iii For my mother Linda Espree and my grandmother Lovenia Espree I extend my appreciation to my o... more iii For my mother Linda Espree and my grandmother Lovenia Espree I extend my appreciation to my other-mothers: Lucille Woodard, my favorite "aunt"; Easter Bennett, the world's best mother-in-law; and Maude Minnis, my newest other-mother. They are all wise women who continue to teach me the value of patience, humility, and faith in God. v I thank my dear friend Patricia Brazier-Carter for giving me an office with a computer all to myself. They saved my writing. Thanks to Tyler and Tysyn Brazier-Carter who keep me laughing and hopeful. I thank Angela Newman, my neighbor and friend, for lifting my spirits with her thoughtfulness. I thank Melonee Wicker for always making me feel calmer and more confident about writing my dissertation. I thank Tonia Williams-Horton for listening, listening, and more listening. I am very thankful to my LSU family, especially Brian Casemore, Tayari kwa Salaam, and Eugena Whitlock, who served as peer readers,
Recent evidence suggests that racial and gender biases in magazine advertisements may be increasi... more Recent evidence suggests that racial and gender biases in magazine advertisements may be increasing. To explore this possibility, a content analysis was performed on 10 years of fashion advertisements drawn from magazines geared toward White women, Black women, or White men (N == 1,800 advertisements from 1985-1994). The results indicated that (a) except for Black females in White women's magazines, African Americans were underrepresented in White magazines; (b) female body exposure was greater than male body exposure, and White female body exposure rose significantly during the 10 years; (c) White women were shown in low-status positions nearly twice as often as were other models; and (d) Black women wore the majority of animal prints, most of which were patterned after a predatory animal. These findings suggest that racial and gender biases in magazine advertising persisted, and in some cases increased, between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.
This volume goes over the brain hemispheres, history of religion, Black founders of civilization,... more This volume goes over the brain hemispheres, history of religion, Black founders of civilization, the Sun, cosmology and cosmogony, the subjective and objective realms of being, analysis of cosmological system and view of man, spiritual anatomy of man, types of man and the cultivation of the spiritual man, the Tree of Life initiation system, meditation and ritual, oracles, deities, philosophical and psychological foundations, and consulting and interpreting the oracle.
This work uses grounded theory and the framework of Black feminist thought to analyze the message... more This work uses grounded theory and the framework of Black feminist thought to analyze the messages in contemporary hip hop music. Grounded theory was chosen to create an unbiased setting that allowed the themes to emerge rather than looking for specific occurrences. The beginning sections focus on the history of hip hop music, Black women in media and hip hop culture, hyper-masculine blackness, before reviewing key points in Black feminist thought. The top twenty hip hop songs from 2016 were studied lyric by lyric and coded into various themes resulting in three main areas of study: Formation of Black Femininity, Hyper-Masculine Blackness, and Foundations of the Hip Hop Community. These areas are specifically connected to the history of both the hip hop and Black communities. Following the analysis of lyrics, the real messages portrayed in hip hop will be discussed and what these messages could potentially mean for the hip hop community presently and going forward.
The Book of the Kings of Egypt : or, The Ka, Nebti, Horus, Suten Bat, and Rä names of the pharaoh... more The Book of the Kings of Egypt : or, The Ka, Nebti, Horus, Suten Bat, and Rä names of the pharaohs with transliterations from Menes, the first dynastic king of Egypt, to the emperor Decius, with chapters on the royal names, chronology, etc.
African religion study on Olodumare and disinformation of the Supreme Being. This article also go... more African religion study on Olodumare and disinformation of the Supreme Being. This article also goes over the disinformation of good and evil within religion and shedding of colonized thought.
American Sociological Association - Department of Research and Development, 2007
This article discuses the racial disparities in the criminal justice system acknowledging the his... more This article discuses the racial disparities in the criminal justice system acknowledging the history leading to the above. The article goes over; criminalization of non-whites, 3 strikes rule, crack/cocaine sentencing, war on gangs (race) and drugs, youth delinquency, youth in an adult criminal justice system, racial disparities in prison, and effects of mass incarceration.
American Sociology Association - Department of Research and Development, 2007
Although overt discrimination has diminished in the criminal justice system over recent decades, ... more Although overt discrimination has diminished in the criminal justice system over recent decades, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, we continue to grapple with the perceptions of and the reality of unfairness in our justice system.
iii For my mother Linda Espree and my grandmother Lovenia Espree I extend my appreciation to my o... more iii For my mother Linda Espree and my grandmother Lovenia Espree I extend my appreciation to my other-mothers: Lucille Woodard, my favorite "aunt"; Easter Bennett, the world's best mother-in-law; and Maude Minnis, my newest other-mother. They are all wise women who continue to teach me the value of patience, humility, and faith in God. v I thank my dear friend Patricia Brazier-Carter for giving me an office with a computer all to myself. They saved my writing. Thanks to Tyler and Tysyn Brazier-Carter who keep me laughing and hopeful. I thank Angela Newman, my neighbor and friend, for lifting my spirits with her thoughtfulness. I thank Melonee Wicker for always making me feel calmer and more confident about writing my dissertation. I thank Tonia Williams-Horton for listening, listening, and more listening. I am very thankful to my LSU family, especially Brian Casemore, Tayari kwa Salaam, and Eugena Whitlock, who served as peer readers,
Recent evidence suggests that racial and gender biases in magazine advertisements may be increasi... more Recent evidence suggests that racial and gender biases in magazine advertisements may be increasing. To explore this possibility, a content analysis was performed on 10 years of fashion advertisements drawn from magazines geared toward White women, Black women, or White men (N == 1,800 advertisements from 1985-1994). The results indicated that (a) except for Black females in White women's magazines, African Americans were underrepresented in White magazines; (b) female body exposure was greater than male body exposure, and White female body exposure rose significantly during the 10 years; (c) White women were shown in low-status positions nearly twice as often as were other models; and (d) Black women wore the majority of animal prints, most of which were patterned after a predatory animal. These findings suggest that racial and gender biases in magazine advertising persisted, and in some cases increased, between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.
This volume goes over the brain hemispheres, history of religion, Black founders of civilization,... more This volume goes over the brain hemispheres, history of religion, Black founders of civilization, the Sun, cosmology and cosmogony, the subjective and objective realms of being, analysis of cosmological system and view of man, spiritual anatomy of man, types of man and the cultivation of the spiritual man, the Tree of Life initiation system, meditation and ritual, oracles, deities, philosophical and psychological foundations, and consulting and interpreting the oracle.
This work uses grounded theory and the framework of Black feminist thought to analyze the message... more This work uses grounded theory and the framework of Black feminist thought to analyze the messages in contemporary hip hop music. Grounded theory was chosen to create an unbiased setting that allowed the themes to emerge rather than looking for specific occurrences. The beginning sections focus on the history of hip hop music, Black women in media and hip hop culture, hyper-masculine blackness, before reviewing key points in Black feminist thought. The top twenty hip hop songs from 2016 were studied lyric by lyric and coded into various themes resulting in three main areas of study: Formation of Black Femininity, Hyper-Masculine Blackness, and Foundations of the Hip Hop Community. These areas are specifically connected to the history of both the hip hop and Black communities. Following the analysis of lyrics, the real messages portrayed in hip hop will be discussed and what these messages could potentially mean for the hip hop community presently and going forward.
The Book of the Kings of Egypt : or, The Ka, Nebti, Horus, Suten Bat, and Rä names of the pharaoh... more The Book of the Kings of Egypt : or, The Ka, Nebti, Horus, Suten Bat, and Rä names of the pharaohs with transliterations from Menes, the first dynastic king of Egypt, to the emperor Decius, with chapters on the royal names, chronology, etc.
African religion study on Olodumare and disinformation of the Supreme Being. This article also go... more African religion study on Olodumare and disinformation of the Supreme Being. This article also goes over the disinformation of good and evil within religion and shedding of colonized thought.
American Sociological Association - Department of Research and Development, 2007
This article discuses the racial disparities in the criminal justice system acknowledging the his... more This article discuses the racial disparities in the criminal justice system acknowledging the history leading to the above. The article goes over; criminalization of non-whites, 3 strikes rule, crack/cocaine sentencing, war on gangs (race) and drugs, youth delinquency, youth in an adult criminal justice system, racial disparities in prison, and effects of mass incarceration.
American Sociology Association - Department of Research and Development, 2007
Although overt discrimination has diminished in the criminal justice system over recent decades, ... more Although overt discrimination has diminished in the criminal justice system over recent decades, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, we continue to grapple with the perceptions of and the reality of unfairness in our justice system.
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