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Explain why you consider each piece of evidence one of the most important.

• Review the evidence that leads us to conclude that Africans had a powerful influence on Olmec and Mayan civilizations around four thousand years ago. Choose what you consider the four most important pieces of evidence that persuade you of the African presence in Mesoamerica. • Explain why you consider each piece of evidence one […]

Discuss what factors contribute to the high rate of infant mortality particularly among black residents of Memphis, Tennessee, where the cemetery “Babylarid” is located and in Aurora, Colorado, where “Precious Loss” was filmed.

Babyland 1-Page Paper Discuss what factors contribute to the high rate of infant mortality particularly among black residents of Memphis, Tennessee, where the cemetery “Babylarid” is located and in Aurora, Colorado, where “Precious Loss” was filmed. 1 0 0 Why is it that the wealthiest African American woman’s rate of pre-term birth is higher than […]

Compare and contrast “traditional”, “neotraditional”, and “contemporary” African dance.

1. Compare Welsh’s opinion of the term “African dance” to that of Kuwor’s (10.4- Kuwor Agbadza). 2. Compare and contrast “traditional”, “neotraditional”, and “contemporary” African dance. 3. Based on the information shared in class and the Mandiani reading about how the Mandiani came to be taught in the U.S., and the information shared about the […]