Introduction
Over the last few years, we have seen a focus on Black Lives Matter. On several occasions, we have witness were African-American males have been shot in cold blood because of the color of their skin or because they were viewed as a threat. We have seen an increase on college campuses where students of color are having to deal with microaggression from students, faculty, staff, and from those in the community where students are trying to obtain their education or to be a part of their college campus. Last month, the president of the University of Louisville had a Halloween party where female staff members dressed as Latino males, and male staff members dressed as females. This was disrespectful to the Hispanic community and …show more content…
I asked them the same three questions: 1) What are some of the challenges that you see African-American males are facing, 2) What are some of the things that your university is doing to overcome some of these challenges, and 3) What are some of the factors that your university could be doing to overcome these challenges. David Prewitt is a junior at Eastern Kentucky …show more content…
Males in general, regardless the demographic tend to have an inner pride that if they do not know anything they will not ask for help because it will make them appear as inferior or lesser in comparison to their peers. It is a psychological response to fear of not being accepted that many males across species (many male animal species have shown this trend as well) that they must maintain a superior dominance in society. When viewing statistics, clearly figures appeared skewed due to the simple fact that there is a significantly higher amount of majority Caucasian males in higher education in comparison to African American males, which reveals a gap in retention. Black men have been trained over the course of the past century to adapt and overcome with limited resources. Due to the early stages of oppression by a dominant race, black men were forced to fend for their own using the basic essentials of survival. Over time, blacks have been nurtured to think that if they cannot figure something out there is no reason to ask for assistance because they won’t get any. In reality, assistance is indeed provided, but one must seek it out. The American education system has programmed all American students that college is required and is for everyone when indeed research has proven that higher education is not for everyone. Some people are just not meant for college and would
Over the last few years, we have seen a focus on Black Lives Matter. On several occasions, we have witness were African-American males have been shot in cold blood because of the color of their skin or because they were viewed as a threat. We have seen an increase on college campuses where students of color are having to deal with microaggression from students, faculty, staff, and from those in the community where students are trying to obtain their education or to be a part of their college campus. Last month, the president of the University of Louisville had a Halloween party where female staff members dressed as Latino males, and male staff members dressed as females. This was disrespectful to the Hispanic community and …show more content…
I asked them the same three questions: 1) What are some of the challenges that you see African-American males are facing, 2) What are some of the things that your university is doing to overcome some of these challenges, and 3) What are some of the factors that your university could be doing to overcome these challenges. David Prewitt is a junior at Eastern Kentucky …show more content…
Males in general, regardless the demographic tend to have an inner pride that if they do not know anything they will not ask for help because it will make them appear as inferior or lesser in comparison to their peers. It is a psychological response to fear of not being accepted that many males across species (many male animal species have shown this trend as well) that they must maintain a superior dominance in society. When viewing statistics, clearly figures appeared skewed due to the simple fact that there is a significantly higher amount of majority Caucasian males in higher education in comparison to African American males, which reveals a gap in retention. Black men have been trained over the course of the past century to adapt and overcome with limited resources. Due to the early stages of oppression by a dominant race, black men were forced to fend for their own using the basic essentials of survival. Over time, blacks have been nurtured to think that if they cannot figure something out there is no reason to ask for assistance because they won’t get any. In reality, assistance is indeed provided, but one must seek it out. The American education system has programmed all American students that college is required and is for everyone when indeed research has proven that higher education is not for everyone. Some people are just not meant for college and would