For starters, there is a lack of black representation on television shows and movies. Television shows rarely consist of a leading black character or family. Also, the shows that do have black casts often paint blacks in a stereotypical light. The characters are usually, “ghetto”, loud, negative, or a “thug”. That does not include every show with black casts, just majority. With little to no television shows about blacks receiving a college education, owning a nice house in a nice neighborhood, or simply having a fully functional family, the dreams and goals of African Americans can cease to expand. On another note, media outlets can (mostly do) twist stories and also display “blacks” in a negative light. For example, a video surfaced of a group of boys. According to the news headline, the group of boys were looting and ransacking a McDonalds. They were taking advantage of the riots. However, in reality they entered the McDonalds to retrieve milk for tear-gas victims. Oppression through media-outlets unintentionally shapes our ideas and the way that we perceive “blacks”. This may not seem like an unjust or malicious treatment of the black population; however, perception goes a long way. It makes it extremely hard to pull the “blacks” up onto a higher playing field if you subconsciously feel as though they should be there. If you truly believe that “blacks” are hardened criminals, who live in the…