American Abstract Artists

another form or way to obtain the same material wealth as other people in society ().Behaviorist would say The War on Drugs doesn’t discourage young African American males from seeking illegal careers when denied employment. The illegalities of drugs keep the price and also demand high leaving drug…

a certain race. We are all aware of racism, I believe that racism has something to do with people of color not being thought as on the same level as those who are white. According to the Washington Post “The report showed that even after African Americans find work, they earn less than white men with the same level of education.”(Matre 2014) Throughout history we have always seen whites held higher than blacks. I think that our society is being conditioned to try and keep white superiority over…

Claude McKay was an influential leader of the Harlem Renaissance who also advocated against the racism that African-Americans receive. He wrote many works for this cause, among them was the poem “America” inside of the text of his book Harlem Shadows. People have many different thoughts and beliefs about the poems. James R. Keller tries to give his analysis of "America" along with McKay’s other works. Keller explains this in his article titled as “ ‘A Chafing Savage, Down the Decent Street’:…

Why the Difference? In The United States, inequality is quite an issue. Inequalities are also seen within one race such as the African American race. There are “two black Americas (Gates)”, the thriving and the poor. There are reasons that some are living the American Dream while others are scraping by. How a person grew up, the people around them, their willingness to try, and the resources at their disposal all determine one’s future. Robert Merton came up with a theory called Merton’s…

I never really had friends when I was younger. I was picked on and bullied. In the third grade I made my first few friends but ended up losing them when my family moved. I didn’t know how to make friends, or how to interact properly with other people. My social abilities took time to build but I was eventually able to build relationships with others in time. Friends came and went throughout my life and I slowly got used to figuring out how other people worked. I’ve made a lot of good friends,…

In the short story “Class” by Sherman Alexie, the protagonist Edgar Eagle Runner tries to fulfill his need to sleep with a fellow Native American woman while struggling to hold unto his marriage. He does this in order to find a better sense of his own identity and heritage. It seems from the very beginning that Runner would have issues with his race and identity. He described his mother by saying, “Velma, my dark-skinned mother, was overjoyed by my choice of mate. She’d always wanted me to…

Animals are thought to be separate from humans. However, they both are in the animal kingdom, and even as mammals they share certain characteristics: they are vertebrates, endothermic, have body hair, and mammary glands. These characteristics are what relates animals to humans. Although, there are various aspects which distinguishes an animal from a human. Humans are self-conscious beings, who have emotions, language, a complex thought process, and philosophical thinking. These are the key…

absence of research that focuses on the experiences of African American women who have advanced into leadership positions (Parker, 2005; Stanley, 2009; Bell, 1990). It is imperative for organizations to identify and develop female leaders who can work effectively across organizational and geographic boundaries. It is important that today’s organizations have the ability to identify a diverse workforce which will include African American women, to provide leadership skills that will address the…

“Both members of this club, 1909” Breaking new boundaries as well as making influential changes can all be considered crossing a new frontier. Frontier can lead to a wide range of possibilities and explanation’s. The term frontier for America symbolizes a whole world of opportunity for change. The boxing match between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson in 1908 caused many race riots between whites and blacks. Jack Johnson was the first black man to become a world heavy weight champion (Doss 47).…

Fruitvale Station had an impact on me that confirmed that racism is very alive today. Police still are racial profiling and are more likely to suspect African Americans as a suspect. This film did not anger me as much as it did others, but it did confuse me because as an African American I already know the basics of what and what not to do. For example, Oscar could have walked away from the situation on the train, but because he addressed the situation, things got violent and the police were…