Craven 1
Julia Craven
Intellectual Approach paper
AAAD 431
Dr. Reginald Hildebrand
March 19, 2014
The Pursuit of Truthfulness
Education and intellectualism opened the eyes of W.E.B. Du Bois to how society
functioned in terms of race. Du Bois understood th
Roots is precursor to Malcolm
Roots is a precursor to Malcolm X
The texts fit and relate to one another
Laura and Malcolm X
Laura is the black woman contemporary, Malcolm is the black man contemporary,
Sophia is the white woman contemporary
o Malcolm cho
Nation of Islam (NOI) vs. Traditional Islam (Basics)
NOI
Established in 1930 by (Wallace) Fard Muhammad; disappeared in 1934
Fard Muhammad was the incarnation of Allah
Fard Muhammad dubbed Elijah Poole, Elijah Muhammad; Elijah Muhammad is a
messenger of A
[We can use these quotes from this weeks readings ( chapts 8 & 9 in Dusk of Dawn) to focus our
conversation on Du Bois. After doing the reading, reflect on the meaning of each of the
following quotes and come to class prepared to discuss your own assessme
Dusk of Dawn Discussion, for Apology and Chapters 1-5, & 7
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We live in a day.when the truth seeker is too often pictured as devoid of human sympathy, and
careless of human ideals. We are still prone, in spite of all our culture, to sneer at the her
Craven1
Julia Craven
AAAD 431
February 7, 2014
The Orator: How One Mans Noblest Skill proved to be his Greatest Hindrance
Malcolm X was a man who viewed the world in terms of power dynamics. From women
to Black Christians to white people, everyone and eve
Craven 2
The Mind, Body, and Soul of Social Change
Social change has multiple definitions. It can refer to a mere alteration in a societys
social order, or it may denote notions of social progress or sociopolitical evolution. These
changes can call upon a
Notes on Thurman
First question: who you are and why you got to be who you are?
Thurman: if you're a human being who has the resources to effectively engage the
struggles of race, there is a spiritual part of you that is precious and needs to be
nurture
Notes on WEB Du Bois
Distinctive characteristics of the intellectual approach
o Challenging/agitating the powers that be and the education perpetuated by those
powers
Questioning and attempting to disprove or contextualize common assumptions
about Black
Adenosine Tri-phosphate
(ATP)
A compound composed of adenosine and three
phosphate groups that supplies energy for many
biochemical cellular processes by undergoing
enzymatic hydrolysis.
Amino Acid
An organic monomer which serves as a building
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