In Glenn Loury’s speech, “Is He One of Us? Reflections on Identity and Authenticity” (pp. 489-493), he delivers the 245th Opening Convocation to the students of Brown University. Loury addresses diversity, what role it plays, and the advantages it can bring to people’s lives. His supporting statements are puzzling and his justification falls short of being a well thought-out speech, as one might expect at an Opening Convocation. As his speech progresses, his direction becomes unclear with each new point he brings up.…
Overall I found this book very interesting. It covered a vast majority of topics and was very eye-opening on a lot of issues. Most of these issues happened in the past, but they clearly have affected education throughout the years and will affect education in the future. Many topics are controversial and it is very important to be educated on these so that as educators we can deal with them as they arise. This book did a wonderful job with addressing a lot of those issues, and made myself question if the world could ever go back to the segregated ways it once was.…
Maikela Benjamin African American Studies paper Faces at the Bottom of the Well- Derrick Bell This book is about the pervasiveness of racism and long-lasting effects after slavery in legal, political, and social life in the United States. Derrick Bell used his on experiences as a black man to write about the circumstances in America. He did this by sharing his views using his knowledge of law and politics he studied at Harvard law school. Throughout the book, he strongly supported the notion that racism will forever be an issue because of how this country was built upon it.…
In this election cycle, race has played a crucial role in determining the outcome of the election, with both candidates making racial remarks in an attempt to appeal to black Americans. President-elect Donald J. Trump has gone under increasing fire for saying that black neighborhoods were “war zones” when referring to urban black neighborhoods. However Trump fails to appeal to the growing black middle-class, a racial class represented in Karyn R. Lacy’s ethnography Blue-Chip Black. Blue-Chip Black reveals the racial and socioeconomic undertones involved in navigating and maintaining the complex set of identities held by the black middle class.…
The way we identify ourselves is very important in today’s society. We can identify ourselves through morals, clothing styles, or even by the foods we eat. Our identity can be part of our culture, but it can also us stand out from those around us. However, society often takes part in determining our own identity. Everyone falls victim to at least one or two generalized stereotypes, normally based upon race, and others often identify us by these.…
What is a Proper Education? What do you expect to be taught in school? Would you expect to be taught a variety of subjects with in depth analysis or spend weeks or even months just preparing for standardized tests? Every reasonable person would expect that they will be taught a wide variety of subjects that will give you a balanced education which will give you a simple understanding for a wide variety of subjects.…
Segregation in America What makes us different? Why do some of us have unearned privileges while, other will be lucky to receive the bare minimum? These are the questions that Eduardo Bonilla-Silva strives to answer in chapter 2 of his book Racism without Racists. He explores the segregation that still occurs in America and how it has changed but, not disappeared.…
Reading Response #7 and #8 A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne, PhD. file:///C:/Users/kfein486/Downloads/10003622.pdf Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty by Paul C. Gorski Chp. The Trouble with the Culture of Poverty file:///C:/Users/kfein486/Downloads/Gorski,+P.+Chapter+The+Trouble+with+the+Culture+of+Poverty.pdf Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty by Paul C. Gorski Chp. Imagining Equitable Classrooms file:///C:/Users/kfein486/Downloads/Gorski,%20P.%20Chapter%20Imagining%20Equitable%20Classrooms.pdf 1. Define and give an example of equity. Equity is a commitment to fairness, to equal opportunity, and to a fair distribution of resources.…
Desegregation Debacle: The Unintended Consequences of Brown v. Board of Education In the aftermath of the civil war, reform and subsequent legislation were implemented in an attempt to improve equality for blacks. However, these actions failed to leave a lasting improvement in civil rights for African Americans. After the Plessy v. Fergusson decision in 1896, any previous gains were negated when the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of separating peoples by their races provided they were presented with equal facilities. This decision began a period of Jim Crow laws on the basis of separate but equal conditions for blacks and whites.…
Throughout the semester, the EN211 class has read many stories that talk about minorities whom are in the minority when it comes to how they identify themselves. Whether it is obvious that one is in the minority or not, scrutiny towards your self-identity can be very damaging mentally. In “Racial Identities” by Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses what a race…
My three identities are America’s worst fears. My identity is what prevents those who are closed-minded to sleep at night. Men disrespect me. Those who are privileged look down on me, and the racist fear I will bomb their “Land of the Free.” Kwame Anthony Appiah wrote his article “Racial Identities” explaining our different identities and how each of our “collective identities” makes up a script or narrative of shaping our life.…
As she grew up she was told that being white made her better than others but being white did nothing for her. She experienced abuse and poverty something that her race did not prevent. Being white on the streets of Ferguson she thought would earn her privilege over blacks to be able to walk the streets without having to worry about police officers confronting her for protesting. But police officers did not care that she was a white individual protesting the violence they automatically seen her equal to the blacks protesting. She then…
A Critique of Diane Ravitch’s “Education in the Post Sputnik Era” On October 4th 1957 the Soviet’s launch the world’s first satellite called “Sputnik 1” ending the debate that the quality of education in America’s school system has been a concern. This event that the Russians beat the Americans sparked crisis in America’s education system. This crisis lead to restructuring the education system in English, History, Science, Mathematics, and foreign languages. While many programs were developed and government funding was allocated to enhance school systems and colleges, the racial revolution presented a forceful challenge to the political, social, and economic basis of American schools (Ravitch 324).…
Janiyah Belfor Critical Analysis on “ Defining Racism: “Can We Talk” Beverly Daniels Tatum’s “Defining Racism: “ Can We Talk”, published in 2003, explains that racism and prejudice still exist in today’s world and are not just something of the past. Many people are left in the dark about the daily racist situations that occur in the world and covered by the media. From what I understood from the article it is everyone's job to get their own understanding on racism and what it is today. Tatum would like people to recognize that racism still exist and it should be stopped. While Tatum’s evidence is relevant and her tone is clear, she unfortunately included a logical fallacy.…
Today in 2016, we are still at a crossroad between racial identity and bondage. History has a strange way of repeating itself. Even though we made it through 250 years or Slavery, 90 years or Jim Crow, and 60 years of Segregation, we still are going through the same struggles in modern time. This systematic oppression of African Americans has been here far too long and it has been embedded into the American Culture. We are strong people born from super humans who survived the horrors or The Middle Passage to the pain of Chattel Slavery.…