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and ethnicities have struggled to coincide in our American melting pot, the assimilation of African Americans in sports was a monumental task that was actualized as a consummation of the Civil Rights Movement, and the changes that it enacted in our American…

predominantly white rich men. The African American community has suffered at the hands of those corrupted with power. One of the biggest factors that have aided these oppressors is racism. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics specific to that race, especially to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. In this case African Americans have been held to a cultural bias in the United States, this has caused African Americans to…

Often in today’s society, African Americans are stereotyped as “ignorant.” However, this stereotype needs to be clarified as the standard definition of ignorant can be misleading. According to Merriam-Webster’s definition, ignorant is defined as a lack of knowledge, understanding, awareness, or education. Following this definition, it is implied that African Americans are only missing particular pieces of information. This however is not the true context of the stereotype. Instead, when an…

The things that African Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans have in common would have to be being an oppressed population in the United States. Each of these groups have been judge and mistreated. European Americans saw something each of these racial groups had and wanted it and knew in order to get what they wanted all they had to do was take it. African Americans started out as slaves they were seen as objects and not humans. European Americans treated African Americans as if they…

Black Americans all over the world are always being treated unfairly no matter where they are. In the article “A Conversation on Inequality with Students of Color” the author talks about the challenges African Americans faced in school, and how they were treated because of their skin color. It was difficult for students, who have different skin tone than white folks, to get the right education they needed if staff members show negative views on students…

involvement in Africa was unbeatably imperialism. Once can be so certain of this due to the manner in which Europe interacted with the African people and their endowed resources. This profound interaction can definitely be described as imperialism especially because European powers created an incredibly disparate economic situation in Africa through striking fear into African lives—making them obey by force, or die. Although European powers reasoned their motives in intervening in Africa by…

stereotype that Africa possesses, is that of tribal attitudes and actions. Often, people believe that Africans, above all other ethnic individuals, are unhealthily attached to the tenets of their tribe. One might even be supported in this thought when observing the way African migrants and diasporas act within their new environment. However, through this paper, I decided to explore how those of the African diaspora come to their identity. Due to the connection between migrants and those of the…

pay back the men and women we used as slaves to build this country. The US Federal Government ought to pay reparations to African Americans who can prove relations to slaves. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “ought” as an obligation. Thus, reparations should be an obligation by the USFG to the descendants of slaves for 3 main reasons: First, for the suffering of African Americans, Secondly, a well formulated plan to go about paying such reparations and thirdly, executing said plan which…

misconception in America that African Americans can not fall victim to mental disorders, and the fallacy needs to be taken down. The misconception needs to be broken so that African Americans can feel comfortable enough to express their issues without being judged or even silenced. There are many odds against minority groups in the United States. However, there seems to be a certain negative stigma towards African Americans. This negative stigma creates a double standard for African Americans in…

African Americans are in denial of who they are. Denial of their race has affected the black community as a whole, and it is important that they embrace who they are. Many have often forgotten where they have come from. Other African Americans just do not want to accept it. Embracing blackness means acceptance, realization, and unification. Black people cannot be qualified as African American nor are they qualified as Americans due to a lack of acceptance in the community. Africans will not…