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Black and African American

Journal of the Early Republic, 2023
:The terms Black and African American are the products of twentieth-century political and cultural movements that struggled to find terms to define, unite, celebrate, and recognize the heritage and identity of people of African descent in the United ...
E. A. Mitchell
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Black and Blue: Depression and African American Men.

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2016
Depression is a common mental disorder affecting individuals. Although many strides have been made in the area of depression, little is known about depression in special populations, especially African American men. African American men often differ in their presentation of depression and are often misdiagnosed. African American men are at greater risk
K. Plowden, Linda Thompson Adams, Dan M. Wiley   +2 more
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The Black Church in the African American Experience.

Sociological Analysis, 1991
Michael W. Harris, C. Lincoln, Lawrence H. Mamiya   +2 more
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African American Women’s Maternal Healthcare Experiences: A Critical Race Theory Perspective

Health Communication, 2021
Black women are experiencing pregnancy-related complications at a significantly higher rate than women of other races in the U.S., as Black women are three to four times likely to die from pregnancy-related complications compared to non-Hispanic White ...
C. T. Adebayo, E. Parcell, L. Mkandawire-Valhmu, O. Olukotun   +3 more
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Black/African American Women’s Woes: Women’s Perspectives of Black/African American Maternal Mortality in the USA

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023
Despite advances in perinatal care in the USA, maternal mortality is on the rise, and maternal death is higher than in any other high-income country. Maternal mortality in the USA is a persistent public health concern. This issue disproportionately affects Black/African American women, with their likelihood of pregnancy-related death being three times ...
Cecilia S. Obeng, Frederica Jackson, Dakota Brandenburg, Kourtney A. Byrd   +3 more
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Black American perceptions of black Africans

Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1988
(1988). Black American perceptions of black Africans. Ethnic and Racial Studies: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 139-150.
Michael C. Thornton, Robert J. Taylor
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Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking among African American youth and their families: A systematic review study

Children and youth services review, 2019
It is well documented that African American/Black youth underutilize mental health services. Thus, the aim of this narrative systematic review study was to examine the barriers to, and facilitators of, mental health help-seeking and service utilization ...
A. Planey, S. Smith, S. Moore, T. Walker
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African American and Black as Demographic Codes

Language and Linguistics Compass, 2014
Abstract This article addresses the semantics of ethnicity/race and ethnic/racial categorization in the United States and its role in sociolinguistic inquiry. The focus is on scholars' ethnic/racial coding of African American, which is used interchangeably with the label Black.
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“Black-on-Black”: Race, Space and News of Africans and African Americans

Issue: A Journal of Opinion, 1994
The word “black,” referring to Africans and people of African descent, is essentially a social and political construction, historically articulated and contemporarily invented and reinvented. As a social and political category, the meaning of “black” varies through contestation over the term.
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Cultural Considerations in Working with Black and African American Youth

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2022
This article seeks to provide an exploration of the contributors to the mental health of Black and African Americans. We explore the foundations of racism in this country as well as factors leading to systemic racism. It is important to gain an understanding of the multifaceted contributors to disparities in health care and mental health care.
Qortni, Lang, Toya, Roberson-Moore, Kenneth M, Rogers, Walter E, Wilson   +3 more
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