Blacks, now distributed throughout the world, have everywhere maintained some Africanisms that reflect their cultural heritage. An awareness of these Africanisms can unite Blacks throughout the diaspora and contribute to their international quest for liberation and national identity. (KH)

A discussion of the past and current political context of black college enrollment which focuses on the Northwestern University campus social order and the norms brought to it by blacks, analyzing in detail the politicization process for black students between 1966 and 1969. The objectives are to explain fluctuations in black student political…

Argues that black psychologists must play a key role in changing attitudes and behavior if minorities are to succeed in the process of "revolutionizing" the system: black people must get themselves psychologically together, then teach their chaldren how to maintain the mental edge. (Author/JM)

Discusses the role of social dancing in the lives and culture of working class Black Americans. Focuses specifically on four aspects of its meaning: identity (self-esteem), cultural integrity, ingroup-outgroup, and political resistance. Bases argument on sociological, biographical, and fictional works by and about Black culture. (KH)

Sixty-nine undergraduates answered a survey on their own self-label (Afro-American; Black Afro-American; Black American; Black; or Other) and why they chose that label. There was a clear preference for the term Black among respondents, a term that was likely a product of the 1960s Black movement. (CJS)

Uses news stories in "Iere," a Caribbean community newspaper in Washington, DC, to examine the communication and relationship that Caribbean immigrants develop with their native referent groups. The 98 stories reviewed suggest stronger identification with the Caribbean community as a whole than with the specific islands Trinidad and…

Presents findings of a study on the impact of the Black movement on the attitudes and behavior of 122 African American and European American undergraduates. Reports that the African American respondents had limited awareness of the conditions that precipitated Black social activism and seem to lack the knowledge and skills necessary to challenge…