100 Greatest African Americans

The 1990s were an era of increasing recognition of homosexuality in broadcast media, so much so that scholar Ron Becker referred to the period as “the gay 1990s”, as programs increasingly began to depict gay characters both explicitly and implicitly. Since the emergence of such characters the representation of members of the LGBTQ+ community has increased and broadened, which is especially evident when comparing the “Men on Film” sketch from the pilot of FOX’s In Living Color in 1990, and ABCs…

The subject I decided to write about is depression among African Americans and how it has become a huge concern yet it is still stigmatized in the black community. Mental health is not restricted to one particular race, ethnicity, socio-economic background but cultural background and historical history can cause depression to be expressed and deal with differently especially among both black males and females. Depression is vastly misunderstood in the black community and often confused as…

quote above, McQueen states how we have reflected something from the past into the present. The differences in the past and the present has been drastically changed throughout the history due to the laws and historical events that slowly changed the American society. It is irrational for the current and future generations to atone for the mistakes of the broad and biased thinking of the ancestors in America. The current establishments…

In our society today, there are many different types of people; white, black, Spanish, Asian, Etc. We are all different in many ways even though we are all human. Some of our differences are visible and some are not so much. We are not only defined by our race but also by class, gender, and ethnicity. These aspects plays a big role in society as others used them to judge one another. After interviewing one of my fellow coworker who is white, I was clearer as to why we judge one another and how…

relations through discussions. Through the course, we could discuss various topics which race affects. For example, we discussed the prison system, health care, poverty, education, affirmative action, and much more. Not only did we focus on African Americans and whites, but we also explore different ethnicities and the way their ethnicity and race affected them. A big focus in the class was the intersectionality of race and others different identities because being a black man and being a black…

culture through the 1950s, which finally culminated in the first African American president being elected within the United States on November 4, 2008. Nevertheless, the election of an African-American president did little to ameliorate how minorities are discriminated across an individual’s name, education, or gender to acquire or foster progress within a job. As a result, these limitations have further how minorities like African American struggle in their communities, and passed on this…

teach about how differences are what makes everyone special and how everyone is different. I want to make sure that I teach at a school that is willing to advance American and not hold America back in the views that have harmed so many people. As an advocate, I want to know. The main thing I want to do is know more about racism, African-American culture, and America’s history. I want to be able to point out to people when they should think twice about their actions. I want to be able to have…

In 1960, the United States was on the edge of a major social change, there were many changes for some groups of people that had been inhibited or subordinate such as Afro-Americans, Native Americans and women. These groups were mostly helped and supported by young people who were aware about politics and laws in the U.S. These helpers were often affiliated with "counter-cultural" lifestyles and radical politics, many descendants of the Second World War generation emerged as promoters of a new…

Approximately 12–13% of the American population is African-American, but they make up 35% of jail inmates, and 37% of prison inmates of the 2.2 million male inmates as of 2014. How is it that 13% of our population makes up 35% of our jail inmates. How can this minority group have such high statistics? This statistic proves how corrupt our judicial system is. The enslavement of black men is a prevalent societal issue that many seem to look over. Systematic racism is ingrained in the upbringing of…

while growing up. Later in life as an African American you must go through segregation, Jim crow laws, fugitive slave act, the civil war, the 14th and 15th amendment and lastly the black codes. Now no one wants to ever go through this as child or as an adult, but there was a person that did and his name was Allen Allensworth. Through his struggle as a young child and later as an adult he would later find a town or better known as a community that African Americans could live in peacefully.…