Culture refers to the social heritage of a people- those learned patterns for thinking, feeling, and acting that are transmitted from one generation to the next, including the embodiment of these patterns in material items. Culture provides the meanings that enable human beings to interpret their experiences and guide their actions (Hughes and Kroehler, 2013). The African culture have played a role in our society for many years. America is known for its diversity and is called the melting pot. People from all over the world come here to live. This is how culture is shared amongst other groups of people. African culture has influenced our society with their music, dance, art, food, language just to name a few. Societies’ values in many regions of the world are in fact similar to each other in a …show more content…
It is the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the languages we speak, the stories we tell amongst our family, the way we celebrate and practice religious beliefs. This is shared amongst a group of people that share the same values and ideology. Explaining myself and trying my best to relate to the African Black Church, remembering my childhood experience with religion was and still is important. Being of African descent, I attended a recognized Hindu Primary School and was never distinguished by my color or race. I was taught how to pray humbly as my fellow classmates. My teachers never made me feel uncomfortable in any situation; I was always treated as one. Again, going back to what I mentioned before, sometimes it is not about race, color or religion. It is knowing what your country is built upon and understanding that the blindness of color does not exist. According to my recollection, in class remembering the Black Church is based on a “faith based community structure characterized by spiritual, social and communicative patterns specific to African