[Review of] Harold A. McDougall, Black Baltimore: A New Theory of Community, and W. Edward Orser, Blockbusting in Baltimore: The Edmondson Village Story

This essay seeks to make a comparative review of two books: 1) Harold A. McDougall\u27s, Black Baltimore: A New Theory of Community; and 2) W. Edward Orser\u27s, Blockbusting in Baltimore: The Edmondson Village Story. The method of procedure used in this review essay will describe and evaluate the organizational structure of the books in a three-fold manner: 1) summary of the texts; 2) use of oral history in the texts; and 3) contribution of books to oral history= literature and conclusion, drawing upon common themes between the two books

Lawson criterion for ignition exceeded in an inertial fusion experiment

For more than half a century, researchers around the world have been engaged in attempts to achieve fusion ignition as a proof of principle of various fusion concepts. Following the Lawson criterion, an ignited plasma is one where the fusion heating power is high enough to overcome all the physical processes that cool the fusion plasma, creating a positive thermodynamic feedback loop with rapidly increasing temperature. In inertially confined fusion, ignition is a state where the fusion plasma can begin "burn propagation" into surrounding cold fuel, enabling the possibility of high energy gain. While "scientific breakeven" (i.e., unity target gain) has not yet been achieved (here target gain is 0.72, 1.37 MJ of fusion for 1.92 MJ of laser energy), this Letter reports the first controlled fusion experiment, using laser indirect drive, on the National Ignition Facility to produce capsule gain (here 5.8) and reach ignition by nine different formulations of the Lawson criterion

Edward Wilmot Blyden and the African Personality: A Discourse on African Cultural Identity

African cultural identity was a more central aspect of Edward Wilmot Blyden’s philosophy than it was in Martin R. Delany’s philosophy. The base similarity of perspective between Blyden’s African personality theory and the views of twentieth century Negritude writers and especially with the views of Leopold Senghor, who is considered the leading proponent of the movement, have helped to further the characterization. Negritude is distinct from Blyden’s African personality theory in that it was primarily an affirmation of blackness and lacked the political orientation inherent in Blyden’s personality theory. Blyden’s African personality theory was based on his conviction that human beings were fundamental cultural beings-a fact born out by contemporary cultural anthropology. Blyden’s African personality concept was a counteractive to the racism of European anthropology and a special challenge to the members of the Anthropological Society of London. The Society’s contributed to the development of anthropology by doing detailed descriptions of people and races

Racial Structure and Radical Politics in the African Diaspora

This is a must read book for anyone interested in the areas of racial theory and racial relations, multicultural and polarized religions, and the making of African personality and culture. In keeping with earlier volumes in the series, it emphasizes the cross-fertilization of Africa and the world.In “Binga Bank: Th e Development of the Black Metropolis” Beth Johnson gives an historic look at the opening of the Binga Bank, its founder, and how the bank helped stimulate the black metropolis in Chicago. “Black on the Block” takes a look at life in the community of North Kenwood-Oakland, California. Mark Christian describes what it is like to be a member in the African diaspora in the United States and United Kingdom. In the racial theory and racial relations area, Clarence Tally’s “The aeRace’ Concept and Racial Structure” argues that the study of race has become dominated by the idea that race is socially constructed. Reiland Rabaka analyzes discourse on the process of awarding reparations to people of African origin. Paula A. Moore explains why people of African descent with mental health problems do not receive treatment.“Patriot Day” focuses on the emergence and growth of Islam in America and its struggle to connect with America’s cultural heritage. “Edward Wilmot Blyden and the African Personality, by James Conyers, reviews Blyden’s ideas and beliefs challenging the European worldview. “Cultural Helix Th eory” examines the most fundamental component of African culture, language and how it aff ects the black community. “Black in the Saddle” by Demetrius W. Pearson chronicles the professional and personal experiences of Willie Thomas, an African American cowboy

African American Culture and Oral History: A Social Study of Lawnside, New Jersey

Culture, symbols, and folklore are aesthetics which that can represent aspects of a people and their community. Such is the case with Lawn-side, New Jersey, a predominantly black community in the southwestern corner of the state. Lawnside has exhibited the significance of cultural agency, oral history, political advancement, and autonomy, in the way of homeowners and entrepreneurship of African Americans. This chapter examines primary and secondary sources with emphasis on African American culture, memory, and oral history in Lawnside, New Jersey. The organizational structure of the review of literature will examine African American phenomena in Lawnside, in the following methodological order. These are data that presents historical and cultural studies about African Americans in New Jersey; books and articles written about African Americans in Lawnside; reference and review data on South Jersey history; and oral histories conducted on community residents of Lawnside

Panel Discussion on Carpet Waste Recycling

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