Black Men Stereotypes

Black males today in America have been stereotyped over and over again as being troublesome and uneducated . The stereotypes that have been used are along the lines of, “black men don’t like to work” and “black men always get kicked out of school and end up on the streets”. Those two stereotypes couldn’t be more untrue based off the simple fact that there are more black men in college than there are in prison. As time has gone by we have seen more and more men challenge this stereotypes such as, Barack Obama, Jeh Johnson, etc. Black men are just as capable to reach academic success as any other race or ethnic group.

Technology and different media outlets have given us information that identifies that there is a correlation between getting kicked out of school and going to streets. As declared by Carla Amurao author of the article How Bad is the School to Prison Pipeline “Statistics reflect that the policies disproportionately target students of color and those with a history of abuse, neglect, poverty or learning disabilities.” This deteriorates the success of a black man because if they are targeted, it is more likely that they will come in contact with trouble and have to face consequences. Men of color need to be in school so they can then be seen as people who like to be educated and do not mind working hard to get …show more content…
Attending two of the nation 's most influential institutions Jeh Johnson received powerful knowledge on how to become a well balanced black man and a civil rights lawyer. Johnson is another perfect example of a black man that didn’t accept the stereotypes and received a higher education. After graduating from Columbia Law Johnson became a defense department attorney, Air Force attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, and is now the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Jeh Johnson is at the forefront of black excellence, he personifies an educated black