(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 push for multicultural literature was a direct outgrowth of the Civil Rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Although African Americans began the initial push, the movement was rekindled in the 1980s by Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, women, handicapped people, and people with varying sexual preferences.