The White Umbrella Essay

The National Party came to power in 1948 and implemented the policy of Apartheid which remained entrenched in South Africa (SA) until 1994. Sport is an important factor in South African’s lives owing to their strong sports culture. It unified people as well as publically highlighted the Apartheid racial policies through the use of media coverage of sporting fixtures. Essentially, international factors created external pressure on the Apartheid government through the use of sports boycotts.…

during slavery. Black women’s bodies were not their own and could be used at anytime by the white slave masters. Furthermore, even after the abolition of slavery black women continued to suffer at the hands of white men. While they were physically free under the law, white men continued to rape and abuse black women because of the perpetual mentality that white community was better than the black. This gave white men the chance to justify their continuous brutality against black women. The…

something is good or bad.” In the Alton Sterling case specifically, I believe that the officer’s attitudes towards Sterling’s race and demeanor may have had a profound affect on why they reacted the way in which they did. Furthermore, if the two white officers had any type of racist attitudes or beliefs regarding African Americans, this may have largely led to them being more quickly to act more violently towards — and eventually kill — Sterling. In today’s society, it seems as though…

Growing up I was privileged enough to live in a suburban area. I grew up in a small town with the typical ‘white picket fence’ stereotype. I grew up in an area that never experienced a high level of crime. As a full time student at Westfield State University, I have been lucky enough to receive a college education. I have been privileged enough to receive an undergraduate degree from a public university. I am receiving a degree in Communication. As a future communication work, I would be…

Some people believe racism is not a problem anymore. This is not true. Despite a prevailing attitude that we live in a post-racial society in the United States, prejudice is pervasive and informs every aspect of our society. Racism, specifically anti-black sentiment, is not only alive in the present day, but heavily and disturbing prevalent. Post-racial societies don’t feature anti-blackness, deliberate appropriation of black culture, and rampant police brutality that is directed towards the…

litigations and the role of the white elite and their self-interest. Bell questioned “the basic assumptions of the law’s treatment in regards to people of colour, he also asked questions about the role of law in the construction and maintenance of social domination and subordination (Critical Race Theory). He developed and taught a legal doctrine from a race-conscious viewpoint. Bell’s core beliefs included ‘the interest convergence dilemma’ which is the idea that whites would not support…

“White” Like Me At the heart of American culture is the concept of racism; a continuous cycle perpetuated through years of injustice by slavery, violence, segregation, and hatred. Much like the symbolic “tree of life”, racism’s roots extend deep into the earth, drawing sustenance from each member of society. Yet in that survival tactic, it unconsciously steals a little more from one side—this is white privilege. “White privilege” is a mere social construction by which the dominant white…

thus causing its use to become a part of pop-culture. Due to this fact, the N-word has found its way into everyday language; whether it is used by a black person in an endearing way, or used by a white person in a racist way. Ultimately, I argue that the use of the…

people greatly influences how we may interpret a given situation. I am focusing on how Rankine utilizes ‘you’ to understand different perspectives, and reinforces the fact that micro-aggressions and outright racism fall under the same problematic umbrella. Throughout Citizen, Rankine often…

stages of the American feminist movement, white feminists fought for freeing slaves, as they empathized with those in slavery as they compared their struggles of being lesser than men to the bondage of slavery. While this was altogether a just comparison, it was enough to rally white women to the side of abolitionists for a short time. With the passing of the 14th and 15th amendment which granted African American men the right to vote, but still barred women, white and otherwise from those same…