The Optimism of African Americans

“The culture of African Americans is predicated on a fierce faith – faith in a higher power and a kind of militant optimism that their efforts could rescue American democracy from white supremacy.”

Kenya Vaughn on "Hyers Sisters’ legacy unearthed"

http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/hyers-sisters-legacy-unearthed/article_e834a870-640b-11ea-b523-7f3d17a70fd0.html

Following the Civil War, Memphis’ Beale Street thrived as a cauldron of sex & song, violence & passion, but emerged as a center of black progress, optimism & culture led by prestigious African Americans like Ida B. Wells. Go deep in history Aug 15. https://t.co/agKw0kPnsZ pic.twitter.com/QsWwRGiAmj
— NatCivilRightsMuseum (@NCRMuseum) August 13, 2019

World War I was a transformative event for W.E.B. Du Bois and for black people worldwide. His initial optimism about the war's potential to improve race relations for African Americans gave way to a harsh realization that true change would demand a longer battle. #ANationsStory pic.twitter.com/BJC5CAmAQU
— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) November 1, 2019

"Promoting a positive optimistic orientation may be an important step toward increasing the likelihood of achieving optimal cardiovascular health among African Americans."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743519303020

Power of positive thinking: Study links high optimism to better #cardiovascular health among African Americans in Jackson Heart Study. https://t.co/VrmZ4vlbaT @JHS_HeartStudy @NIMHD @nih_nhlbi #WorldMentalHealthDay pic.twitter.com/jBUPqM6B3L
— NIH NHLBI (@nih_nhlbi) October 10, 2019

As much as I love the development of new civil rights lawyers, I am so heartened to see young conscious African Americans becoming doulas, focusing on food security, farming, marine environmental work, land loss, and artistic expression fills me with joy and optimism. https://t.co/4S4XHPic4b
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 10, 2019

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