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A gruesome catastrophe, called The Black Death, took place in England, wiped out nearly two-thirds of the population, and left behind a continuous fear amongst the people. This vile disease caused great mortality. Those that were affected by The Black Death struggled with rationalization. The three social pillars were forever changed once the Black Death entered England. The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, claimed countless lives. The plague began in 1348, and the last outbreak…

For decades the pilot of the black population has been in terminal as it relates to education, work, pay and basic life-style. We have had to fight for all of rights, even though we have created some many things that have made American great. Without the sweat of African Americans, American would not be the great country that is. In order to ensure that there were some equalities for African American’s organizations within the African American communities were created to fight for rights to…

After, the Black Panther Party became a militant black organization in America that was in the north and south. They educated African Americans about capitalism and how America was trying to liberate the people. They catered to the welfare of the African American people in less fortunate areas with free food and education. Unlike Dr. King, Black Panthers believed that if the police officers,or anyone racist used physical force amongst them, they were allowed to use it back. Huey Newton, a black…

The Black Death Did you know that the Black Death wiped out 30-60% of the European population? Some diseases can be almost power less but others are as mighty as an army and they can wipe out a large portion of the population. The Black Death, a bacteria, is deadly and wiped out about 75 million people, but it is less of a threat today. First, it is important to understand where the disease traveled to and some warning signs. To begin, the disease was passed on too many places, that was…

African Americans faced in the United States. From enslavement to the mass incarceration system of today, black people have been oppressed, neglected, and treated like second class citizens. Although they have been a vital part of the shaping of the United States, their contributions have often been overlooked and discredited. While there were a few short periods of positive achievement in the black community, the majority of African American history is filled with eras of racism, violence, and…

When discussing the sexual politics of black womanhood, Patricia Hill Collins, addresses the topic of “intersecting oppressions.” The term refers to the oppressions a person who is a member of multiple minorities faces. “Sexuality, race, gender, and class,” (Collins 126) are all factors that play into intersecting oppressions—therefore, it is not surprising that the sexuality of black women is often used as an example of intersecting oppressions. There are, of course, many different examples…

In the passage The Souls of Black Folk the writer makes many points and reasons on why the black folks should be treated better. W.E.B. Du Bois starts off with singing a song to the reader to set the stage for the reader. The song takes the reader back to the time period when this book was written. But Du Bois describes how the Black feel about this inequality to capture his audience's emotions to make his point. Overall this passage is quite dry and is really hard to keep reading to get the…

The Fear of Black Male Sexuality Is fluidity in masculinity a possibility? This week’s readings suggest that this question needs to be asked. Often enough, there seem to this one standard of what it is to be a man. Once there your genitalia is determined between your legs you sign a social contract. Stereotypic representations of black masculinity that saturate media often limit black men to truly be themselves, as well distort how there are to be perceived. Needless to say, hyper…

The oppression that is cast upon the black community is the result of racism. Racism has been around since the time that two different races encountered one another. Being that both, oppression and racism, have been a problem for hundreds of years, they cannot be expected to go away in the matter of half of a century. In order for racism and black oppression to be nonexistent, children will have to be taught that they are equal no matter the color of their skin. It is not morally right for…

The black experience is one journey that is unique to every single black person that resides on this earth; although, some black’s experience might be similar, not one will ever be the same, so if you don’t mind I would like you take on my trip of what I deem as the back experience. Being black you’re underestimated at birth just based off the color of your skin and you are look at as nothing but a hopeless statistics; however, the power to knock down those statistical barriers you must realize…