Agent White

heritage, it also scrapes on the scars of those that suffered from hate and racism. “It is never too late to right a wrong. Now is time to take the flag down from government offices or entities. For me, there is a sole flag above all others: the red, white and blue one that I love as an American”, Michael expressed. He continued to argue, “…Although the flag represented our history, a large part was built on the exploitation of human beings and should never be celebrated.” (Hate, oppression…

Chandlers, “Whenever she entered a room where they were, they stared at her with a queer, speculative look…...But I wouldn’t have any good-looking colored wench in my house. Not with John. You know they’re always making a pass at men. Especially white men.’ “ Mrs. Hedges,…

Their looseness leads to the rape white women by the Black man (Roberts 1991, 1439). While Collins construct the myth of “bad black mother” as an abusive, extremely bitchy, drug user that neglects their children (Collins 2004, 131). Finally the drug addicted women of Roberts’s article are…

“White” Like Me At the heart of American culture is the concept of racism; a continuous cycle perpetuated through years of injustice by slavery, violence, segregation, and hatred. Much like the symbolic “tree of life”, racism’s roots extend deep into the earth, drawing sustenance from each member of society. Yet in that survival tactic, it unconsciously steals a little more from one side—this is white privilege. “White privilege” is a mere social construction by which the dominant white…

The essay Life with Daughters: Watching the Miss America Pageant spark an insight into black beauty in a white dominated world. Throughout black history women have been subjected to thoughts that their bodies were inferior. Many African American women do not feel comfortable with their hair or color of their bodies because of the upward battle they face to try to fit into society’s standards of straight hair and light skinned women. We see from the day Europeans arrived in Africa they tried to…

color or their language.. Generally, the black people are more likely to be stopped and searched by the police in comparison with white people (Murray, 2014). Therefore, comparing the number of stops and search with residents population helps in calculation of the number of stop and search per capita. In the case of England and Wales in 2007 to 2008, the rate of white people was 22 stops per 1,000. On the other hand, the number of black people was 129 per 1,000 and Asian people 27 per…

Since Rene Descartes first penned the phrase “cogito ergo sum”, Western thought has been obsessed with the notion of the self and its significance. At the core of one’s self is his identity -- his absolute consistency with himself, which “derives its distinction from what it is not” (Bennet, Grossburg, and Morris 173). An inherent faith in the validity of this identity is vital, lest we become vulnerable to descending into an abyss of self-doubt and total nihilism. Yet with the introduction of…

who is at the bottom expected be happy when they are surrounded by people who are superior simply because of their color. I want to be clear that my issue is not with White people, you have taught me to love everyone and I try to the issue is not with the color of their skin, but rather the benefits they receive because of it. White supremacy is what this country is built on and the repercussions are seen in all aspects of the society especially to what you have always taught me to value,…

It was always that section of a survey, job application, or even school assessment that would challenge my sense of identity: “are you black, white, or latino?” I never understood why that mattered, but that little box always taunted me. Growing up with an Argentinian mother and African American father, it bothered me that I could never select more than one box of that section, thus, forcing me to choose. It was when I was a senior in high school when I was told that my skin is black, so I am…

morality is further explored through Marlow’s interaction with the station manager. The man makes Marlowe uneasy and uncomfortable because of his desire to rise to power at the expense of those around him; he exclaims that “Mr. Kurtz [is] the best agent he [has], an exceptional man, of the greatest importance to the Company”, but he does not want…