Cranial Morphoscopic Traits and the Assessment of American Black, American White, and Hispanic Ancestry

2014 ◽  
pp. 48-63
Keyword(s):  
Black American ◽  
American Black

scholarly journals Analysis of trends in mortality in patients with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the head and neck.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17583-e17583
Author(s):  
Marcus Kyle Weldon ◽  
Takefumi Komiya ◽  
Achuta Kumar Guddati
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Black American ◽  
Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma ◽  
Alaskan Native ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
American Black ◽  
Asian Pacific

e17583 Background: Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common subtype of malignancy found in patients with Head and Neck malignancy. There are other rare subtypes which are not adequately reported in medical literature. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma consists of lymphocytic infiltration in a background of undifferentiated carcinoma cells and has a high malignant potential. They are most often seen in salivary glands but can also be found in other structures of the head and neck region. This analysis reports the nation-wide mortality of patients diagnosed with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Methods: Data was extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database from the years 2000 to 2014. Incidence-based mortality for all stages was queried and results were grouped by gender and race (Caucasian/White, African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan native and Asian/Pacific Islander). Paired T-test was used to determine statistically significance difference between various subgroups. Results: Incidence-based mortality has been improving for African American/Black patients and has been worsening for Caucasian/White, American Indian/Alaskan native and Asian/Pacific Islander for the period of 2000 to 2014. The differences in mortality trends were statistically different (P < 0.05). The highest mortality rate per 1000 patients was seen in Asian/Pacific Islander population, followed by African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan native and the least mortality was noted in Caucasian/White patients. When a similar analysis with linearized trend lines on gender was conducted, only African American/Black males and Asian/Pacific Islander females showed an improving trend in mortality. The sample size was a major limitation of this study (Caucasian/White - 134, African American/Black - 30, American Indian/Alaskan native - 5 and Asian/Pacific Islander – 87). Conclusions: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma is a rare subtype of Head and Neck malignancies whose incidence-based mortality showed a worsening trend. This study showed significant race and gender disparity amongst patients with lymphoepithelial carcinoma. Due to its rarity, this subtype warrants further study; especially with regards to its etiology, clinical course and cure rates.

A Black American Looks at African Theology

Worldview ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
James H. Cone
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Black Power ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Black Theology ◽  
Black American ◽  
African Theology ◽  
African Context ◽  
American Black ◽  
Subsequent Rise

As s a black North American whose theological consciousness was shaped in the historical context of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950's and the subsequent rise of Black Power during the 1960's, I find it difficult to speak about the future of African theology without relating it to the struggle for freedom in the United Stales of America. The concern to accent the distinctiveness of the African context has led many African theologians to separate African theology, not only from traditional European theology, but also from American black theology.

Constructing a dub identity: What it means to be “Back Home” in Jamaica

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 96-108
Author(s):  
Isis Semaj-Hall
Keyword(s):  
Black Woman ◽  
Black American ◽  
Circular Migration ◽  
American Experience ◽  
American Black ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Impact

In this essay, Isis Semaj-Hall explores the intersections of being Jamaican, American, black, woman, and mother. Using what she terms a dub aesthetic, Semaj-Hall juxtaposes her circular migration with the Dominican characters in Junot Diaz’s fiction as well as the autobiographical story told by Jamaican author Anthony Winkler. Using Trinidadian-Canadian author Ramabai Espinet as a literary anchor, Semaj-Hall questions how the familiar memory becomes unfamiliar in the moment that it collides with present reality. Finally, Claudia Rankine is brought in as a way for the author to honor the impact that her black American experience with racism shades her perspective on Jamaican colorism. This article takes readers on an unexpected walk through Kingston, Jamaica, revealing Semaj-Hall’s daily negotiations with what it means to be “Back Home” in the place she had for so long nostalgiaized.

Self-Described Reasons for Premature Termination of Psychotherapy by Mexican American, Black American, and Anglo-American Patients

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank X. Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Premature Termination ◽  
Black American ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatient ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic ◽  
American Black ◽  
Anglo American

This study investigated reasons given by Mexican American, black American, and Anglo-American patients for prematurely terminating psychotherapy. 74 patients who had prematurely left therapy in a public psychiatric outpatient clinic were interviewed. The three ethnic groups did not appear to be significantly different in their responses. However, dominant reasons reported for terminating therapy included negative attitudes toward therapists and perceiving therapy as of no benefit.

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