Black Seminoles

This essay discusses the correlation of themes and topics from Dr. Dwayne Mack’s book Black Spokane and connects it to key aspects and themes from Let Nobody Turn Us Around, and from African Americans: A Concise History. All three texts encompasses important aspects of African American oppression, the fight for civil and equal rights. During the time of slavery, many blacks were treated horribly and were not treated equally to whites. Many white Americans’ embraced American ethnologist study…

For blacks in America there has been little improvement when it comes to discrimination. Black men may have it the worst. Even an uneducated person knows the inequalities and false labels placed on black males. Being a black man in America is equivalent to being a criminal. It was never innocent until proven guilty; it has always been guilty until proven innocent to a certain degree. Kasa’vea Greenslade, 19 years of age, resident of York, Pennsylvania has faced some difficulties as a black man…

educator. To start off, the biggest factor that influenced my cultural identity is race. My ethnic background is what I was born with and have been associated with my entire life from the moment I was born. Although, living life as a minority (half black/half mexican) meant that I missed out on the racial privilege that was automatically presented to white people. Assumptions are rarely made on a white person simply based off the fact that they’re white or…

not only as they are, but also as the rest of white America sees them. With this type of experience, a person becomes used to the idea that they are what white America portrays them as. A relevant example that describes second sight is the idea of a black maid working for a white family. The maid becomes contempt with being just a maid, and forms the idea that this is all she can ever be. Relating it to society today, a move titled, The Help, was released in 2015. In the movie, African American…

the everyday experience of an African American living in the United States and makes it more personal. However, Coates also takes the common approach to explaining life as a black American and turns it on its head. Instead of just showing how white Americans treat people with color, he speaks of how his experience as a black man has made him view them and law enforcement differently. One particularly poignant moment in the letter is when he speaks of his September 11 story. While Americans…

the law. Let’s think about the Black Lives Matter movement, some people would say it is a movement that promotes violence within the black community and it discriminates against the rest of the “races” because it only states “black” lives. So in hindsight they make the black lives matter movement out to be a problematic social group that is selfish and full of resistance. However, this is not the case. If I stand up for my rights or even ask a question, as a black man, I am liable to lose my…

disaster was a dominant bloc deeply committed to preserving social inequality” (p. 772). Forming communities on land that is not ideal for living and unsafe against natural disasters creates communities of inequality. Creating the notion of a new black army that needs to be trained and civilized reaffirms the social inequality between African Americans and whites. Even though they can fight in the war, they do not have any freedom. He explains that “Throughout history, social-spatial enclosures…

Remember when you were growing up and you were growing up and your older sibling would be able to go out and you would be stuck in the house because you were younger? This is privilege because your parents felt that you were not mature enough so your sibling was able to benefit from your parents actions. There are many ways that privilege can be defined based on gender, age, ethnicity, and economic status. ( Example) . But what does privilege really mean? Throughout the rest of this essay we…

Martin Luther King Jr. recently led a demonstration in Selma, Alabama. Understanding that the debate took place at the same time of the Civil Rights Movement adds more weight to the discussion as the matter of black rights was a pressing concern. was a pressing concern for the rights of the black community. In the debate at the Cambridge Union Society, Baldwin and Buckley discuss the matter of whether the American Dream was achieved at the expense of African Americans. Based on his use of…

Sanders, in “Language Versus Lies,” admonishes the idea that words, specifically in advertising and politics, have a powerful influence on our lives. In another account, Langston Hughes examines that the word black during the early to mid-1900s was an insulting term particularly used towards black people. Hughes further signifies that…