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Black Means ???

Black Means ???. An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Martin Heidegger’s Theory on Language. Teesha Guyden and Patricia Glazebrook , Ph.D . and Beverly Davenport, PhD. Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Department of Philosophy Department of Anthropology

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Black Means ???

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  1. Black Means ??? An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Martin Heidegger’s Theory on Language TeeshaGuyden and Patricia Glazebrook, Ph.D. and Beverly Davenport, PhD. Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Department of Philosophy Department of Anthropology University of North Texas Denton, Texas

  2. Language is the House of Being • There is no being without an appropriated word

  3. Meaning of Black:the root of Segregation

  4. Etymology of Black • Latin flagrare= to blaze, to glow, to burn • Old English *bhelpale, bright, shining, glittering

  5. Etymology of Black • Evil, sinister, criminal were attested to the word black in the 1540s

  6. Etymology of Black • Black was not associated with skin color until the 1620s

  7. Deconstruction of the NegativeReconstructionWith the Positive

  8. CoalbyAudreLordeas a guide to transformation

  9. Lorde and Heidegger Heidegger Lorde I Is the total black, being spoken From the earth's inside. There are many kinds of open. How a diamond comes into a knot of flame How a sound comes into a word, coloured By who pays what for speaking. • Humans have inherited the creativity ability of the Earth • That ability is enacted through speaking

  10. Lorde and heidegger Heidegger Lorde Love is a word another kind of open— As a diamond comes into a knot of flame I am black because I come from the earth's inside Take my word for jewel in your open light. -- AudreLorde To Say: • Exposes • Hides • Frees

  11. Steps to integration • Own the total black • Deconstruct the negative meaning of black internally • Reconstruct a positive meaning of black internally • Be the agent of change within the African-American community

  12. Results of the “new” black • Less Black Flight • Increased Income in Black Communities • Better Housing Markets within Black Communities • More Income for Schools in Black Communities • Black Neighborhoods that are Beautiful, Successful and Powerful • Black Communities that are INVITING

  13. acknowledgements • Dr. Beverly Anne Davenport and Dr. Patricia Glazebrook • Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program • Dr. Diana Elrod

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