With the many issues we face within the world today, the biggest issue is that of race and this issue is directly related to intercultural communication and respect. One of the biggest issues is regarding the Identity and history of the people descendant from the Diaspora like most communities of African-American descent. The lack of self-awareness of the identity and history of African-Americans has been the root cause of many issues that plague this ethnic group. These issues include violent crime, teen pregnancy, high school dropout rates, inner city murder rates, and the black male incarceration percentage. Many articles have been written on those aforementioned rates and percentages. I will explain and correct the lack of self-awareness of the ethnic identity and history among African Americans. With issues like those mentioned above, one has to realize that there’s a deeply rooted and complicated issue within the African-American community. This issue is both overlooked, and ignored politically because the majority of White America, both the youth and the older citizens rather not discuss this complex issue. However, until the complexity of this issue regarding ethnic identity is discussed; the descendants of the Diaspora, scattered across the world in every nation and/or culture will continue to bear witness to intercultural tension and violent crime within this ethnic group. In his book, The Destruction of Black Civilization, scholar Chancellor Williams informs us that history has proven that a number of tactics were employed by anthropologists to blot out "black" accomplishments. Here is a list of Williams’ observations about how anthropologists chose to operate: Continue reading: Leave a Reply. |
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