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attacked most are the Blacks, as they seem to get the most negativity from many. Even today, Black people are still severely affected by racism, which causes public outrage by many in the Black community, to the point where they created the tagline, “Black Lives Matter”, which is a group of black protesters who claim that any other lives aren’t important, and say that black lives only matter in the world. This leads me to my question, “How can I resolve issues revolving around the Black people…

The Oversexualization and Objectification of Black Women She’s angry, she’s mean, she has an attitude, she’s loud, she’s ghetto, she’s exotic, she’s a jezebel. These some of the many attributes and the stereotypes of black women that are given to them from misrepresentation in the mainstream media. Not only are these labels incorrect, they can be harmful to black women everywhere; they perpetuate this idea that if one falls into a stereotype about the community in which they belong, it makes…

the rain. The harvest was negatively affected it assured that there might be food shortages. There was a worse enemy that began to appear which is the Black Death. It was not clear from where did the black death appeared in England or how did it reach England. At that time some reports said that it reached Dorset while others said Bristol. The Black Death appeared in the end of July or the begging of August. In the mid-summer the Channel Islands were distracted under an outbreak of the plague.…

editor from Salon Media group “Why are cops taking Beyonce’s black affirmation as an attack?” after hearing multiple police officers making the decision to boycott the halftime show. Lennard was puzzled when society began to say that Beyonce was simply being an advocate for African Americans not attacking the police force. According to Kris Ex, Beyonce released ‘formation’ for free before her super bowl performance in order to honor the Black Panther party 's 50th anniversary and Malcolm X in…

An article in the South Florida Times, “The Black Doll Collection goes on display in South Florida,” details an event called the Black Doll Affair (BDA). Designed to increase self-esteem in young African American girls, the event showcases black dolls from all over the world. Founder Dana Hill started the organization after watching Oprah’s segment on “self-image” where Kiri Davis discussed her 2005 documentary A Girl Like Me. Kiri reconstructed the iconic 1940s “Doll Test” experiment on…

criticizes of human being behavior “The black cat by Edgar Allan Poe.” The black cat is a story of horror fiction, gothic fiction, where the main objective is to make a psychological study of guilt in humans, identifying how emotions influence in taking decisions. for the development of this reaction paper, we seek information about the reading, the author and the purpose of his writing, we also use the book to have detailed information about the message the author wants to convey and criticism…

Emancipation of The African Race In one of the most celebrated book of the 20th century, W.E.B Du Bois in is his book ‘The Souls of a Black Folk’ writes that ‘The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line’ (Du Bois, 1903). It is from this book that the reader understands how slavery ravaged Africa and implanted its inhabitants in different parts of the American continent. The premise of the advent and the adverse effects of it to the African continent were based on the…

this day and age, this community is faced with a sizable amount of conflicts and problems in their way? “Black Lives Matter” is a phrase that speaks the truth. It is a cry for help that many people are taking, in order to achieve equal rights. “Black Lives Matter” is not just a topic of conversation…

I have spent my entire life living in predominantly white communities where there were few if any other black families. Throughout my adolescence I have been told that I am “not black” or that I am “white” by many of my peers. These phrases are micro-aggressions because they are everyday verbal insults that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership. During my childhood, I would just let these comments slip past…

The systematic oppression of black Americans is deeply woven into the fabric of US society. Oppression is explained by Marilyn Frye in her 1983 article “Oppression,” by first breaking down the word into its root: press (p.130). Much like commercial clothes pressing, when something is pressed: “it is between two forces and barriers working together to restrain it, restrict it, prevent motion, to mold it, and reduce it” (Frye, 1983, p.130-131). This concept of pressing translates into the…