(A hopper is a chute for incoming work or material to be processed.) It's in the hopper. I'll get to it. Your job is in the hopper, and your turn is next.
African-American culture. African-American culture, also known as Black-American culture, in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from American culture.
The lines between race and culture have never been finely drawn in African-American studies. In general when we talk of African-American research we mean scholarship about people with ancestors from sub-Saharan Africa.