The past 21 years that I have been alive, our nation has experienced both racial progression and digression. On November 8th, 2016 when Donald Trump became the president of the United States, I realized that as an African-American my ideological perspective would be a combination of a Black Nationalist and a Radical Egalitarian. Today I am going to argue that there are characteristics from both ideologies that are vital to African-Americans racial progression. I will do this by giving you examples of some of the African-American community’s major turning points in the country, but also how those accomplishments are still limited today. To get full racial justice for a group of people who have been oppressed for hundreds of years is going to
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Both of these ideologies believe that we must have fight for power as a people. No matter what black people must invest in their communities and use that as a platform for progression. The Radical Egalitarian “strongly emphasizes that actively pressuring American society and the state is critical for achieving black justice (Dawson, Black Vision, pg. 16).” And I totally agree because once someone knows that you will not give up on something, they must adjust and address your issue. This is the case for Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for ending segregation. He fought every single day and is still known for doing that because he did not sit back and let someone shut him down. “Douglas argued that ‘power concedes nothing without a demand’ (Dawson, Black Vision, pg. 16).” This is something that African-Americans have to understand; they must demand equality. I know that it is easier said than done, but the Black Lives Matter movement is a step forward for the black people. To get justice for black men who are innocently being shot by police is incredibly. I’m aware that not all the victims have had justice, but standing up against the institution is something that needed to take place. There are other concepts that the Radical Egalitarian believe that I do not think are valuable for the racial progression of African-Americans, but I do agree that …show more content…
Forming a community for black people who are able to empower each other before anyone else is important to the progression of African-Americans because of the oppression they have been through. This does not mean that they are anti-white, it simply means that they need to build up their community in order for them to eventually integrate with white America. They also must not be afraid to speak on all of the injustices that are happening in the word. They should address these issues in any form that will make it known to the institutions that are racially stigmatizing them. These things have happened in America by black people and there have been huge success, but also setbacks because of the institutional racism. I firmly believe in William Faulkner’s quote, “The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past (Marable,
Both of these ideologies believe that we must have fight for power as a people. No matter what black people must invest in their communities and use that as a platform for progression. The Radical Egalitarian “strongly emphasizes that actively pressuring American society and the state is critical for achieving black justice (Dawson, Black Vision, pg. 16).” And I totally agree because once someone knows that you will not give up on something, they must adjust and address your issue. This is the case for Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight for ending segregation. He fought every single day and is still known for doing that because he did not sit back and let someone shut him down. “Douglas argued that ‘power concedes nothing without a demand’ (Dawson, Black Vision, pg. 16).” This is something that African-Americans have to understand; they must demand equality. I know that it is easier said than done, but the Black Lives Matter movement is a step forward for the black people. To get justice for black men who are innocently being shot by police is incredibly. I’m aware that not all the victims have had justice, but standing up against the institution is something that needed to take place. There are other concepts that the Radical Egalitarian believe that I do not think are valuable for the racial progression of African-Americans, but I do agree that …show more content…
Forming a community for black people who are able to empower each other before anyone else is important to the progression of African-Americans because of the oppression they have been through. This does not mean that they are anti-white, it simply means that they need to build up their community in order for them to eventually integrate with white America. They also must not be afraid to speak on all of the injustices that are happening in the word. They should address these issues in any form that will make it known to the institutions that are racially stigmatizing them. These things have happened in America by black people and there have been huge success, but also setbacks because of the institutional racism. I firmly believe in William Faulkner’s quote, “The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past (Marable,