Black Friday

The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B DuBois is a collection of essays that describe the plight, education, rise, and experience of the black community in America. The essays are connected through themes and motifs, but not directly connected through storyline or characters. In the first essay DuBois tells readers about the Veil, and briefly, his experience living behind it. The veil what separates the lives of the black folk from that of the whites. While the black can understand what life was like…

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is realistic fictional in which the play 's title and the characters represent the play 's theme. The play focused on Black americans struggles to reach the american dream of liberty and purpose happiest during the 1950 and 1960s the idea of everyone having the chance to achieve a better life should exist for all. Hansberry created her title using a line from langston hughes poem “ A Dream Deferred”. The original poem was written in 8ugd1951 about harlem…

In our diverse society, there are many examples of intergroup conflict between individuals of different ethnic back grounds. According to the realistic group conflict theory, individuals who are competing for the same resources are going to exhibit increased levels of intergroup conflict. This intergroup conflict influences individuals to feel solidarity for members of their own group, but results with increasing negative attitudes towards individuals of other competing groups (Kenrick, Neuberg,…

1). What did freedom mean for ex-slaves? How did their priorities differ from those of African Americans who had been free before the Civil War? Freedom for ex-slaves meant all sorts of beautiful things like not getting abused by the plantation owners, being able to get an education, being with their families forever with no threat of being separated, being able to live on their own without having any ties to someone or someplace else and so much more. Most were elated by this newfound freedom,…

be the national poverty rate by race. According to the The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based on the Census Bureau’s March 2014 Current Population Survey, in the United States 10% of the white population are in poverty compared to 27% of the black community (“Poverty Rate”). That fact would have added extra support and may even lead some to believe that the African-American college athletes should be paid…

popular mostly within the African American Race is what I refer to as “Black Cool”. Hip-Hop culture is not only toxic but degrading to the image, minds, lifestyle, and growth of African Americans. I intend to prove this in the following paragraphs. The “N” word is used immensely in Hip-Hop culture. It can be heard on the radio, in movies, restaurants, schools, and other various…

Wilson told the story of three generations of strong black males. Wilson provided viewers with the struggles that came along with generational differences. The oppression of black males caused tension in the homes, black men had to be headstrong and the head of the house. The cycles continued among the family when the boys would become men. As a man they wanted to be better than their fathers, he gave an example of black families sticking together. Even though the relationships of these…

adult. The first two children who are white ask Santa Claus for toys and to be a star in the sky. The last character is black and asks Santa to bring an end to conflict and to be able to live in peace. Aside from the commercial having only male figures it also represents the importance of race at the time the commercial was produced. I believe it was to outline the hardships black people were still facing after many years of fighting for equality in America. To further analyze this advertising…

Every culture throughout the world has a different perception of what beauty. Some cultures, such as the African American culture for example, express beauty by showing off wealth and expensive features. In an image captured by C.E. Gomes, there is a Swahili woman posing gracefully with several extravagant accessories, such as multiple necklaces around the neck of the woman, along with a bracelet on each of the woman’s wrists. The clothing style of the Swahili woman is very elegant, with…

As black families moved into the suburbs that were previously all white, they faced violent attacks, picketing, and racism. Community organizations, supposedly used to better neighborhoods, actively resisted integration. They would gather for emergency meeting when it was discovered that a black family had moved in nearby. During meetings the members would decide how to respond to their situation…