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African American voices in Atlanta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Survey research in Atlanta suggests that the usual national generalizations about race and language need to be examined in the light of local evidence.
Kretzschmar Jr., William A.
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

2014 Phillis Wheatley Poetry Reading

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2015
An evening event of the 2014 Callaloo Conference held at Emory University, the annual Phillis Wheatley Poetry Reading featured Jericho Brown and Kevin Young reading their own work. Former US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey greets conference attendees and
Kevin Young, Jericho Brown
doaj   +1 more source

Ecologies of the Sacred: A Review of Valérie Loichot's Water Graves

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2021
Aaron Witcher reviews Valérie Loichot\'s Water Graves: The Art of the Unritual in the Greater Caribbean (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020).
doaj   +1 more source

Extending the Normativity of the Extended Family: Reflections on \u3ci\u3eMoore v. City of East Cleveland\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Part I of this Article briefly recounts the plurality decision in Moore before analyzing Justice Brennan’s concurring opinion and detailing how the concurrence affirms, rather than deconstructs, the notion of African American deviance in families.
Gillner, Karl, Münstermann, Sebastian
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Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the concentration of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma in Alexander disease (AxD) and whether GFAP levels are predictive of disease phenotypes. Methods CSF and plasma were collected (longitudinally when available) from AxD participants and non‐AxD controls.
Amy T. Waldman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2020
Weaving insightful analysis into a brief biography of gospel icon John P. Kee, Claudrena N. Harold explores gospel music\'s essential place as an outlet for African Americans to express their spiritual and cultural selves.
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Low Country Travelers: An African American Car Club of Charleston County, South Carolina

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2010
Nancy Marshall and John McWilliams, Low Country Travelers sign, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 2010. In their photo essay, Nancy Marshall and John McWilliams explore the history, mission, and significance of the "Low Country Travelers," an ...
Nancy Marshall, John McWilliams
doaj   +1 more source

Effective Intensive Language Programs: The Case study of a Kiswahili STARTALK Program Model [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2023
The article presents a case study of a non-residential Kiswahili language and culture STARTALK program conducted in the summer of 2019 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Brenda Aromu Wawire   +3 more
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Do Historically Black Colleges and Universities Enhance the College Attendance of African American Youths? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Recently, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have become the center of intense policy debates. Do HBCUs enhance the college attendance of African American youths? Previous research has been inconclusive.
Ehrenberg, Ronald G   +2 more
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