Black Bottom

One stereotype despic blacks as being more prone to crime and violence. This stereotype has followed black men since the 1600’s when the first black slaves was brought here by the europeans. Stereotyping has became a part of our culture. Some blacks even stereotype other blacks as being hostile or violence. Culture stereotyping in criminality can cause criminal justice officials to prejudge the behavior of racial minorities before they are even evaluated (Najdowski, Bottoms & Goff,2015).…

comedy that is full of laughs and surprises. Norbit was released by DreamWorks Pictures on February 9, 2007, and hit movie theaters with a bang with its all star featured cast. The movie Norbit constructs a counter hegemonic representation of a strong black woman named Rasputia, who uses her assertiveness to dominate over her marriage with Norbit and her relationships with others in the town. This film demonstrates a counter hegemonic barrier between gender dominance, and also criticizes and…

“Putting his mark on the world”, is written by Steven Kurutz. The article goes in depth about one tattoo artists who hit rock bottom, but with tattooing a single white dot on the famous Kendall Jenner his career took off with flying colors. Jonathan Valena was a man who dealt with the darkest times night could bring and the lightest times the sun could shine. His artistry technically is made by the tearing of the skin with ink to fill to make the wound look elegant and fashionably. In “The…

One of the themes of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is inequalities due to race and social class. In other words, black men are treated less importantly than white men because of their race. In addition, African Americans are at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The tension between both races are shown in the novel. For example, Atticus explains to his daughter, Scout that men “couldn't be fair if they tried” about the different races in the town of Maycomb (Lee 295). In the 1930s, when…

The short story “Revelation” by Flannery O’Conner takes place in the Deep South, during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s. The central character of the story is Mrs. Turpin, who has a profound discrepancy between her self-image, and what she’s really like. Mrs. Turpin sees herself as a righteous church going Christian lady that is very charitable, and respectful. She also believes to have a good disposition. Mrs. Turpin’s self-imagine leads her to the idea that she is saved through her…

Solomon Northrup is a free black man that is kidnapped and sold off into the southern slave trade during the antebellum era in the United States. Suffering for 12 brutally long years in the antebellum South; Solomon is flogged, broken, and bound by the color of his skin to ruthless slave masters in Louisiana and Georgia where race and gender define one’s status. White male slave owners being at the top of the hierarchal ladder and black woman being at the bottom help to elevate white woman’s…

peaceful living of all the different races. However, the black history has a dark theme to it. First forcefully brought to this country as slaves, it took several laws, a secession of the confederate states, a civil war and three amendments before…

become united under one government. Still, for many ex-slaves, their lives changed little. Even with their freedom guaranteed and their rights inalienable, they still faced discrimination and hostility. With the development of the Jim Crow’s laws, Black Americans were legally isolated from the public, effectively keeping them away from the opportunities to advance their lives beyond that of a former slave. Those of biracial descent, who happened to inherit pale skin, were able to assimilate…

Europe and the rise of warfare increased: Not only did this delay civilization and its amenities, but it also changed the idea of using scientific medicine and the political/economic system of Feudalism. These events caused serious issues when the “Black Death” epidemic came to Europe which killed most of the population. Moreover, the Aerostolain idea was rejected and citizens over time converted to a Christianity mindset. Between the years of 1347 and 1350, a mysterious disease known…

only minority working in our office, which is made up of twenty two white males. He was raised by his grandmother from a young age after his father left him and his mother was unable to care for him. During his childhood, he lived in a predominately black neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh. He is a family man…