Afro-Eurasia

their outer appearance. ‘Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies’ this shows how black males are also effected by societies view of black beauty the text suggests men who have nappy hair are seen as unattractive it just insinuates the ideology that afro-kinky hair is seen as undesirable because it’s not seen as a norm of society. ‘corporate wasn’t hiring no dreadlocks’ this highlights how black beauty is not seen as it conforms to culture and heritage, the stereotypes that a person who has…

The United States of America is a country built off of the hard work of immigrates for become a place of undeniable rights and equality to all people regardless of race, religion, or gender. However, since the beginning years of this nation, African American woman’s rights have been either nonexistent or modified because of the color of their skin. The pigmentation of African American women skin has restricted them to exercise their God-given rights and opportunities presumed by even African…

Before I can touch upon rap and its hyper masculine message, first I have to give some cultural context as to why rappers rap about the things they have claimed to experience. This started because of the decimation of the black family. Throughout history especially during the slave trade black family have been broken up whether on the selling block when mothers and fathers would be separated from their children by slave masters. To present day when a father is sent to jail away from his family…

The author I will be writing about is James Baldwin. James Baldwin is known for his essays, playwrights and novels. He is also known as one of the greatest 20th century writers. His writing is great because he wrote about controversial topics which include racial and social issues. He is also known as a civil rights activist. James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924 at Harlem Hospital. Baldwin’s mother, Emma Jones, was a single mother at the time of his birth. She never revealed to James the…

There are few restrictions on how Special Interest groups can operate. Their strategies and tactics mostly deals with lobbying and litigation. In addition, others also use letter writing, Internet campaigns, and stage public demonstration to gain media coverage (Thomas). In theory, pluralism conveys that there is a balance of power between interest groups because of constant competition to have their voice heard. In contrast, an elitist perspective conveys the elite interest groups who represent…

Paul Lawrence Dunbar was one of the most famous poets of his time. His poems were all different ways of expressing slavery, racism, and discrimination. He grew up in a time when black people were being separated from white people, when black people were being hung by different groups of white people, and when trouble was being pointed towards them (Williams). All of these situations he grew up with affected the people that he talks about in his poems (Williams). Even though Dunbar never…

In modern American disclosure, there has been a lot of discussion about what race connotes and denotes. One of things about race that can be contradicting is the word “Nigger” or “Nigga.” Back in the slavery days, African Americans were described as such. That one word was used to belittle black lives to be worthless and treated unfairly. As a black woman today, I know that one word alone is like the Helen of Troy, which was “the face that launch’d a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers…

Teaching your son to respect you, himself, and authority figures will play a major role in your son’s life as he enters into adulthood. There are way too many of our young men going to prison for drugs, robbery, or even murder. If your son doesn’t learn to respect you as his mother, he will certainly find it difficult to respect others in authoritative positions. I am truly disturbed when I see mothers and fathers applauding rude and disrespecting behaviors. I’ve seen parents post photos of…

Collins, in “Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender and The New Racism”, gives an in-depth analysis to the constructions of Black masculinity and femininity across socioeconomic levels and within particular notable roles (eg. the athlete, the parent). While she does pay close attention to the commodification of the sexualized Black female body by Black men, and what is referred to as “black-on-black violence” especially in her chapters “Booty Call” and “Get Your Freak On”, what she…

Washington is not a black feminist artist and does not consider herself a part of any political movement, just like Pickett, she identifies herself as black woman who is a mother and artist. Her artwork also speaks to a feminist perspective message. Washington knew earlier on in the 1960’s her artwork did not fit the mold of mainstream white galleries. Washington’s priority was not being called a black feminist it was about showing her artwork. She felt black women were being overlooked because…