African American

involve facilities and economics. After analyzing statistics about economy and how this system supresses the success of black Americans, it becomes obvious that this is a large problem in society. For that reason, literature, for instance J. Cole’s “G.O.M.D”, depicts these social problems accurately represents the reality of racism. Segregation, or the exclusion, of African Americans occurs to make sure that black people do not feel accepted in society. It was created many years ago when blacks…

As an African American female, there is a constant battle with being able to feel as if you are enough. Society makes black women feel as if her skin is not beautiful, as if God did not take his time creating her melanin and the course of her hair. They label us as loud, aggressive and incompetent. On the other hand, you have people that look just like you, who fight the same battle as you against the world, and they make you feel as if you are not worthy either. Therefore, I’m left with the…

Jacob Lawrence When the subject is strong simplicity is the only way to treat it. – Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence was known best for his Migration Series. Lawrence was the most widely acclaimed African American artist of the 20th century. Lawrence brought the African Americans to life through his painting by using blacks and brown juxtaposed with vivid colors. Lawrence was also known for producing narrative collection such as War series. He was a professor at the University of…

Education and healthcare are two of the major factors in the African American community. African American children are not receiving quality healthcare and education because of the location of each. In the late 1950s education was not valued by the government for African Americans because of segregation. The difference in classrooms was astounding which shows the significance of how education was not an equal effort for African Americans and whites. Low wages and taxes are important in certain…

our discussion course particular words stood out. Many of the words were direct correlations to stereotypes that are affiliated with certain races. For African American male athletes football, money, fast, and strong were the more commonly used words to describe them as a whole. Serena Williams and the sport of track identified African American females. While it was unanimous that Caucasian males were represented by the word baseball. Caucasian female athletes were depicted as tall and…

Special education plays an important role in modern American education. Research understanding about those who require special education services have resulted in special education services that can be directed and transformative. In the United States of America, Special Education negatively impacts African American students. The negative impact of Special Education on African American students can be seen in the disproportion representation of those students in Special Education classrooms. By…

Back in enslavement time, African slaves brought their music to the North America. They were singing and dancing to voice their suffering and to worship God by field hollers and ring shouts. African slaves used blues music for their religion and pray god within songs and their instruments. Over time, blues music and gospel emerged within oral tradition of African American culture in black community churches and they started to use blues music in the worship of God and the base music of the…

Being African American has been an eye-opener for me. My skin has opened my eyes to see that no matter how chocolate my skin is or how long my hair is, I will never be treated equally. If you don’t know by now what I am talking about, well here it is… Racism. Racism has been around for a long time and I have never thought a 10-year-old African American girl would have to experience it. Coming from a state that beautiful brown skin is everything, to a town that has no pigment was very new. On…

less. It’s estimated that 29.1% of African American women are the victims of violence by their intimate…

community the African American culture was not seen very often. The things that I had always heard growing up were "blacks" were lazy, violent, very athletic and forbidden to date. In fifth grade I became best friends with a girl that was African American and it allowed me to see a glimpse into the African American culture. The opinions of others were no longer true and I seen a culture that was rich in family history, work ethic, athletic ability and a love for Jesus. African Americans…