Afro-Asian

In society today black males are not succeeding because they try to portray this image of where they come from, rather than to just be smart & successful. When black males are perceived of being smart and intelligent their own race tends to categorize them as homosexual or feminine. In most cases the environment you are raised in will affect the way you act because of the people you acquaintance yourself with. Being raised in a white community will enhance your English Vernacular sounding much…

According to the authors stated the African American middle class address the neighborhood of the Groveland community three-dimensional system through in it. The Groveland city irony high-poverty and high-crime and drug dealers’ neighborhoods in Chicago. Which presents particular challenges to the neighborhood social organization, in social organization theory, different racial problem, in these neighborhoods most burdened by noticeable drug dealing markets, crimes are characteristics of…

Yes I’m Black Mankind has been around for thousands of years, and yet, as the world moves forward, certain things have not changed. Since the slave trade forcefully brought African slaves from Africa to America many centuries ago, America manages to still continue to oppress and cast down African Americans in the eyes of the majority within America. As time continued, black people from different countries began to file into America. From being attacked with water hoses to being sent to jail for…

The sentence, “And you are not the guy and still you fit the description because there is only one guy who is always the guy fitting the description” is repeated. I think it’s repeated because the author want to remind us that there is always someone mistaken for the criminal. This is important because in the black community, people are always being frisk for unjustified reasons or rather they fit the description. Everytime I read that sentence, I start to think deeper and and ask myself why is…

Black women constantly face challenges brought on by the intersectionality of racism and sexism. There is a notable rise in the amount of black women arrested for minor crimes such as parking tickets or minor offences such as cursing. Higher amounts of black women are targets of criminalization and discrimination through the intersection of racism and sexism. This paper will include the targeting of young women, but also the school to prison pipeline and the abuse of black women by sexual…

In this day and age, statistically speaking, only fifty-two percent of black men graduate high school. Of that fifty-two percent, only about thirty-three percent of black men that go to college graduate. For those that go to college, what are the causes and factors that increase the ability to succeed? Is it mentoring? Or could it be simply being thrown to the wolves and told to survive? Furthermore, what causes this resiliency? And what causes resiliency specifically at predominantly white…

The movement black lives matter was justified in its own way, but then again it isn’t justified because all lives matter. In the story of “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples is trying to give us the image of the black community matters, the thought of that is partially true, but the truth is that all life matter. For Example, when Staples says in the story “To her, the youngish black man-a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved into the pockets of…

Article 1 In the article “American Racial and Ethnic Politics in the 21st Century: A cautious look ahead”, the author (Jennifer L. Hochschild) discusses the dynamic lives of the African-American community and points out the complication and competition that follows along the main ethnic groups. More specifically, he focuses on the different classes, such as the middle class and the lower class of African-American and proposes the material success that each class value and put commitment. The…

It's an unseasonably warm Friday afternoon for October and I am making my way to Manhattan's Lower East Side to chat with artist M. Tony Peralta. His newest exhibition, Rolos & Icons had opened the night prior to a packed house of family, friends, and supporters. This was the first time he had ever held an opening downtown, and the incredible turnout was a feat in itself. I had been following the works of the Dominican-American artist by way of Washington Heights for a few years now as we have…

Throughout the Harlem Renaissance time period, many black Americans struggled to make ends meet and live a fulfilling life. Most black Americans were poor and unhappy, while few had the luxury of working and living among white Americans – often rejecting their identity as a black person. In addition, many poor black Americans hid their frustration and/or depression by appearing to be satisfied through smiles and singing. In Zora Neal Hurston’s “Sweat,” Delia Jones hides her frustration about her…