Black tie

detective and the peculiar witness. A wolf in sheep’s clothing is who Igor Karma is. Hence, hidden beneath the baggy khaki trench coat, is his slender figure. The tie hiding in the trench coat is simply ordinary. Just a plain white and gray striped tie, yet he looked more stylish than some men. With long laces untied, he sports black-sole sneakers made of gum rubber. Consequnetly, all his associates (including me) liked to call him “Gumshoe”,…

turbulent, there is constant conflict between blacks and whites. It is a situation that is quite complex and unpleasant and to capture this America’s state that we are facing and depict it in a one-act play is nothing short of amazing. Leroi Jones in his play Dutchman set in the 1960s, is able to carefully craft a situation that at first might seem mundane, and fill it with deeper meaning. He utilized his characters, Clay and Lula, to represent both black and white America. Throughout this play…

Phoenix Jackson is as worn down as the path she travels. She conquers many obstacles in her journey to get her grandson his medicine. The difficulties endured include racism, her old age, and poverty. The short story, “A Worn Path,” was written by Eudora Welty in 1940. The main character is Phoenix Jackson. She is described in the story as an African American woman from the south who is very old, frail, wrinkled and small. The story takes place in the 1930’s, many years after slavery…

Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch has to protect a black man from being accused of a crime he did not commit, and protect him from the racist views of the town. Atticus, the black mans defense attorney, uses strong emotions and facts to try to persuade the jury. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus is walking in front of the jury when he asks the judge if he can take off his: watch and chain, unbutton his vest and collar, loosened his tie,and took off his coat. In doing this the jury…

What is feminism you may ask? Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. It fights against the oppression against women. With colored women it is important to them to also express how race and womanhood all tie in to one category. It is very important for women to be respected. Both African-American men and women have come across oppression when i comes to race , sexuality or their…

“Nigger, you stepped on my shoe!” (Wilson 110) Levee screams right before plunging the knife into Toledo’s back. How can a pair of shoes trigger a murder? In August Wilson’s play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Levee Green’s explosive personality tie to his black experience combining with a series of unfortunate events cause a pair of shoes to catalyze a deadly altercation resulting in the murder of Toledo. Shoes are usually considered as a regular part of a daily wardrobe or the finishing touch…

The first scene of the film is of Martin Luther King Jr. preparing to accept the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964. He is rehearsing his speech while he is getting dressed. He “says this is not right.” He refers to his tie, but in reality, he feels bad that he is living all high and mighty, while his brothers back home are still struggling everyday to fight for their civil rights. The first shot the audience sees is a close up of MLK. The lighting of this scene is dimly lit. It creates a serious tone…

triggered a new black cultural movement. That movement became know as the Harlem Renaissance. Reading became a recreational activity, especially during the winter months. Television was not yet invented yet, so people sought out news and entertainment through printed material. Black literature began to become popular and African American writers everywhere began to get discovered. Black authors wrote to defray the racial prejudice of black culture and focused on realistic portrayal of black…

interpretation by the public and the media. Black Lives Matter, an activist movement that seeks to end violence and racism towards black people, has adopted an idea which the majority of the United States should be able to get behind. For the most part, people tend to agree that nobody should die because of the color of their skin; however, when certain protests and rallies are covered in a negative light, public support for Black Lives Matter becomes deeply divided. Black Lives Matter is an…

King of the Bingo Game is a story about a man trying to win a bingo game for his a girl he loves named Laura. This story plays out as a major conflict between the bingo game and the man. In the beginning of the story, it’s the past that leads up to the actual bingo game. The story provides facts as to how the man grew up, what is expected of him due to his situation and how these expectations will be played out. From the beginning of the story, this man enters a theater hungry. The smell of…