Black Hawk Down

response would most likely consist of either a race or gender. They would say something like “blacks” or “females,” but they would never think to put the two groups together. Black women have had their “identity socialized out of existence” more than any other group due to the way society has politically and economically constructed categories or groups (hooks, b). According to bell hooks, black women are in a “double bind,” meaning that regardless of whether they stand for sexism or racism…

beats her because he knows she was trying to kiss Tom and he is disgusted by this. Tom was always happy to help Mayella but the jury did not know Tom personally, he was a black man in a very racist town trying to defend himself against the blame of rape. The jury was not likely to believe that a white woman would go after a black man in this way even though she did. A white woman’s word is again placed over a man’s life and the jury finds Tom guilty, he is sent to prison. As Tom tries to escape…

which was pulled into the train before he could be killed by the speed of the train. At the next train stop, the police awaited the black men on the train. The white men who were forced off went to the police, claiming they were attacked by a black gang on the train. Nine men were caught and thrown into the prison at…

America the Beautiful. For Whom? A well-known phrase in the Declaration of Independence states, “Life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” These specific rights are guaranteed to peoples of the world, and the government has a duty to protect and serve these rights. However, the meaning of these aforementioned words did not always seem to apply to every person. During the time of slavery and oppression, people of African descent had all rights removed, and received horrible mistreatment and…

policemen in his case were acquitted. Also, Michael Brown, another unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, died in a fatal police shooting. Because of that officer’s non-indictment, a growing number of Americans are outraged and demanding change. (“Black Lives Matter”, excerpt from the executive summary of The Sentencing Project’s 2015 report) Similarly, people reaction was to protest in the streets, chanting, carrying signs and resisting arrest. As a result, the divide among white police and…

skin, intentionally ‘passing’ as white women to fit into the white-dominated society of the time. However, this process left both Irene and Clare stuck choosing between the two cultures and races. The confusion of choosing an identity from either black or white usually left negative effects on these women. By providing insight into the relationships between Irene and Clare compared to their husbands, Nella Larsen discusses how ‘passing’ and crossing racial lines forced…

Throughout the history of the United States, minorities have been kept out of institutions and refused access to higher education. Affirmative Action started in 1965 in hopes to grant minorities more access to jobs , but has grown to also encompass ensuring that minorities are allowed admittance to higher education facilities. The goal was to equalize the population in terms of opportunity, and also be equitable in how people were treated. Since its implementation, many people have opposed it…

The black holocaust was a terrible thing that happened in the past, and the aftermath of it has had an enormous effect. Without a doubt the Black Holocaust is one of the most disturbing things that America has done. The hatred and racism of black people succeeding has always seemed to hurt white people. We know about the terrible things done in the Holocaust because we are educated on it during school with pictures and novel. It’s sad that America has buried the Black Holocaust from history…

From a White-perspective, race has always been an issue that affects “the other” – Blacks, Asians, and other “minority” racial groups. It was assumed (and largely still is) that whites dominated other races both qualitatively and quantitatively. For this reason, the societal status of these marginalized races have always been determined by whites. Historical evidence in the form of slavery, public segregation, forced migration and other racially-based abuses of minority races demonstrate this…

she created the anti-lynching campaign, spoke about rapes, and encouraged blacks to…