What were the Original Goals – Why it was formed or founded. Have the goals changed over the years? If so, to what, and Why? Discuss TWO of the current projects of the Institution in TWO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES.

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African Cultures

AFR 192: Online Assignment
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) & The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Instructions:
A. Go Online and research the above international financial institutions.

B. Write ONE PAGE ON EACH of the 2 Institutions. DO NOT GO OVER ONE PAGE TO AVOID BEING PENALIZED 5 points.

C. Include the following:
1. Your Name, the date & Course in the top left hand corner of the FIRST PAGE ONLY.

2. Give a brief history of the Institution – When, Where (City, State & Country), and Who formed it.

3. What were the Original Goals – Why it was formed or founded. Have the goals changed over the years? If so, to what, and Why?

4. Discuss TWO of the current projects of the Institution in TWO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES.

5. State the name of the CURRENT Director, President, or Managing Director of the Institution.

-NOTE:
– The World Bank has a President
– The IMF has a Managing Director
– The USAID has a Director

D. Your work should be Double-spaced, using the Times New Roman Style, and the 12 point font.

E. References:
– Use multiple sites to gather information for your report on each Institution. This should include: JSTOR, The Britannica Online & Other Encyclopedias Online, Journal articles, Books Online, The sites for the World Bank, IMF & USAID. You may use any citation style including APA & MLA. Also, you are free to include in-text citations or not.

– NOTE: DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA. YOUR WORK WILL BE REJECTED COMPLETELY. Also, DO NOT USE the bbc and other non-scholarly sites.

– The References section should be on a SEPARATE PAGE as – PAGE 4.

– For Online addresses for sources used, just cite the URLs for the articles, if needed.

F. To be Submitted on Canvas.

How and why did the agricultural and mechanical training that Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute offered gain so much support among both black and white people? why did black colleges and universities emphasize learning trades and acquiring skills?

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Summarize chapter twelve and thirteen. The summary should be double spaced, 12pt font, Calibri or Times New Roman. In your summary, include a response to the following questions:

How and why did the agricultural and mechanical training that Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute offered gain so much support among both black and white people? why did black colleges and universities emphasize learning trades and acquiring skills?
How did middle-class and prosperous black people try to contribute to the progress for their race? Were there efforts effective?
How did middle-class black women contribute to the advancement of African Americans?
What were the reasons for the widespread outbreak of race riots during the first quarter of the twentieth century?
Explain why African Americans began to leave the rural South in the early twentieth century, and describe the types of lives they made for themselves in urban communities?

Find a company with a different pricing strategy. Identify the strategy and its success or failure in your own opinion. Discuss partnerships in marketing channels using an example.

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Different pricing strategy

Respond to the following questions:

  1. Find a company whose strategy is value based pricing. Is this an effective pricing strategy? Discuss.
  2. Find a company with a different pricing strategy. Identify the strategy and its success or failure in your own opinion.
  3. Discuss partnerships in marketing channels using an example.
  4. Provide an example of disintermediation and how this could be a threat.
  5. Discuss 3 trends and developments in retailing and wholesaling.

Use quotes and sources for any source used (a minimum of two citations for all discussions).

 

In a detailed essay discuss the importance of Kemetic history and culture to our contemporary world. Specifically look at the conflict over who the Kemetians were and why a debate on the race of the Ancient Egyptians is still relevant to this day. What are the lasting impacts of Kemetic history and culture on today’s society?

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Kemetic history

In a detailed essay discuss the importance of Kemetic history and culture to our contemporary world. Specifically look at the conflict over who the Kemetians were and why a debate on the race of the Ancient Egyptians is still relevant to this day. What are the lasting impacts of Kemetic history and culture on today’s society? According to Bynum how can we find the remnants of Kemetic spirituality within modern day religions? Conclude by discussing how we can see the manifestations of the African worldview within Kemetic history, cultural and spirituality.

How did the domestic slave trade and the exploitation of black women by white males affect slave families? How did urban and industrial slavery differ from plantation slavery in the Old South?

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Module 2 Chapter Summary Assignment

Summarize chapters seven and eight. The summary should be double spaced, 12pt font, Calibri or Times New Roman. In your review, make sure you include a response to the following questions:

  • How did the domestic slave trade and the exploitation of black women by white males affect slave families?
  • How did urban and industrial slavery differ from plantation slavery in the Old South?
  • What impact did housing, nutrition, and disease have on the lives of slaves?
  • How did black Christianity differ from white Christianity in the Old South? How did black Christianity in the South differ from black Christianity in the North?

 

If you had ten minutes and the attention of a million people, what would your talk be about?

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USC Dornsife Essay

Many of us have at least one issue or passion that we care deeply about – a topic on which we would love to share our opinions and insights in hopes of sparking intense interest and continued conversation. If you had ten minutes and the attention of a million people, what would your talk be about? (250 words)

Why would white Southerners pass laws that controlled the movement of African Americans? What would happen if African Americans left the South in huge numbers? How do these laws help you to understand what life was like in Louisiana and other Southern states after the Civil War?

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Black Codes

Answer the following questions about the reconstruction after the civil war:

  1. When were these Black Codes written? Who do you think wrote these laws?
  2. List three things that freedmen and women were not allowed to do according to the Black Codes.
  3. Why would white Southerners pass laws that controlled the movement of African Americans? What would happen if African Americans left the South in huge numbers?
  4. How do these laws help you to understand what life was like in Louisiana and other Southern states after the Civil War?

Document C: Henry Adams’s Statement

  1. Who wrote this document? When and why was it written?
  2. According to Adams, what was life like for freedmen and women after the Civil War?

3.Do you trust the account in this document? Why or why not?

Document D: African American Political Representation

  1. What does this information about African-American politicians tell you about whatNlife was like for African Americans during Reconstruction?

Document E: Education

  1. Why do you think education was important to former slaves during Reconstruction?
  2. How does this description of life for freedmen compare to Henry Adams’s statement?

 

Analyze in essay format, 2 pre-mid twentieth century/Black Power organizations, movements, and/or leaders and determine their goals, efficacy and utility, within its time period.

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African descendant women’s related organizations

Analyze in essay format, 2 pre-mid twentieth century/Black Power organizations, movements, and/or leaders and determine their goals, efficacy and utility, within its time period. Although our Berry & Gross text (2020) has many examples of African descendant women’s related organizations/movements/issues, you may select your 2 examples from any other source. However, your essays must use and cite Berry and Goss’ work/analysis. Essay guidelines: 4 pages minimum; 4 sources minimum (including Berry & Gross); formal essay format: a unique and descriptive title; clearly stated thesis or abstract; well-developed paragraphs for each point/argument and supported for same with detailed resources/textual evidence; a conclusion which outlines the limitations and suggests ways forward with the research; a work cited/reference/bibliography pay in any professional disciplinary style (Chicago Manual/Turabian, APA, MLA, etc.)

Provide a research paper on Civil Rights Activists Pauli Murray. In addition, how she helped with various Civil Rights movements.

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Pauli Murray

A research paper (Chicago Manual Style) on Civil Rights Activists Pauli Murray. In addition, how she helped with various Civil Rights movements. A 15 page paper, double spaced. The paper should be left justified and have one-inch left, right, top, and bottom margins. The main text should be 12pt Times New Roman font. Footnotes or endnotes also should be in Times New Roman, but 10pt (rather than 12pt font) and single spaced. No fewer than five primary sources, and no more than five secondary sources including up to two internet sources.

Previous studies of this population have shown the need to study this community and the lack of information on the subject matter of mental illness within the black or African American community. Are African Americans at a disadvantage to receiving mental health treatment?

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Mental health in the African American community in relation to other races.

The purpose of this qualitative research and the use of case study is to understand mental illness in the African American community. It is to explore mental illness in this community for individuals at Governers State University. At this stage in the research, the black or African American community will be generally defined as people of African descent. It will also seek, if age or gender of this population is affected, and the rate. Factors that influence an African American individual or a particular race from receiving the same treatment as the other races. Access to care or improving the quality of care, this would do much to eliminate mental health care disparities. However, diverse mental health providers and patient education are important to eliminating mental health care disparities. Previous studies of this population have shown the need to study this community and the lack of information on the subject matter of mental illness within the black or African American community. Are African Americans at a disadvantage to receiving mental health treatment?

Racial Disparities in Mental Health and Criminal Justice | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Black and African American Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)

Black Mental Health: Statistics, Resources and Services | Wake Forest University (wfu.edu)

Mental and Behavioral Health – African Americans – The Office of Minority Health (hhs.gov)

12-19-17 Fact Sheet_AfricanAmerican.indd (psychiatry.org)

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Fact Sheet | Resources to Recover (rtor.org)

12-19-17 Fact Sheet_AfricanAmerican.indd (psychiatry.org)

The historical roots of racial disparities in the mental health system – Counseling Today

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148100/

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2019/Racial-Disparities-in-Mental-Health-and-Criminal-Justice

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2021/The-Cost-of-Criminalizing-Serious-Mental-Illness