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African Americans have ... had an important role in American dance. Bill T. Jones, a prominent modern choreographer and dancer, has included historical African-American themes in his work, particularly in the piece "Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin/The Promised Land". Likewise, Alvin Ailey's artistic work, including his "Revelations" based on his experience growing up as an African American in the South during the 1930s, has had a significant influence on modern dance. Another form of dance, Stepping, is an African-American tradition whose performance and competition has been formalized through the traditionally black fraternities and sororities at universities.
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Forty percent of African Americans don't have access to the Internet. African-American children are about 35 percent less likely to have a computer and Internet at home than white children. As president, Edwards will establish a national broadband policy with a goal of giving all U.S. homes and businesses affordable access to real high-speed internet by 2010 and prohibit telephone and cable companies from discriminating against rural or low-income communities in building their networks.
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African Americans surveyed were particularly critical of the way that President George W. Bush and his administration responded to the desperate needs of Hurricane Katrina victims. Only seven percent of African-American respondents approved of President Bush's handling of the disaster, while 9 in 10 disapproved. Conversely, 36 percent of White respondents support the response by the Bush Administration.
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African-Americans have left a deep impression on the lore and literature of the New World. In some parts of Latin America, such as Brazil, popular tales and legends are to a great extent of African origin. Themes dealing with slavery have always been popular with black writers. Some, such as the Brazilian poet Luis Gama (1830–82), were ... active in the abolitionist movement. Antônio de Castro Alves (1847–71) was identified as the “poet of the slaves” for his treatment of slavery in his writings. João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–98), who was the son of emancipated slaves, is considered one of Brazil's greatest poets.
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By 1970, African-Americans were firmly in the doors of Hollywood. There were enough purely black themes to play in movies, but ... many, many crossover roles were available. It was not strange anymore to see a black actor or actress dressed up as a lawyer or doctor. The African-American was ready to be portrayed as part of America's everyday occurrences. Something else happened at the beginning of the 1970's -- African-Americans could now play strong roles as detectives, cowboys, superheroes, supervillains, and black bucks. Black violence, black comedy, and a host of "blaxploitation" films which had begun in the Sixties were still in vogue, but they expanded into the Seventies.
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In June 1950, almost 100,000 African-Americans were on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, equaling about 8 percent of total manpower. In the Army, 9.7 percent of active duty service members were black, including 72,000 enlisted men and approximately 1,200 officers. In the Air Force, 4.4 percent of active duty personnel were black, including 21,000 enlisted men and 300 officers. About 6,000 African-Americans, or about 3 percent of personnel, served in the Navy and Marine Corps. By the end of the war, probably more than 600,000 blacks had served in the armed forces.
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