Article Review: Campus Racism 101, By Nikki Nikki Giovanni

Racism has existed since the early days of humanity. A topic that many shy away from due to its unruly and rocky past. It is such a controversial subject that when someone is actually being racially assaulted in public, bystanders who witness it typically do not interfere with the conflict. Authors such as Nikki Giovanni, takes the matter into their own hands in order teach people how stand up against it. A fine example of this is an article written by Nikki Giovanni herself. Campus racism 101 explains in varies ways how minorities at some colleges can endure and withstand racism on campus. With the appeal of emotion, the power of authority and constructive information. Creates a guide that minority students can follow by attending a college inhabited by a certain race. …show more content…
As an award-winning professor, Giovanni sets out to establish a message to help minorities of universities across America. Due to her status, she is able write a book and within it, the article Campus racism 101 exists. Campus racism 101 addresses the unruly phenomenon that happens to African American students who attend colleges that are mostly inhabited by white Americans. Giovanni’s stance in the article is very clear and teaches Africans Americans how to cope within those boundaries that they are about to experience. Giovanni prepares those students with the proper mentality to deal with any situation once it’s been thrown in their direction. She also does not want students to drown in the racism that is around them but instead focus more on the education they are about to receive. To prevent this type of attitude Giovanni ushers out some very useful information students could use on their way through