Emmett

in hip-hop collaborated on a track dedicated to Mike Brown and the civil turmoil in Ferguson. Entitled “Don’t Shoot”, the themes of the track involves racial injustice and the deaths of other young African-American men such as Trayvon Martin and Emmett…

couples, also known as interracial couples were not allowed to get married. Blacks weren’t even allowed to interact with whites. A black male couldn’t offer to light a cigarette for a white female. That gesture implied intimacy. August 28th, 1955 Emmett Till was kidnapped, beaten and killed by two white men for flirting with a white cashier. Love shouldn’t have any prevention. Love shouldn’t be determined by color, size, and gender. All should be equal to love whoever they want to love, with…

“My child was profiled. He was stereotyped. He did nothing wrong and we’re not going to let our son die in vain.” - Tracy Martin, Father of Trayvon Martin. (Alicia Stanley). After the of Trayvon Martin, they didn't him to ‘die in vain’, they wanted his legacy to live on forever. His parents wanted people to speak up and society came together to start the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.The killing of Trayvon Martin occured on February 26,2012 in Sanford, Florida. The teen was walking home from…

Thousands of people of different ethnic groups (mostly whites and blacks) fell victim to lynchings in America for a range of crimes or violations. America saw almost a hundred years of lynchings, highlighting the demographic and economic changes many southerners did not want to face. The number of victims lynched was very high, but the exact number may never be known. Lynchings, mostly committed by extralegal groups, were feared my many, mostly in the Deep South. These were public events…

Rosa Parks once said that “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome”. This is my favourite quote from Rosa Parks. I really love this quote because in this quote, it shows that we can’t avoid racism if we do nothing. we can’t achieve anything without doing anything. That’s why this quote shows us that we should face the challenge not by running away from it but to overcome this challenge until it is no longer…

Definition of Racism Racism is a “product of the complex interaction in a given society of a race based worldview with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.” Racism is an unequal treatment used on people based on their skin color. It is often associated with the skin color, which distinguishes from a specific race or community. Racism has an effect on people lives. Although racism takes place in every race, African Americans (blacks) experience the worse. Racism has played a…

The healthcare profession is a technologically based career. Companies are constantly introducing new technologies to healthcare professionals such as doctors and physicians. One recently developed device introduced to the healthcare industry is holographic technology. These images serve a valuable role to analyze various parts of the human anatomy such as human hearts. Holographic images have a complex makeup, are proven to be beneficial for medical professionals, and serve a significant role…

The Civil Rights Movement was a tense and emotional time period for society, especially in the southern United States. It was a callous fight that disrupted the civilization that our ancestors had strived to build. People were shamed, humiliated, and disgraced for individual beliefs and rights. Public areas were segregated between black and white people causing major controversy among the races. There was a lurking apartheid that still has a subtle presence even in our enlightened society today.…

You have cases such as Emmett Till who was lynched in 1955 for flirting with a so called caucasain woman and cases as recent as this year, 2016, where Philando Castile is murdered by an officer while reaching for his wallet. The advancement of modern technology has brought attention…

because of the closeness of these issues to communities along with the facts provided about racial stereotyping. Aside from Supreme Court cases, many major discrimination events were also written about. One of the most strongly heard was the murder of Emmett Till - who in 1955 was brutally beat and mangled by two white men. After the mother held an open-casket funeral, “Jet magazine publishes a photo of Till's battered body on its cover” (). The pair was acquitted by an all-white jury despite…