british and north american ideas, particularly those of the united states, largely shape the beliefs and practices of the middle sector. these influences stem not only from the formal education system, but also from the popular culture of north america conveyed through cinema, magazines, radio, television, and migration. these cultural ideas are as much african-american as anglo-american. beginning with the black power movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, middle- and working-class creole youth increasingly adopted an afrocentric cultural consciousness that distinguished them both from their elders and other ethnic groups in belizean society.