Congressional Black Caucus

increase of the black community in Chicago from 2% to 33% of the population. Although there were no Jim Crow laws like there were in the South, racism was still felt throughout the community. It wasn’t until 1940 that blacks were taken on to work in factory jobs, because the amount of Europeans immigrating to the…

our God given land, we enslaved millions of Africans and hired other Africans to capture their own kind, in exchange for freedom and goods. The institutional segregation of African Americans instilled a subconscious segregation between whites and black. Objectifying women for their bodies and…

Their community has “200 weekly newspapers, approximately 450 black-oriented radio stations, several national circulation news and special interest magazines, and BET and TVINE, the cable entertainment and information networks,” (Walton, 81). They have used the media to talk and discuss their own opinions and ideals…

is woven into black culture. As stated previously, maybe faith in God is what has given African Americans the inspiration to persevere. They are also adaptable in regards to family roles. Due to past experiences, mothers have been forced to be the sole parent in the household. Grandparents have also been known to raise children in the absence of the parents. They also have tough kinship bonds. Once again, a mechanism used during slavery has been passed on generation to generation that…

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 the offer they had presented. However, it was not the choice of the people to make the decision regarding the offer but was the responsibility of the…

It’s a grueling and exhausting life, not being white in the United States. Picture yourself being a minority in the U.S. and people stereotyping you from left to right. This is what Maya Angelou was stating in the novel, “Champion of the World”. She showed us perfectly what it is like to be an African American in the eras of 1920’s. Even in this generation, discrimination and racism are reoccurring incidents that are still being spread across all fifty states. If we can push through these…

Justice in the United States has varied from person to person since the establishment of this country. Justice is defined as the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals (Merriam-Webster, 2015). That specific definition decodes as each person is treated equally and fairly, there should be no person above the law. This is not true for our country. A more appropriate definition is “Someone has to pay for whatever the wrongdoing may be. If you cannot afford a…

Abraham was born in Georgia in 1787 and later lived in Pensacola, Florida, where he worked as a domestic servant for Doctor Sierra, a Spanish physician. Abraham joined the British army during the War of 1812 because the British commanders promised freedom to slaves who joined them in fighting the Americans. Shortly thereafter, during the period that Florida was under nominal Spanish rule, the Americans attacked. Abraham fled from General Andrew Jackson’s military advances and helped build the…

parenting, and overall helped women advance in society (Malik, "4 Reason Feminism is a Threat to Black Consciousness" ). According to the Pan-African Alliance “The ‘First Wave’ of feminism began when white women banded together to demand a share of power, and the opportunity…

traveling career, where she toured the country serving as a preacher. What made Sojourner Truth stand out is her ability to work closely with Frederick Douglass, and attempt to become affiliated with early women’s rights movement. During the late 1970’s, black feminist scholars viewed Sojourner…