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African American or Afro-Americans are the minority in North America which is estimated at 12.7% (ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates, 2009). The population has a history of being a part of the slavery system. But now Afro-Americans are allowed to follow the ethnicity or religion they have. The genogram shows the start of my family from my grandparents who were Casaian, they have the Christian faith. They were very proud of their faith and belief and ethnicity. They felt honored with their color, race, faith, culture, and ethnicity. In my family, males have an Islamic belief and females have a Christian belief.  

My grandparents have four children; two daughters and two sons, although my one uncle had expired at the time of birth, so my grandparents raised three of the children. My eldest uncle, James Bond has two children; a son, Muslia Bond, and a daughter, Rebia Bond. Then the second child of my grandparents is my mother who is expired, Floria Bond Lipscom, she has four children, Rodeny Bond, my eldest brother, then me, Dranetta Bond Glover, my two younger brothers, Howard and Hasan Jacobs. The youngest aunt, Glenda Bond Bolden, has two children, son Clinton, and daughter Stephanie Bond. 

Afro-Americans have a distinctive culture based on the historical experiences they have faced. Their culture is entrenched in the mix of Western and African culture. Besides the factors of our culture and history. Nowadays, many Afro-Americans have achieved the right to vote which was not given a few years ago. Many of us are completing their higher studies and competing in the race of success along with the other American. There are many schools to studies and have been awarded scholarships to study. The literacy rate has been increased as the equal right for education has been bestowed, this has given us more pathways in the careers of our choices and higher position in organizations. The strengths of the Afro-Americans can use mainly to acquired education and success in careers of choices and vote the representations of choice who solve the problem of the community. 

There are challenges also that Afro-American has been facing in the US. They have faced such a hazardous history of having black color skin that has taken them to the urge of slavery. Nowadays many of the whites even confess that racism is an evil part of the societies and should be omitted. The effects are still found in the societies and communities of Northern America and continue to affect the Afro-American to date. The immigrant is also increasing twice as fast in the USA. The main weakness can be controlled by acquiring a better position in societies, having better jobs and money, household, and assets. Afro-Americans can also live in the white neighborhood as racism not the biggest concern in American Societies. 

Identities can be made on many levels such as meso, micro, macro, and global. The self-definition and relationship with other people in the community is the fall into the micro-level. In the meso level, our identities are being questioned, queried and reviewed by other communities. At the macro level, the communities have a connection with individuals, issues, and groups at the national level. And at the global level, there is a connection with people, their issues and group at the global level.  

According to Erickson’s Theory, identity can be at the adolescence and childhood era, which is known as Identity v. Role Confusion (Erickson, 1968). Considering my identity development, I have faced many crises in my childhood but my identity was mostly influenced by the strong parents and grandparents that I have. They have shown me how to have pride in what I am and accept my natural identity, color, and race. Like this, they have instilled in me the moral values, culture, religious faith and beliefs, and not only this to have pride in it. The second stage of Erickson’s theory of identity development is known as intimacy v. isolation. I have more of a strong childhood that has made me stronger in my adulthood that I have also being able to raise my children as a single parent after my divorce and living my life as an independent person.

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