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For as long as I can remember, hair has been a significant part of my life. The many women in my family have always strived to “look good” and the way ones hairstyle was seemed to define if they actually in fact looked good or not. When I was a child, my entire day was solely determined by the state of my hair and as I have grown up, I’ve always believed that “if my hair looks good, then I feel good” this mentality has followed me to this point in my life. About seven years ago, I decided to “Go…

1. Strong’s view of American Imperialism in Our Country consists of the Anglo-Saxons spreading the word of God and civilizing mankind. By achieving these two goals, Strong believed that the Anglo-Saxons would elevate the human race of the world. William Sumner’s view is completely opposite. Sumner believes that the Americans pushing their views on other countries are absurd. He believes that Americans should leave people alone and let them live their own lives and have their own beliefs.…

Utilizing the lens of intersectionality allows for analytical analysis of social identity structures such as gender, race, class, and sexuality. It invites study on a multidimensional level, providing complexity and context to researching social categories. Conceptually providing a greater understanding of advantages and disadvantages, differences and similarities, within social constructs resulting from identification with multiple categories. Discussing the readings “The Legacy of Slavery, by…

them feel victims of injustice. Even though there were civil activists that fought for equality in America, it did not happen because many whites in America still believing that is necessary to make a distinction between whites and people from other races, especially white Americans. Until now, 2015 has been a very controversy year, and it has been mostly marked by protests and political revolutions around the globe. Ironically, this domino effect finally arrived to America, where…

people, and many people have tried to erase the tension entirely, but only small doses of success have been seen here and there. Yes, there is equal rights for all now, but there is a definite tension still among the American people when it comes to race and religion. People have to be politically correct and they also have to watch what they say, because a knowledge of their true feelings could harm their public image. My question is, why can’t we eradicate this division? We are discriminating…

We supposedly live in a country perceived as a post-racial society which have no means of treating anyone differently merely on the distinction of skin color. Centuries ago, our government was created to further extend the prosperity of America through something called "Manifest Destiny." It stripped millions of Native Americans off their land which was rightfully theirs along with the mass genocide of their peoples. In the process of obtaining our God given land, we enslaved millions of…

What is freedom? Is it the right to vote, the right to express your own opinions, the right to live your live as you please? In American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom written by Hanes Walton Jr., and Robert C. Smith, they answer and discuss these questions as they pertain to African Americans today. They explain how challenging the journey of freedom was and still is, “given their status first as slaves and then as an oppressed racial minority,” (Walton, 92). The…

and attract a black man to marry and raise children. I say this because my research showed the over all, black women still prefer to marry within their race. It is felt that someone from another race would never understand the struggle that our people have endured. Perhaps we view this a selling out or the ultimate betrayal to the black race. Either way we have become so active in our culture and maintaining our heritage, but forget that whomever we choose as a partner, needs and most…

The Space Traders begin with the arrival of an extraterrestrial species, named Space Traders, which offer a solution to the current financial and environmental crises that America faces for an exchange of the current African American population. This initial offer was greeted with overwhelming support by the white population who viewed the space traders as being pleasant and unthreatening. Conversely, the black population did not share the same enthusiasm toward the space traders and disapproved…

obstacles of viewing people in color and start staring at them for whom they actually are, we can make this planet a utopia for all. This is why “Champions of the World” by Maya Angelou is a well-written historical novel of major importance to all races around the world because it shows an authentic historical view on racial relations, on perseverance, and the applicability of the information on today’s personas. Maya Angelou story illustrates the harassment that all African American’s have…