Black hat

though there are people that make a living by arguing the contrary, being black is not easy in a majority white America. During a time of racial tensions and divisions, it is noteworthy understand the similarities between Citizen and The Mexican Flyboy that illustrate the adversity that African Americans face in their lives in order to demonstrate the ongoing prejudice and racism in America. According to both texts, a black individual is more like to be stopped by the police, perceived to be a…

The last trip I went on with my middle school friends. The place where I and my friends were going to is Washington Dc. Everyone got to pick who was in there group which was me, Angelo and the teachers that look after us. Angelo has black hair, blue eyes and was wearing the field trip shirt that everyone had on it was a blue shirt with the white house on the front and names on the back he also wore a pair of blue jeans. The teacher’s names are Kyle Ms. Brogan and Ms. Davis. Everyone had to come…

sows that he shall reap.” Yes, the chickens are still coming home to roost. One may think that this attitude or way of thinking, is just a resurrected argument or philosophy from the 60’s and 70’s that was adhered by many groups that espoused “Black Power” or the restitutions be made which were based on the “40 acres and a mule” idea, it is not. It is, however, a realistic evaluation of the fruit that is falling to the ground to ascertain the type tree they were produced. Making this…

treated, “When we was ten foot off Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie Jim to the tree for fun... Tom said he slipped Jim’s hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him” (15). The reader can start to recognize that Tom does not view African Americans to be significant but rather as a toy, which is the reason why Tom wanted to tie Jim to a tree and misplace his hat. Later in the novel, we see through Tom’s actions that it is blatant that he does not respect Jim. Twain clearly shows…

African Americans began getting so much recognition that they became the influence of songs. Poems written by African American people were being used as lyrics in these songs. Roland Hayes was looked upon like no other black had been. He was a widely known figure who had studied and practiced music a lot as a child. He later began his career and ultimately gave a name for African Americans in the music industry (“Harlem Renaissance”). Two popular people of the time were…

his power to prove that Tom is innocent, even though the jury is already bias. Atticus sits outside of the jail to protect Tom from being killed. On one particular night Scout, Jem, and Dill go to the jail, and see a mob surrounding Atticus with low hats on so you can barely see their faces. Scout recognizes one of the men as Mr. Cunningham, she tells him to say “hey” to his son Walter for her. After that the men realize what they’re doing, and that they’re doing in front of children. Some of…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” (Lee, 33). Atticus says this to Scout after she gets mad that Miss Caroline does not understand Maycomb’s ways. This theme can be seen all throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because the book includes real life examples of racism and hardships. Empathy is very important in this book because there is a lot of discrimination, especially against African…

other characters by personifying a prominent theme of the novel that inspires an important transformation. In Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, Rinehart never actually appears in his physical form, but still strongly influences the narrator, a young black man from the South who moves to Harlem to pursue his dreams of becoming a powerful figure in society, despite the systemic racism working against him. Rinehart’s fluid form helps the narrator realize his true place on the margins of society,…

Colonization created divides between the natives and the colonist calumniating into two different communities. German settlers were ‘away’ from home, but had not quite left all of it behind. In German Colonialism: A Short History, Sebastian Conrad portrays German settlers as living a “bourgeois lifestyle” (103). This lifestyle did not help with the already apparent difference between the natives and the colonists: their races. Germans did not necessarily want to “civilize” the natives, but to…

person in the world of Hip Hop and at the same time, he was the first critically accepted white MC1. His real name is Marshall Mathers III – growing up in Detroit he was in a very difficult position because the local rap scene was totally dominated by black people2. Nevertheless, he managed to do something impossible and get incredible fame – his album The Eminem Show won the Grammy Award and Without Me, which is the single from this production, won the best music video award. Moreover, the…