American sociologists

In an act to affirm the idea that America should claim ownership of the wrongdoing that they have committed against African Americans for centuries, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote A Case For Reparations. “Reparations” are essentially the executive decision proposed by a government to alleviate all wrongdoings by granting monetary benefits to the victims that were affected by such wrongdoings. Ta-Nehisi Coates presents the argument that until America recognizes the hundreds of years of enslavement,…

life as an African American male in America to authors whom paradigms are quite different that my own. My sacred is my family. My perception of sacredness is what holds the core of my existence in a cohesive state; that I am able to not only function but achieve my life’s purpose. In researching supporting documentation for my essay, it was very perplexing to find articles that would support my stance of my position or role in my family and my family values as an African American male.…

Survivor ( an American reality show) arranged up to $1 million prize to the champion (The Telegraph,2000; BBC, 2000). This huge money is the main motivation for young contestants struggling in the show. Facing the intense temptation, some of them could do anything even swallowing live earthworms.…

African American Speech Maker is an oracle of all the great voice written and heard through the time of the Mayflower until now. In the book of Fitch; how sweet the sound is about the spirit of African American History. It shows that they were some of the greatest speechmaker of their own time. The book speaks of African American speech, tradition, community, ceremony, and rituals and how it gave them the strength to persist in their struggle toward freedom. In Vincent Harding speech he uses…

wanted. O.J Simpson could have possibly had an emotional attachment to Nicole Brown due to the fact that got what he wanted in this famous life he had. His adoration of Nicole Brown turned into a jealous rage that cannot be necessarily defined by sociologists. However, in my research that I have observed and gathered, I believe that Emotional Dysfunction played an enormous role in the case of O.J Simpson. Due to the trauma of abandonment as a child from his father I believe that could possibly…

Although, does segregation and racism still exist? I remember going to multiple restaurants with the family when I was younger. We would have my Grandma Eva with the family at the diner. I would get embarrassed anytime she would see an overweight American with pigment because she would yell at the top of her lungs “Hey, do…

Lives Matter movement’s initially focused on ending state-sanctioned violence, police brutality, and injustices against African Americans. The movement grew to include related issues including getting African American achievements throughout history to be affirmed and recognized widely. The injustice that sparked the movement was the killing of an unarmed African American teenager in February, 2012. The victim, Trayvon Martin, was profiled by the shooter for wearing baggy clothing, even though…

shows different things that changes the lives of the African American and Hispanic groups. Since January 2013 2.3 million living in America were incarcerated. Out of that number, most people in prisons were mainly African-American or Latino(PRESS TV, 2012).Since the Independence of those people many people criticize US criminal justice system and have also highlighted a lot of studies. Statistical studies show that many African American adult males expect to be arrested at least once, and…

decade. Within the past century there have many changes to how races in American interact with each other, however, there is still much to be done. Rights’ activists fight for the total equality of the American public, which many Americans like to believe already exists, but is this true? How can I form my opinion on whether or not there is equality and how can I determine the state of race relations now? If I were a sociologist, there would be specific steps I will take in order to investigate…

DeBois was journalist, sociologist, and a civil rights advicist. He went Berlin, Germany for schooling (Humboldt University). In Germany they had different ideas on how to treat others, and W. E. B. brought those ideas to America. He published writings like “The Philidalphia Negro” and “The Souls of the Black Folk.” DeBois disagreed with Booker T. Washington. Booker had the Atlanta Compromise it sacrificed African Americans being in leadership to get good jobs…