Berber people

victims, until I read Song of Solomon. During its first 112 pages, the novel Song of Solomon ensnares readers, such as I, into a world where men and women are dominated by other men and women whose skin tone differs, segregating the two groups of people into the authority and the victims. Despite the fact that none of the characters…

norms and with racial depictions. Popular media often creates ideals and stereotypes by using characters in order to unjustly portray the way individuals are to act according to their race and gender roles; these stereotypes and ideals can provide people with a sense of empowerment or have the means to diminish it. Because of the stereotypes fairy…

There were numerous examples as well as peer-reviewed scholarly articles that support my claim and represent the impact these changes have had on Indigenous communities, particularly the communities of the people addressing these issues. Firstly, I discussed the Corbiere case and the issue they were arguing which was that Section 77(1) of the Indian Act is discriminatory which is counterintuitive to Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms…

minorities are coming to this country, and soon enough, whites will be the minority. It has been proven that a majority of racism comes from a lack of education. There is still quite a bit of ignorance when it comes to other races and ethnicities. Some people tend to go by stereotypes they hear, and treat others unfairly because of that. It is common for rural areas, especially in the South, to have more bigoted and racist views. These areas, coincidentally, also often poor education and large…

All beings possess a powerful weapon within their vessel. The Bible cautions its readers to not let it rule over them. The Quran apprises its readers that life and death resides in it. It can heal the emotionally wounded, and cut them even deeper in the same instant. It is the tongue, or in other words, Nommo which means the power of spoken word. Nommo is one of the terms I learn while taking Dr. Franklin’s African American history 101 course, and in my opinion, it is also the foundation for…

A majority of philosophy focusing on what the self is in regards to white people. In the times of Aristotle and Plato, their beliefs only regarded white men. In a world where their opinions are more widely regarded than that of ethnic philosophers, people of color rarely get a chance to hear from ethnic philosophers on what the self means to them. According to WEB Dubois, an American black, or other person of color, is unable to be both an American and a minority. This paper will argue that…

Passing Nella Larsen’s novel, Passing, is her second work of literature and sets the scene in the 1920s. Throughout the pages, the reader is gradually faced with several conflicts such as race and identity as narrated by the main character of the novella, Irene Redfield, a married black woman with two children for whom these conflicts arise when she re-encounters an old acquaintance, Clare Kendry. Clare is presented as the antagonist and as the opposite of Irene, and the more Clare is around,…

being accepting of differences would be a good starting point, however, that is something that’s easier said than done. Race is a social construct that has been around for as long as anyone can remember, we use it to distinguish differences among people. Abolishing race can lead to eliminating the mindset and attitude of automatic granting privilege based on race because it wouldn’t be a thing (Price). To abolish race we would need to dedicate multiple generations to it. A starting point to…

“more than anything else language shows we belong, providing the most natural badge or symbol of public and private identity”. Identity is heavily influenced by social factors and can be reflected in the lexical choice and semantic distinctions that people use. In addition, the degree of individual and group identity is reinforced by the discourse and prosodic features adopted by different groups. However, language is not static and its usage may be adjusted to suit the given context of the…

After the Civil War, African Americans were forced to deal with great discrimination. At the same time, two of the most influential black leaders of the time, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, attempted to improve African Americans’ situations in two very different ways. Though these men had very different philosophies, they shared a mutual goal: gaining equality and civil rights for blacks. Booker T. Washington was born a slave and emancipated at nine years old. He attended Hampton…