Yes I’m Black Mankind has been around for thousands of years, and yet, as the world moves forward, certain things have not changed. Since the slave trade forcefully brought African slaves from Africa to America many centuries ago, America manages to still continue to oppress and cast down African Americans in the eyes of the majority within America. As time continued, black people from different countries began to file into America. From being attacked with water hoses to being sent to jail for petty crimes, black people have always had the short end of the stick. In today’s day and age, America claims to be all for equality and “liberty and justice for all,” but this liberty and justice cannot be fulfilled until the fear of being beaten and killed in front of your loved ones by the police disperses. Underneath our skin, we all have similar body makeups. Everyone’s blood bleeds red, yet the news, social media, and the
…show more content…
However, Hodge states that coming together, bringing awareness to the problem, and taking a stand verbally will help to change how the world views black people. Hodge states in his poem:
“People are scared to accept their ethnicity,
Because the color of our skin decides our destiny.
But my destiny is to stay strong, and fight not physically but verbally.”
Hodge’s word choice shows how the world expects a black person to fight back physically and to be aggressive when standing up for a cause, and by using words instead of violence, it is possible to stun the world by taking the unexpected route. Without a doubt, it is evident that no one is perfect and people accept mistakes depending on the degree of the predicament. Yet, the world seems to prefer to see black people being arrested for a crime rather than going to school to succeed in life. In Hodge’s poem, he includes the
However, Hodge states that coming together, bringing awareness to the problem, and taking a stand verbally will help to change how the world views black people. Hodge states in his poem:
“People are scared to accept their ethnicity,
Because the color of our skin decides our destiny.
But my destiny is to stay strong, and fight not physically but verbally.”
Hodge’s word choice shows how the world expects a black person to fight back physically and to be aggressive when standing up for a cause, and by using words instead of violence, it is possible to stun the world by taking the unexpected route. Without a doubt, it is evident that no one is perfect and people accept mistakes depending on the degree of the predicament. Yet, the world seems to prefer to see black people being arrested for a crime rather than going to school to succeed in life. In Hodge’s poem, he includes the