Jennifer's favorite fantasy genre author's are Kate Quinn, C.W. Gartner, Anne Bishop, J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin. A fan of HBOs Game of Thrones, she hosts viewing parties at her two-bedroom apartment and posts reaction videos on YouTube. After the shooting of Tamir Rice and the death of Eric Gardner, she became interested in other genres and subject matters. Even though she became more aware of race after she began dating Nate, Jennifer never considered the terrible impact it could have on their lives. Nat never talks about race or racism; in response to her parent's behavior or people staring at them in restaurants and country western bars, he smiles and says ignore them.…
When individually speaking about Black Lives Matter phrase are ourselves immediately discussing race or the institutionalized thought that racism is nonexistent. So what is this ideology of Black Lives Matter? Where did it derive from and why is it so significant? Well it did not just fall out the sky. As the saying insinuates for every action there is a reaction and it is not necessarily a negative reaction.…
To say that “All Lives Matter” detracts from the issues at hand, which is the fact that within our society, the black community is being systematically villainized, murdered and incarcerated at an alarmingly disturbing rate that far surpasses any other ethnic…
In the Summer of 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement came to fruition in the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a young and unarmed black male. Since then, the movement has demonstrated against other deaths of many black men believed to have been victims of police brutality. Despite the scrutiny behind police practices such as the chokehold and racial profiling, which are both deemed illegal, the police have not changed these practices and instead made them legal under different names such as the “headlock” and the “drug courier profile”. In response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2014 killings of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, the Blue Lives Matter movement was created. Instead…
For my closing assignment for my African American Experience class, I have to write an essay that elaborates on a black organization in the United States. To make that essay an argument over evaluation essay I have to undergo three stages. The first is the purpose of my evaluation. The second is about the criteria that I have to establish for the purpose of judging, what makes it good or bad. The last one is using evidence matching the criteria and to make it engaging and persuasive.…
The Black Lives Matter movement has swept the nation ever since the unjustified murdering of Trayvon Martin in 2012. During this time African Americans and other minorities were vulnerable and frightened yet came together across the world to make a drastic difference for the justice of these innocent young and old lives. This harmless phenomenon has been recently targeted as being “racist” and a “hate group” yet the whole meaning of the name and purpose is to remind everyone that black lives matter too. For example, the Baltimore riots that occurred in the spring of 2015, were only trying to push the importance of Black lives not completely destroy their city and rebel. The significance of this is crucial in this day and age due to the injustices of the court and police system, we’re only trying to reiterate something that should be given to all people at birth.…
There is a negative reputation linked to both, the BLM movement in addition to the ALM supporters; solely because of their physical/verbal actions. I do not wholeheartedly believe that either group is more correct than the other; nor can I agree with the entirety of their messages, or how they portray their ideals to society. Most of the members of these groups fail to recognize the importance of unification and mediation. Although black men and women in this country have suffered from a historical standpoint the times have changed, yet racism does still exist in an evolved form, there is a preconceived expectation, that is unfortunately linked to perspective of an individuals regard for a particular race.…
The Black Lives Matter Movement is for a good reason, it’s not that all lives don’t matter, which they do, it's that black lives have been treated like they don’t matter for a long time. We, as Americans, need to redefine the way we treat others and what they believe in. According to Brent Staples, author of Black Men and Public Space, he is treated like a thug, Staples can’t be himself in the street. Staples is misinterpreted by white women everyday for a rapist, thug, and things much worse, “To her, the youngish black man - a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair seemed menacingly close.” Staples couldn’t even walk near someone without being ridiculed about his appearance.…
It’s not difficult to see how racism is seen today. Or to see how much coverage that takes place when something has happened in public races. Charles M. Blow said, “Racial inequality is not a trendy issue; it is an entrenched issue”, in his article, “The State of Race in America.” Even before the 2000’s racism has always been an important topic including slavery since the early 1900’s, racism hasn’t changed as far as it not existing as it is. In an article, “In The Black Lives Matter Era...,” by Erin Aubury Kaplan she explains that there isn’t enough discussion towards the devaluing of black people that perpetuates bad policing descends from slavery and that the national trauma from that is too often passed by as a terrible past but then it’s an isolated event in time that is done, over with and only tangentially bearing on our national consciousness now.…
People should not purposely change things about themselves to fit in with a certain group of people. They should be content with who they are, even if it takes time to accept it. People who are true to themselves are much happier than people that are trying to be someone else. We, as people, are not defined by what others think of us. Attempting to change who you are to fit in with others is unnecessary and can take a toll on a person’s happiness.…
A big topic that has risen in the past year is racism. Kathleen McCarthy, President of Smith College, sent an email to her students regarding to the deaths of two boys, Eric Garner and Michael Brown. In the email, she stated that all lives matter, this caused many students to criticize her for referring to the opposition of the saying “Black Lives Matter”. Many police officers today are now being criticized and presumed guilty when approaching any black man that is in the wrong. This kind of behavior should not be happening because it is causing our law enforcement not to be able to do their jobs to the best of their abilities.…
In the past, people of color have not been given the same rights as white people. Today, Black people in America are still being faced with discrimination, racism, injustice in court, police brutality, or simply being black. The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement raises awareness for these problems that black Americans have to face everyday. People in the U.S.A deface BLM posters with “All Lives Matter”, they call BLM activists…
Racism In America Today many people find themselves drawn to the news and stories publicized on media. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or various other media sites, stories of race frequently published and shared by many individuals. Racism tends to be a topic that is frequently discussed and publicized. The question however, is why?…
Argumentative Research Paper: All Lives Matter vs. Black Lives Matter Paul Farmer once said that “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all is wrong with the world.” This simply justifies what has been continuing in the United States which is Racial Discrimination. Knowing that racial discrimination is still persistent in America, African Americans have been one group that is constantly targeted. "Racism has always been America 's Achilles heel in intentional relations.” (HERNDON, LISA.)…
Black Lives Matter is an organization that formed in 2012 after Trayvon Martin was killed by a police officer named George Zimmerman (BLM.com). Many people have mixed opinions on this topic, as it is a sensitive subject. Opinions relate to both sides of the spectrum between blacks and whites. Throughout the United States many other shootings, and gatherings have surfaced because of these deaths among the black community.…