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Experience of African American Athletes at Predominantly White Institutions: An Examination of the History, Exploitation, and Seclusion of Black Athletes
No full textAfrican American student athletes have an unique experience at predominantly white institutions. Most predominantly white colleges and universities in our society have been structured through systemic and institutionalized racism emphasizing inferiority to its students of color, specifically African American students. However in recent years, African American students have taken up a large portion of roster spots on collegiate basketball and football programs, providing large sources of revenue and entertainment for these white institutions. Yet predominantly white institutions continue to value the athletic significance of these Black student athletes, ignoring the academic success and mental well-being of African American student athletes on their campuses. In addition, African American student athletes are perceived through a stereotypical lens due to their role as a Black athlete on their campus. Many African American athletes are viewed to put a significant focus on their athletics while oftentimes ignoring their academics which makes them subjected to “dumb jock” or “Black buck” stereotypes. However, this stereotype is unique at the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division III level because statistics have proven that less than 1% of collegiate athletes will play professionally. Therefore, the vast majority of Black student athletes at the NCAA Division III level understand their likelihood of playing professionally is slim which means they must focus on their academic success in order to be prepared for the next step after college. However, white faculty, staff, and peers at predominantly white institutions consistently perceive these Black athletes to be nothing more than an athlete subjecting them to harmful stereotypes. The purpose of this study is to analyze the complexities of African American student athlete experiences at predominantly white institutions. This study will examine the sensations that African American athletes on predominantly white campuses are subjected to while simultaneously balancing athletics and academics. Additionally, this study will attempt to better understand how systemic and institutionalized racism within athletics has impacts on African American collegiate athletes
Inner Intimacy and Empowerment: Exploring Islam’s Influence on Back American Muslims
No full textHow do African American Muslims in the United States Interpret Islam as a means of social and spiritual empowerment? This question is posed to understand how Islam nurtures African Americans in knowing the meaning of spiritual development, or in other terms the importance of the practice of reaffirming continuous belief, and to investigate the inner intimacy of theology that can only be explored through the narrative experience.
Rather than focusing on the racial and political discourse of NOI and other African American Islamic groups as many other scholars have done, my research concentrates on how African Americans Muslims utilize their religion as a means of social and spiritual empowerment – to look inward on the personal relationship with Allah as a vehicle of social expression. The Inner spiritual connection with God is predominantly a Sufi concept, implying that the concept of self and its refinement is created through the relationship with Allah. Sufism is not a restrictive creed; it is more of an experience than a doctrine or belief, and many diverse ways of Sufi life depend on the personal relationship with Allah. The goal is to enable individuals to commune directly and experientially with Allah. Under this concept, faith in Allah naturally produces a certain degree of connection with Allah, and thus fits with my idea for this research of investigating how African American Muslims use Islam as a source of empowerment and a form of deepening the relationship with Allah
COVID-19 Outbreak Responses: The Pandemic of Racism Against Africans Living Outside Their Continent
Get PDFThe coronavirus pandemic has heightened racial discriminations and these discriminations are mostly directed toward Africans living outside the continent. One of the dark spots of the pandemic is that it has been a pandemic of racism in which the fundamental rights and freedoms of Africans are trampled upon. Aside from the health challenges and deaths associated with the COVID-19, Africans are the ones suffering the racial abuses, harassment and violent events in public spaces than any other race. This paper highlights and examine the racial discriminations levelled against Africans living in Asia, the main factor that made them vulnerable during the pandemic, the valuable lesions Africans must gather from the pandemic and discusses how the trend can be controlled
LMDA Monthly Newsletter, February 2022
Get PDFContents include: Q&A: Anne Cattaneo; #LMDA2022 Update; Dramaturging the Phoenix 2.0: A Renewed Challenge for LMDA Members; Elliott Hayes Award LMDA Grant; LMDA Membership - Renew Today!; LMDA Monthly Member Check-In; Region Facebook Groups.https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/lmdanewsletter/1049/thumbnail.jp
Review: The Journal of Dramaturgy, volume 28, issue 1
Get PDFContents include: Editor\u27s Note; War, Ukraine, and American Theatre: A Call to Action; El Mariachi Is Not Just for Men: A Pan-Latinx Approach to Community, Culture, and Macho Paradigms in José Cruz González’s American Mariachi; “To Infinite Possibilities”: An Interview with Muffie Delgado Connelly and Tahni Holt; Genealogy of Minstrelsy in BIPOC Broadway Hits: In Dahomey, A Raisin in the Sun, and Hamilton: An American Musical.https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/lmdareview/1056/thumbnail.jp
The Effectiveness of Auditory Based Interventions in Treating Orthopedic Pain
Get PDFIn collaboration with Molly Allison, MS OTR/L, CHT, SMS of Holistic Orthopedics, the purpose of this systematic review and knowledge translation project was to analyze the effect of auditory based interventions (ABI) on pain in adults with orthopedic conditions. The research team investigated randomized control trials (RCTs) and one-group pre-post studies that included adult participants with an orthopedic condition, using any type of ABI chosen by the researcher or patient, lasting any duration, and in any setting. Out of the 19 studies that met in inclusion criteria, 18 studies provided moderate to strong evidence to support the use of ABI, specifically music listening (ML), for decreasing pain in adults with orthopedic conditions. Analysis of study utilized music through the use of a music player and headphones, for short or long durations, and were administered in the home or hospital environment. Knowledge translation back to the facility included dissemination of a presentation an practitioner pamphlet synthesizing the evidence and providing protocols based on specific studies. A pre-post survey was delivered to the practitioners in the facility to assess their understanding of ABI along with the likelihood they will use the information to guide their practice. Future research should focus specifically on the use of ABI in occupational therapy interventions with larger sample sizes and randomized sampling procedures. Future recommendations for the knowledge translation project include developing a client directed pamphlet on ML to be distributed to the facility\u27s client\u27s experiencing orthopedic pain
Changing the conversation: Artists\u27 books, zines and broadsides from the Collins Memorial Library Collection
Get PDFAn exhibition catalog for the Collins Memorial Library exhibit, Changing the Conversation. Edited by Jane Carlin with essays by Carletta Carrington Wilson, MalPina Chan, Katy Curtis, Amy E. Ryken, Marshall Weber, Alisa Banks, Jane Carlin, and Sha Towers
