American journalists

painting a picture that better describes the society’s view, rather than only analyzing players, teams and organizations. It sights the pros and cons of the game by comparing and contrasting an organization. Soccernomics co-authored by Simon Kuper (a journalist) and Stefan Szymanski (an economist) is a book well written, using a provocative style to analyze the worlds’ popular sports soccer. With well analyzed statistical facts, the book points some reasons why some teams succeed, others fail in…

Social marginalization and racism is present in our society today. This is evident as there is continuous social unrest of people who are often discriminated because of the social group/race they belong to. It is also seen that An African-American female journalist Rebecca Carroll proves how this was also evident in the newsroom (her work environment) and in the media where she was being marginalized by her co-workers and where the media often uses racism as a click bait and as a mere hoax to…

successful author and journalist because of the early exposure to writing and the opportunities created by his parents. Coates is the son of a war veteran and a former Black Panther father, and the son of a mother who happens to be a teacher. After leaving Howard University, he started writing for multiple publications to start off his career, and then he made his first big successful article for the The Atlantic, “This Is How We Lost to the White Man.” His success as a journalist allowed him to…

term “achievement gap”, but according to journalist and mountaineer, James Edward Mills, there is also a “comparable divide” when it comes to minority groups and their participation in outdoor recreation. He’s appropriately terms this phenomenon as “the adventure gap.” This disparity becomes more and more evident, as studies by the Outdoor Foundation conclusively prove that participation in outdoor recreation is much lower among Hispanic and African-American populations compared to Caucasians…

Given Circumstances 1. Geographical location, including climate: “The Help” is a drama film released in 2011 focusing on racism, discrimination, and inequality that the African American maids faced. The story of the movie focuses on the relationship between two black maids with a white woman journalist in Jackson, Mississippi. The warm, bright, and sunny days in the movie give the climate condition of Jackson, Mississippi. 2. Date; year, season, time of day: The story focuses on how Jackson was…

Frederick August Kittel, who later went under the name August Wilson, is a well-known playwright from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a mixture of African-American and German since his mother is of African American heritage and his father is a German immigrant (). August Wilson probably wrote Fences to show the world about the struggles that African American men and women have to endure because of their skin color. He wanted to show everyone the hardships that black men have experience by…

The N-Word is said to be one of the most unique yet controversial epithets in the English language. While it is considered the ultimate insult that has tormented generations of African Americans, alternatively over time, it has become a term of endearment by the progenies of the very people who once had to tolerate it. As early as the 17th century, “negro” evolved to the N-Word and we still have not overcome its burdens in the 21st century. The still very racist world we live in today is…

The Quiet American by Graham Greene Graham Greene’s fascinating novel The Quiet American is about two men who fall in love with the same women in Vietnam during the French and Indochina War. The protagonist, Thomas Fowler, and another English journalist, Alden Pyle, both shared a love for Phuong. The author of this novel, Graham Greene, wrote many stories that dealt with American and English involvement in foreign wars. Being born in Berkhamsted Hertfordshire, England, Graham suffered from…

During this period, African Americans were granted equality due to the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which, outlawed slavery, defined citizenship and protected all Americans, and extended suffrage to all men. The Freedman’s Bureau/Civil Rights Act also helped blacks play a role in the governments, economies and society by allowing them to be elected to political office. White America found it difficult to accept the fact that African Americans could ever be…

highest paid athletes, the average American citizen budget, and how much the salary cap is going up, sports stars are getting paid too much money. The highest paid athlete’s salary has increased greatly in the past 25 years. Jason Alsher, a sports writer for a website called The Cheat Sheet, said that Floyd Mayweather was the highest paid athlete of 2015, earning $300 million (Alsher). That is more than triple of what WNBA players earn. Robert Wood, a sports journalist for the Forbes, reported…