To explore the lived experiences of African American mothers after the death of their infants. Design Qualitative, interpretive phenomenologic study. Setting Northeast Louisiana. Participants Seven self-identified African American women whose infants died during the first year of life; the women’s ages...
Sténio Vincent, and the lyrics consist of a recitation of the ways that that the president had benefited the lives of Haitian common people. Jazz had come to Haiti with the American Marines and with recordings, and
their contributions to education, freedom, and justice. She also honors the fine artistry of African American quilt making. Through the piece she acknowledges van Gogh’s contribution to the art world, but she calls on us to also recognize the equal contribution of African American women artists...
The next patient tells a very similar story before two mothers relay how the toothpaste cleared up their respective children’s skin rashes and burns. Every now and then over the next few hours, many more attendees are invited to recount their experiences of using TIENS products. We hear how...
A study of African mothers in Australia revealed that although the explicit aim of the child welfare system is to protect children from risks of significant harm, such systems can concurrently operate to evaluate, monitor, and demand behavioural change from children and families who are the subject...
I used to have an American room-mate, George Wallace, a quiet kid from rural Alabama; a kid used to chomping on chitterlings, the African-American cousin to ngwon-gwon that delectable dish of the gods that materializes from the offal of cows! Well, George Wallace was my room-mate ...
most of friends of mine, their wives take care of their mothers. I think that’s got to change; we’ve got to open up, we’ve got to evolve in our culture”. 3.8. Societal Perspective Historically, caregiving’s connotation as “women’s work” has reflected society’s view of who ...
There are numerous theories on parenting styles, however, they are Western-oriented and may not be applicable to collectivist non-Western societies. A qualitative study which utilised semi-structured interviews was conducted to explore the perceived pare
The quotes presented in this section were primarily in response to the question: “What do you think has been the biggest obstacle to cross-racial organizing between Latina/o and African Americans?”. Discussions of Latina identity by African American women organizers fell into two general ...