Black people

There is no denying that black people in America have been mistreated in the past; almost every American can agree on this, regardless of their race. However, the argument of whether the effects of this mistreatment exist today is a more complex and controversial one. Even more controversial is the argument of whether black people should recieve reparations. In his article “The Case for Reparations”, Ta-Nehisi Coates argues for the need for reparations for black Americans due to a number of…

on the history of violence against black people. Between both the answers and questions he finds a deeper understanding for the limitations of the “The Dream.” He also finds troubling facts about the “comforting” myths about Africa, America and different places. He comes to the realization that American Society has created a dream for him to accept according to his race. This continued discovery of the segregation, continues to explain the danger of being black that he is trying to warn his son…

entire life I have always been in situations where I am always aware of the color of my skin. People are not as color blind as they claim to be. People claim that the color of people’s skin does not matter. This however is not the case. The first thing people notice about one another is their race. We live in a society where people’s perceptions of one another are based on the color of their skin, if people are a certain color they have to act a certain way. Growing up I have always asked myself…

“Black people are illiterate. Black people are rude. Black people are ghetto. Black people are ugly.” With the repetitive use of those words, it seemed as if the darkness within my skin was not beautiful melanin, but beastly mud; tainting the pure white porcelain of my ancestors. As a biracial girl in the deep south, it was very hard for me to find and have pride in my identity. Surrounded by a majority caucasian friends, I was stuck in a schlump. What’s so great about being black? In an…

How are we influenced by society’s Judgement? You walk down the street, you see a man with a dress on. What do you think? How about a girl with bright pink hair, a black man with a gun, a person on the large side eating McDonalds? Are they positive or negative thoughts? And are they really yours? Society the one thing that we all listen to, if they say it we believe it because who else is going to tell us the truth of what we believe is the truth. Society is judgemental. Over the years it has…

article was about Black people in media production. This article was written by Zeinabu Davis. Davis speaks on her experience as a Black woman in media production that makes movies. She explains how more times than not in movies, African American people are portrayed as being the bad person, with a bad reputation, especially Black men. She explains how Black people are not included in many shows, movies, etc. Davis says that she has to tell her children not to behave like the Black children in…

Césaire and Coates are concerned about the plight of black people. While Coates focuses on his own personal history as a damaged black man and is concerned with how to relate it to his son's current experiences in the wake of Mike Brown's murder, Césaire is calling for attention to the plight the colonization of Africa has left its people in, and what can be done to remedy it. Discourse on Colonialism is not a guide for revolution, but an act of revolt against Western Civilization, and Between…

During postmodern times, many people stereotyped black people to act the same way. Even in today’s world there are still people that expect black people to act a certain way. If a black male/female wanted to become an author, it would be very difficult for that person to write about what he or she likes to write about. Monk for the first experiences people not liking his literature because it is not what a typical black person would write about. In Erasure, black people are expected to use…

Black Lives Matter Movement established because of police brutality performed on black people. In one incident, a 32- year- old black man by the name of Philando Castille , got shot because he reached into his dashboard to get his license after getting pulled over. He told the police officer that he had a registered gun in his car and asked the police officer to not shoot but he did resulting for him to die. After getting interviewed about how she had been feeling Philando Castilles mother…

To begin, the concept of referring to all black people as "African Americans" is in itself an immensely polarizing term, as it insinuates that all black people descend from only Africa and that from there their real history only begins once they were forced into slavery in America. It forces one to forget any of the rich history their culture once held and instead makes them remember only a history of submission and pain. As is the primary plot in Dutchman, the way in which Lula speaks to Clay…