuously have to be questioned with the actions and words portrayed to us if whether not we really deserve what we have. I have experienced this before in school and work and it does create a hostile environment, it made me question several times whether showing up to class or work was going to be a good idea or not. Even dating! I did go on a few dates with white men, and can I can say I was seen more as "exotic" and that being the reason to date me not really because they wanted to get to know me. These topics just bring out the "Am I really good enough?"

5.  https://www.edutopia.org/article/look-implicit-bias-and-microaggressions

It is pretty much the same information from the readings and audio assigned to this unit, just with a little more examples. But what stood to me the most was a Bias test you may take on race conducted by Harvard University that was an eye opener! You should give it a try! 

6. A strategy that I continue to emphasize on is speaking up. I think employers, teachers, or where ever one can be at should have continuous conversations on how microaggressions may be avoided at work or, school or wherever it is that one may be. 

7. The main thing that really honestly impacted me the most is the the video on intersectionality. It was honestly very powerful to remember the lives of the women killed by police brutality. How they didn't really get media attention, the youngest being 7 and the oldest 95. People in both age groups should not have died the way they did, both killed in their homes on a police raid. ]]> 2022-05-11 21:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2180152906 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2181743457 2022-05-12 18:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2181743457 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2187511015 1. I believe that one of the strengths of the black communities is that regardless of all the injustices placed on their ways since the early 1900s they have managed to keep their hope and still manage to create a sense of a positive community regardless of the community segregation they found themselves in.  

2. I honestly feel that the weakness that black communities have is just feeding up the racial stereotypes that have been placed on them. A solution to change this is just early intervention through education. Let me elaborate on this problem and solution. Not too long ago there was a shooting in a Compton smoke shop, the video from the shooting was released and you can see how four very young men come into a smoke shop with the intention of an armed robbery that ended up being fatal for one of the robbers. If we were to teach the youth that through a higher education they can avoid these types of situations and keep feeding the stereotypes of delinquency in Compton youth would help up bring our community. 

3. Three ways in which the black community can reach progression are:

1. Education: Hiring teachers that actually believe in their students and push them to their true potentials, and after school programs and activities that would actually keep the youth focused on their education to avoid them hanging around the "wrong crowds and influences".

2. Availability of better jobs: The reading brought up a point about how African Americans tend to make only about 60% of what a white counterpart makes. If there were to be better paying jobs out there it wouldn't be as difficult as it is for the black community to thrive financially. 

3. Participation in Community Beautification. 
One of the things that my mother taught me was, when you have a clean house it brings a satisfied sensation to your life, rather than when it's a mess and you even feel sick and even tired in your own home. If as a community, we can take the initiative to clean and beautify our community not only does it bring a sense of pride but it also can make its members feel more comfortable of where they are from and live regardless of its geographic location. 

4. The 3 Threats that the black community faces in my point of view are:

1. Lost Youth
I always say, that today's youth will be tomorrow's leaders. But if the youth is lost in other things not making their education a priority it will most definitely continue a cycle of struggle that generations before have passed through. Making it difficult for the black community to progress.  

2. Drugs
Drugs have been since I can remember one of the biggest deal breakers of progression that I cold think of. If the black community is already behind on how much money they're making compared to to other races and ethnicities, this is a topic that makes that income even worse for families that currently struggle with it. To think, for example, that crack was purposely introduced in LA low-income communities, just shows how it is planned to maintain the African American community in a state of poverty with the in ability of upward mobility. 

3. Crime   

 The thought that by crime, such as theft and robberies as an easier way for income maintains the stereotype that African Americans are criminals. Involvement and appreciation of the community we are in I feel would help to get a sense of pride and instead of hurting each other we can help build each other up. 

5. https://www.habitat.org/stories/historic-housing-discrimination-us

This resource gives a nice timeline of the different housing discrimination actions through the decades for people of color. 

6. One thing that really stood out to me from this unit was just how the judicial system keeps failing African Americans. Through the NPR audio it brought my attention how regardless of the injustices of housing towards blacks the supreme court, in 1926, didn't find it "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" to segregate blacks from the white communities until 1948, when the Shelley v. Kraemer case emerged to challenge the 1928 supreme court decision. ]]> 2022-05-17 12:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2187511015 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2190756526 2022-05-19 05:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2190756526 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2192131237

]]> 2022-05-20 00:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2192131237 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2198238681 2022-05-24 19:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2198238681 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2201341797 1. The differences in terms of Spirituality and Religion practices between the African American Community from the larger community is that 79% of African Americans claim to be spiritual or religious. That is the highest percentage among other races or ethnic groups.

2. Black millennials tend to have different religion habits than older African Americans because in my view, I feel that spirituality or religion are seen as something "old fashioned". I've heard the term that "times have changed" and youth are just more into other things than trying to seek a "higher being". I feel like the rise of educated blacks has to do with this as well, youth seeking education and more professional roles don't allow the time to practice religion and spirituality the way older generations did. 

3. I believe attending a church benefits the African American community positively. It helps to have hope when there doesn't seem to be any. It was shown that it helps relieve stress, anxiety and depression. 

4. http://blackyouthproject.com/church-makes-me-sick-how-black-christians-are-stalling-black-liberation/

This article helped me understand the mindset of why there is an increase of number of unaffiliated black Millennials. It is the thought that the black church is oppressing its own community by not trying to come with solutions to social problems and lifestyles. 

5. I was honestly very shocked about finding out the percentage of African Americans that practice religion and spirituality and that the majority of those are christian. Make me question if this is the case why still so much lost youth?

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1. One major theme that really caught my attention was that a simple action as to educating a mother on how to breastfeed, allows babies receive the nutrients they need and help the black community's infant death rate to go down. And, the fact that the black community has the highest number of 15 to 19 year olds giving birth, I feel that at that age you are just clueless at everything you do, even more know how to properly care for a baby. 

2. This theme affects the black community because it is the race that has the highest infant mortality rate than all other races and ethnic groups in the U.S. Black babies are not having the opportunity to live a life. 

3. One strategy that may help reduce the black infant mortality rate is just access to the proper prenatal care black women need, and once having birth, the education on how to properly breastfeed a baby. 

4. https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2020posts/infant-mortality-among-black-babies.html

This article supports the crucial reality that black babies are amongst the highest to suffer from infant mortality here in the U.S. due to several factors that the mother may have to face. 

5.One thing that really stood out to me was the fact that black babies were the ones with the highest mortality rates in the U.S. I am a pro-life supporter and it doesn't necessarily mean in the abortion aspect, to me every baby deserves a chance at life and if that means mom has to have proper prenatal care or education on breastfeeding, something must be done.  ]]> 2022-06-02 05:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2208518524 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2208590142 2022-06-02 06:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2208590142 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2210537250 1. The African American community does not trust the medical community because they have been lied to previously and many times about things or procedures done to them. They have always been seen as a race to experiment with due to their low-income status.

2. Other ways that the black community has been altered with medically is as mentioned in the google slide, it is thought that HIV was also implanted to target the African American community. Less access to health care and discriminatory acts by the medical community also take a role on why blacks mistrust going to a doctor or a hospital.

3. Three strategies I could come up with to try to end the mistrust in the healthcare area would be: 

        1. More African Americans joining the health care force. Black nurses and doctors that can gain the trust of it's own people and allow to seek medical care for an individual before the development of any chronic disease. 

         2. Social Workers that may aid those who are more "illiterate" or whom may not fully understand procedures, medications and documents they have to sign, that may be administered to them and can carefully explain to them what they are.

         3.   Simple and early education on the need to seek healthcare to avoid any disease that can later take a huge toll on the lives of African Americans at a later time.

4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354806/

This article helped understand the psychological trauma that blacks have with the healthcare system and other reasons why the African American community mistrust healthcare facilities such as negative encounters with doctors or less frequency of visits to the doctor. 

5. One thing that really stood out and was honestly horrifying to find out was the fact that the government keeps mistreating the black community in so many different ways. Lying to individuals into being sterilized only because of the color of your skin is just sickening. These doctors were receiving money from the government to sterilize black women and it's just plain wrong and the fact that money is more valuable than a person's well-being.

]]> 2022-06-03 20:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2210537250 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2214449516 2022-06-08 04:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2214449516 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2215872321 1. The role of the black church in the African American community is to bring a source of salvation and healing and be of collective support that you get from the fellow church goers. The place to relief your symptoms and a place to release one's burdens which helps alleviate those who may be going through mental struggles and illnesses. 

2.I believe that in any sort of medical field, being specific right now on mental health, to be culturally compatible with the African American community so that they may gain their trust to access healthcare. That way, they may be treated for any mental illness or health concerns they may be experiencing.

3. Three strategies to deal with this issue would be: 

1. More black health care providers.
2. Training for other race or ethnic doctors that help avoid bias and prejudice. 
3. Educating the African American community on how to reach out health professionals for preventative care. 

4. https://www.apa.org/advocacy/civil-rights/diversity/african-american-health
This article was significant because it is able to show how psychologists can play an essential role in helping people modify their behavior to prevent and recover from chronic illnesses. 

5. What called my attention the most is the fact that if the African American community can overcome their fears against the medical field, it can help on the long run to prevent illnesses and help them live a longer healthier life. ]]> 2022-06-09 05:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2215872321 yaldana1 https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2217569694 Hope you find it educational! ]]> 2022-06-10 14:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yaldana1/Bookmarks/wish/2217569694