2. Who do I pretend to be?

3. Who do people think I am?

4. Who do I wish I could be?

5. How has race or ethnic identity played a role in any of these responses?

2. How old were you?

3. What emotions do you associate with the experience?

4. Have you ever talked about the experience? 

5. How have your early experiences with race shaped your worldview?

2. Compare and contrast in detail and provide examples of any parallels/similarities that you have been able to identify between African cultures and African American culture. Has this concept of Ubuntu changed your worldview at all? Explain.

2. Then, define and provide an example of the concept that you feel is least present in the African American community. Also, provide an example.

3.2 The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) 

3.3 Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale

POST 3.4: RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT PADLET POST

POST 3.5: FIND YOUR RACIAL IDENTITY RESOURCE

 

 

2. Expecting code-switching threatens diversity since it’s essentially forcing African Americans to part themselves from their origins. Expecting me to code switch is like saying I can’t speak Spanish, since it was my first language I hold it deeply in my heart and will forever be proud of it. In regards to African Americans code switching takes away from their place of origins, whether it be clothing, acting, speaking, what they like etc.

3. The effects of code switching may intersect with a person's mental health as the feelings of “not being good enough for Whites and not good enough for my own people” comes into play. I’ve heard this phrase so many times over the past and it’s always when people of color are raised around predominantly White communities. They try to code switch the best they can but eventually lose themselves in the process. They want to fit in, code switch to be more like those around them but can’t but when they’re around their people they code switch again, and it’s mentally straining. 

4. The resource that helps me understand the topic of code switching more is the article “The art of code switching: How Black students adapt to predominantly white spaces.” This source shines some light on the perspective of the issue since it spoke on the art rather than it being a chore, listing examples of individuals actually undergoing code switching in their everyday lives.

https://statenews.com/article/2023/02/the-art-of-codeswitching?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest#:~:text=Code%2Dswitching%20is%20a%20tactic,are%20not%20labeled%20as%20aggressive.5. A strategy that I feel can be successful to address the misconceptions about code switching that exists inside and outside of the African American community is essentially zoning everything out. When one is out and about minding their business it’s best for you to do the same, don’t think about them and what their life may be like, don’t stereotype them, don’t write or say misconceptions about them, they’re minding their own, as you and everyone else should as well.
6. One thing that I learned from this unit is that code switching is used in everyday lives and it affects more people than I thought.

2. This faith provides a connection back to Africa for those African Americans choosing to join the faith as traditions that are linked to African American culture promises a good and fulfilling life. It provides its followers peace and shies away from judgment, representing power and respect, in comparison to the African Culture in which the spiritual gatherings that consist of rituals, music, dance, and food would allow one to connect to the spirit world.

3. The Yoruba faith treats health and healing in their religion through sacrifices/offerings, conducting orthodox treatment, prayings, readings, etc. They essentially relied on the Gods wholeheartedly to heal them.

4. The resource that helped me understand the Yoruba Orisha faith a lot more is the article “Yoruba Mythology: The Orishas Of The Yoruba Religion.” After analyzing the resource the most important thing that I learned from it is that the Yoruba people are one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, but I have never heard of them until now. I believe we should promote these religions a lot more, not enforce but to inform others of them.

5. One thing that stood out to me from this unit would be the fact that there are so many religions within the African American culture that I didn’t even know existed. 

2. Factors that are contributing to the disproportionate number of African American infants who die in childbirth and African American mothers who die in childbirth include toxic stress, racism, lack of resources, and nutrition African American women must suffer with. 

3. Solutions that can be implemented to improve the experiences of African American mothers giving birth and African American infant survival rates include equality health training classes to doctors – this should be unnecessary as individuals should have the common decency to not be racist – host new mother sessions where African American women are taught Dos and Don’ts after having a child.

4. A resource that helps me understand the theme is the article “Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality.” The resources’ significance to the unit’s material as it shines a light on the discrepancies of African American mothers giving birth which tend to result in their death and or the death of their children. It also covers ways to reduce the number of deaths.

5. One thing I learned from this unit happens to be the fact that Beyonce and Serena Wiliams, having the most public attention, suffered from experiences in a hospital. 

2. The intersectionality of unconscious bias, distrust in the healthcare system, lack of health insurance and lack of health education affect the African American community since each and every system has managed to fail minorities. It is prevalent in the healthcare system as well, as mentioned in the video “Minority Health Disparities” African American men live seven years less than other racial groups and Latino adults are 45% more likely to die from diabetes.

3. Three strategies that I feel can address the issues raised in questions one and two include one, bring in more minorities into the healthcare system as we too are neglected from the right to a great education; two, gather non-profit organizations and work towards distributing free food and well-ness check ups in low income communities; three community work out days in which the community gathers together in a park to perform small workouts to increase their health.

4. The resource that helps me understand this topic more is the article “Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with health care,” as it shines a light on the health of African Americans caused by environmental amongst other factors.

5. One thing I learned is how cruel the healthcare system is to minorities, I knew they didn’t have the best healthcare system but the statistics still blew my mind.