African American Lives

In the beginning of class we had an outstanding and heated debate over the Black Lives Matter movement. Deja, Jansen, and I believed that the Black Lives Matter movement is important and the police are hunting down African Americans. Another group was on the same side as us and one group debated that the Black Lives Matter movement was not important, they believe polices officers are just doing their job. All three groups gave amazing arguments and speaking for myself I believe both side have…

movement of African Americans from the South of the United States to the North with the largest amount coming in 1915 to 1920 of over 500,000 Blacks. African Americans left the miserable condition of the South that included low wages, racism, and horrible violence, and headed up to “The Promised Land” of the North where it was believed they could find refuge or even start over again. Black Protest and the Great Migration by Eric Arnesen is a history of documents telling the story of the African…

position to protest against the absence of African American women on the faculty. Him being such a prominent scholar from Harvard Law, in each story he added legal analysis to look at each issue from a different perspective. Bell main argument in this book is that “Racism is an integral permanent and indestructible component of this society.” From that quote I interpreted that racism is just not a “passing phase,” but that racism will always be a part of the American society. On the first…

The movie I decided to watch was “Straight Outta Compton” directed by F. Gary Gray. It is a fictional film which is based upon the true stories of the music group N.W.A. The N.W.A. is an African American rap group who faced racism, censorship, and violence in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The movie focuses on the growth and evolution of N.W.A. members Ice Cube, Easy-E, and Dr. Dre. A major theme in the movie is the Los Angeles gang culture which was prevalent during…

millions of people on August 28, 1963. On this day king changed the lives of thousands of Americans forever. His “I Have a Dream” gave African-Americans the power and strength that allowed them to stand up against whites and fight for their equality. King’s speech left me feeling angry about the unfair and unjust things African-Americans had to endure in the 1960, but inspired that even though all of the hardships African-Americans went though they still had the strength to fight for their…

billboard featured a young, innocent looking, African American girl with a quote stated above her picture: “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb.” Life Always, an anti abortion organization from Texas, defended their billboard by stating, “The intent of the board is to call attention to the tragedy and the truth that abortion is outpacing life in the black community… . The goal behind this campaign is to heighten awareness and save lives,”(Reynolds). However, many…

Fannie Lou Hammer. Her testimony to events that took place in order to discriminate against African American citizens. In this document, Hammer describes how America is no longer the land of the free and the brave as it was believed to be. The aftereffects of the incidents in Hammer’s life defined her reasoning for this belief. Hammer does not believe this to be true anymore as a result of other African American were being murdered all because they want to become first class citizens in their…

researchers on the threatening effects of racism on the health and well being of African-Americans. Although, there have been a few attempts to examine the link between experiences of racism and the physical health of African-Americans, there is a growing body of research on the effects of racism on the mental health of African-Americans. (Gibbons et al., 2004) Experience with racism is common for Blacks and those of African decent as evident by ….. For this study, we use Clark and his…

Throughout history, African Americans have been the victims of countless hate crimes; starting from when they were captured from Africa and sold into slavery, to the twenty-first century. After they were emancipated from slavery, African Americans faced racial discrimination that led to many brutal deaths. In the image above, an African American man named Frank McManus is being lynched in front of a mob. McManus was accused of raping a four-year-old girl and was arrested and placed in holding.…

The freedoms of African Americans were restricted from 1865 to 1900. During this time period, which is after the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments ratifications, laws were put in place to restrict African Americans from exercising their new rights. Some of which caused social limitations. After the Civil War, Black Codes restricted the lives of African Americans by making it illegal for them to marry white citizens or travel without permits. Racial segregation laws created more problems at the end…