Analysis Of Racism By Mike Brown

Racism is a battle African Americans have been fighting since the beginning of time and will continue to fight until the end of time. After centuries of enslavement, innocent lives being taken and countless sit-ins we continue to face the same opposition. The same devil just in a different form, because even though African Americans have acquired freedom we are still slaves to a racially structured society. Just look at Michael Brown, who is one of the many young African Americans whose life was brutally taken by an irrational officer. A troubled but innocent life brought to a halt because of injustice. Not only was Mike Brown killed for no reason but shortly after media made it priority to assassinate his character. This why we say media often give us a …show more content…
These same guidelines applied to Michael Brown who was said to be goofy and playful around his family but more intimidating when observed from the view of strangers. Being able to hold your own keeps one from being targeted or perceived as weak by potential threats. These are the reasons why we cool pose! Its not because we are trying to fit in, we pose because we want to be cool to our peers while retaining a level of mutual respect. It’s easy for media to judge from the outside looking in because 9 times out of 10 the writer hasn’t experience a third of what his subject has. America has given us a face we weren’t born with! Cool Pose also mentioned that “Some Black Males structure their behavior to give the impression that they are independent”. The reason is because often in African American culture we are forced to become the head of the household at an early age. Accepting responsibilities that we aren’t necessarily ready for in hopes of finding guidance along the way. Giving us that sense of self-independence allowing us to feel we can conquer