African-Americans and Hispanics need to come together on political, cultural and community issues are most apparent when each culture is observed from an economical, historical, educational, geographical and psychological perspective. Economical disadvantages that have plagued the communities stem from lack of educational opportunities, these two walk hand-and-hand. Higher education often requires financial contributions that exceed the ability of both households, without a college education advancing in a career of choice is more challenging and less likely. A broadened education affects communities and helps leaders rise. Receiving the benefit of educational exploration allows for other geographical locations to be discovered. Historically Black College and Universities can continue to support the African-American and Hispanic cultures educational pursuits by raising the awareness of what education can accomplish in America. Education is necessary when purchasing a home for stability; workshops on campus for undergraduate seniors and graduates can assist with distributing knowledge about the after college experience. HBCU’s can reach out to these two communities through networking with the local free libraries in geographically impoverished neighborhoods across the U.S and help strengthen them by introducing each culture to their likenesses and giving up-to-date politically information and how it affects the community in the present and near future in America and having Alumni’s of each culture work as a duo or network speakers. HBCU’s can continue offering challenges to the African-American culture by acknowledging how the generations are relating, meeting the younger generation where they are and recognizing the earlier generations for what they overcame, constantly reminding African-Americans about how the doors of opportunity were opened through education, relating street knowledge of things such as the mathematics used in more negative paths such as drug dealing and prostitution comparing that and/or using the same language of the current generation in the classroom. HBCU’s can support the efforts of unifying the two cultures by bringing music in the classroom from a philosophical prospective, educating each culture about the music artist who have the biggest impacts on the communities, breaking down the contents of the lyrics, engaging in open discussions about the effects of the music, the traditions of the music and the depictions of everyday life. These radical methods constructed around conservative thought provides guidance from the path that leads to extinction of a culture through lack of education of self. Many Hispanics lack further education because of economical hardship historically, historically the impact of slavery as well as economical disenfranchisement have affected the African-American community. To get the two cultures inside the classroom from elementary to college financial assistance is still necessary and can be addressed by encouraging contributions by the wealthy, encouraging our government to not only fund the war, social security, and healthcare but if necessary tax for education. Education assists with the humanitarian efforts of local leaders who strive to locate those who would otherwise be overlooked; those who have leadership abilities, dreams and the talent to reach a better potential and build a stronger community. There has been a rise in the cultures influence and participation in politics more Hispanics are daring to stand up as leaders and address issues of importance, Black leaders have experimented with methods of addressing each cultures need for forward movement. There is a need to work as a unit as one thread to mend issues in the communities that are deeply rooted in the fiber of America. There are many issues in America’s soil that African-American’s and Hispanics (Afro-Hispanics) as well need healing from to aide this country. The word “Black” has been used for many years. It has been used for many different reasons. One particular reason has been to describe a group of people, African-Americans. One particular reason has been to describe this group of people. Many people first experience this word through the educational system, first introduced to them as the color of a crayon, construction paper, or the chalk board in arts and crafts classes all around the world. The contents of the word black has been colored with many different perspectives; having a complex usage in language itself. An English word many descriptions and distinct forms, black is placed in many categories of color and defined by dictionary scholars as something lacking brightness or the absence of light. The definition of black has been the subject of much controversy, other meanings of the word included such things as soiled or stained with dirt, marked by disaster or misfortune, sullen or hostile; a noun, adjective, and verb in the English language. Many leaders in the African-American community have protested the depictions that these definitions place on “African-American” people. The negative imprints associated with the word “Black” and the people of African descent are that of being hostile in temperament, dark in spirit, connected to all things negative and incapable of better, compared to calamities and tragedies and many things that are viewed by a society as negative things. A negative cast has been associated with African-American people defining themselves, knowing who they are, a psychological inferiority has plagued this culture lack of knowledge and understanding has compromised a culture. In the Hispanic culture stereotypes have a negative affect. Grouped and misidentified, Hispanics of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican etc. descent have felt the psychological impact and it speaks volumes. A negative undertone plagues the Hispanic culture as well; there can be self-fulfilling prophecies of self-destruction in any civilization, causing a misunderstood culture to act out the label placed on them in the Hispanic culture citizenship and work ethics are emphasized. Hispanic Mexicans with U. S citizenship are often the victims of unequal employment opportunities, referred to as “worker bees” many Hispanic Mexicans are underpaid, many leave their country to obtain the financial independence and American dream, some non-U.S citizens ambitions are simply to work, not necessarily obtain a higher education and are found working for less than minimum wage with the standard price of living. The Geographic’s for Hispanics often show that non-Hispanic whites reside in the western region of the U.S mostly and are less likely to live in the Northeast or Midwest, most Hispanics live in a family household much larger than non-Hispanics. Two in five Hispanics have not graduated from high-school. The Hispanics populations age 25 and older are less likely to have graduated from high school than non Hispanics whites. In addition, more than a quarter of the Hispanics culture has less than a ninth grade education and the proportion of those with a bachelors degree are much lower for Hispanics than for non Hispanic whites according to a 2000 Census from the American Census Bureau. All these disadvantages in both cultures can be addressed because both have an understanding and can relate. The language barrier between the two cultures may interfere with the process of dispersing knowledge and the process of communication. Where there is a language barrier there can be misunderstandings but where there is a language barrier there also is a solution, Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Both cultures need support in the efforts to rise above adversity with resilience. HBCU’s can help strengthen the bond between the cultures by closing the gap in communication, there are courses that are offered for continuing education, the cost are lower and the flexibility of payments are optional in most institutions, the Afro-Hispanic public is not always made aware of this, though employers make the knowledge accessible the encouragement for the public school system to standardize and emphasize Spanish as a pre-requisite and English as a pre-requisite and cross-functional learning is of high importance of closing the gap. Basic Spanish as a required second language is a political topic that can be addressed by the African-American and Hispanic cultures, not excluding another language. As the American Educational system progresses the generations to come can be mentally stimulated with compassion when engaging in the pursuit of education which is in itself the pursuit of happiness. Beyond interracial, the term Afro-Hispanic refers to the merging of understanding and developmental success in the African-American and Hispanic cultures. There is much for the Afro-Hispanic culture to refine; education is the stepping stone to the revolution being exercised, lived and televised.
