Identity Crisis At first glance most would never think I am Mexican-American. Every person only finds out I am a Latina, when they read my name. Even though people think I am some Spanish girl, they do not realize I am actually a Mexican-American. Growing up I was never told that my ethnicity would ever have an effect on me. The term Latino and Mexican-American were the only terms I grew up knowing.…
The strong civil rights revolutionary Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in a Maryland in February 1818. Douglass was separated from his mother in childhood and raised by his grandmother in a home of his master, Captain Aaron Anthony. His childhood was quite happy until he was transported to the plantation of Anthony’s employer, Colonel Edward Lloyd. In 1825, Douglass was again transported, this time to the Baltimore home of Hugh Auld. Mr. Auld wife Sophia was from the Northern side, so she didn’t believe in the slavery.…
Too often, Black Lives don’t seem to matter. Why does Black Lives seem to be of an object , like we have no purpose in society. Each time a black man or women is gunned down by a police officer, an no one is held responsible, it sends a message loud and clear that Black Lives Don’t Matter. Trayvon had just came from 7-eleven buying a bag of skittles and a can of ice tea. He was wearing a dark gray sweatshirt with his hood over his head.…
Everyone is the same "Why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important? Why couldn't I put jelly beans in my oatmeal?" All lives matter “So when we say that black lives matter, it’s not because others don’t, it’s simply because we must affirm that we are worthy of existing without fear, when so many things tell us we are not” .…
Ultimately, everyone just wants to be treated equally no matter the color of their skin. In the end, people are all equal in God’s eyes, and everyone deserves to be treated the way we want to be treated. In David Theo Goldberg’s article entitled “All Lives matter” Disregards Race-Based Inequality,” he summarizes the issue of “all lives matter”, versus “black lives matter. Goldberg talks about how people continually say, “all lives matter” but they “overlook social and…
Innocence Judged by the Shade of Skin Racial profiling is the foundation of racism; it is the reason for police brutality, mass incarceration, and modern day segregation. It seems impossible to stop. Our already tedious process of desegregation is being stalled even further due to society idolizing lighter skin, and immediately not just seeing, but treating darker skinned human beings as threats.…
Of course all lives matter, but the concern of the Black Lives Matter movement is to gain recognition that racism is still relevant and that there needs to be justice. Instead, this movement seems to have created an anti-police climate,…
The person who created All Lives Matter wrote an article that explains the reason that they decided to started this organization. Alicia Garza, a young African American female from Los Angeles who started the organization after the death of Trayvon Martin. She claimed, “When we say Black Lives Matter, we are talking about the ways in which Black people are deprived of our basic human rights and dignity. It is an acknowledgement Black poverty and genocide is state violence. It is an acknowledgment that 1 million Black people are locked in cages in this country” (Garza).…
Black Lives Matter started as a hashtag and transformed into a social reform, which was ignited through social media and expanded to all areas of life. Just as Alang explored the racial injustice in society, so does Altman when he investigates how Black Lives Matter. This article explains on the reasoning to why people are so passionate about the Black Lives Matter movement, and how that has inspired people of all areas to act upon it. According to Altman and Alang, change is in the midst and people are working towards it.…
Imagine walking at night to get yourself a bag of skittles and a bottled tea, but you are spotted by an ignorant protector of a peaceful community; he acts impulsively and shortens your life, The life on an innocent African American civilian. In today’s society, many African Americans are targeted continuously and the next innocent soul is taken. Over a decade the black community as a whole has been targeted repeatedly. On the other hand a multitude of “American” citizens vision, unity there are select few that disregard this ideal dream and are opposed to corporations to help others of different races. However, if America does not provide a resolution for the guiltless soul's police brutality will evolve into an issue in America that can no longer be swept under the rug.…
Noor Al-Maadeed “Being judged by others” this personal piece that I shared, describes a past event happened during high school years. I learned how to overcome this negative experience to positive thing that helped shape my character turn into the confident woman I am today. The process of revising this piece of writing is on of the hardest because it is difficult for me to express my feelings about a place that is filled with negativity. In addition, I want to catch the reader’s attention and make them engaged with the story.…
Race/ethnicity is a category of difference that greatly effects one’s position in society in the United States, especially for persons of color and even more specifically for people of Black or African American descent.…
The truth is that if all lives truly mattered there would be no need for the Black Lives Matter movement. All in all Black Live Matter is very important…
My life has been affected by race, class and ethnicity everyday in different ways. Each category has affected my life in different ways, but they are a major part what makes me who I am. I was born into all three sections of being born into the working class, as a white person who is American. I can not change the fact that I am white, unless I want to go through many procedures, I can not change the fact that I was born an American, but I can choose if I want to leave what class I am in. Class is people who have similar economic or social statuses.…
Following the shooting of Trayvon Martin, people rioted the streets shouting, “Black lives matter!” Within this subject, I have my own opinion, which is different than some. Most people believe that black people get treated differently in society and that is not okay. Although in some scenarios, African Americans put themselves…