Irish diaspora

I identify as an African American woman. Being a woman as well as a minority are the two most distinctive factors of my cultural identity. There is little known knowledge of my ancestors pass on both sides of my family. I assume my ancestors came from Africa. Before this assignment I have given little thoughts to the roots of my ancestry. It was not a topic greatly discussed in my families. The way they entered the United States does have an influence on my culture. My ancestors made the new…

What would I do to improve the image of the black male? What will I do to improve the image of the black male? Well , since I am a black male myself, I will do my best to improve the image of black males. But first let me tell you how African American males are badly represented. Regardless , if we believe in ourselves or not. Most people just believe the stereotype that they see on television. Black males are slandered on all forms of media. Very rarely do you see the good things…

Policing & Society - Assessment 2 This essay is based on Police brutality, where we will explore specific aspects of its complex and unfortunate nature. The original question to answer, in this essay has since been altered for a better attempt to conduct research, and so the modified question we ask in this essay is “Why does Police brutality occur in the United States of America (U.S) and, is it more common amongst the African American (black) community that live there?.”. For better…

In What’s Love Got to Do with It? by Donna L. Franklin, the question of how gender is constructed and ascribed to define humanity resonated with me throughout the text. Through seven chapters from “Breaking the Silence” to “The Path to Healing”, Franklin delves into the dynamics of Black men and women relationships within the United States. Franklin presented a common theme of acknowledging and rebuilding the schism of Black men and women. She traces gender relations from the Middle Passage to…

The United States is said to be the land of the free for all people, no matter who you are. Even though that is said to be the case, there are still many problems with racial profiling between the African American people and the police community. This has been a major dilemma since the Civil Rights Movement. In this paper, I will connect the 4 stages of conflict emergence, Identity, Grievance, Contentious Goals, and Redress, to the injustice of police brutality and then apply a source of power…

Art Organizational Analysis Paper There is such diversity located within Los Angeles that can be seen through the history and current times. Many people, in the community, however do not know the history or cultures of LA and one way to that is to visit museums. All museums have a purpose and mission statement set to bring the guest understanding or guideline on their collection of works. With the field trips into Los Angeles the two museums, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Japanese…

Kanye West’s album, Yeezus, received much critical review due to its blatant misogynistic and choice lyrics. Even though the intent of his songs was to tackle the oppressive systems towards Black people, he did so using hypermasculinity that was hyper-heterosexual and violent. For example, in “New Slaves,” West talks about how black males are confronted by privately owned white corporations that that seeks to oppress them, but then says “You see there’s leaders and there’s followers/But I’d…

Every February the question that continues to wonder in many peoples mind is why do Americans celebrate black history month and is it still necessary. That answer is yes we do need to celebrate, some reasons why are that stereotypes of black Americans have to change, confidence in young black women and men needs to increase and notoriety of what blacks have done in history need to continue to be recognized. Now lets take a more detailed look these reasons why black history month is still…

Afro-Native. Period. The uniqueness with which each of these participants deals with their identity is truly fascinating. Jolene grew up on the Makah Reservation and states that no one ever really discussed that she Makah mixed with African American and Irish. She was simply Makah because that’s what they all were. However, when she “went away to college, [she] found [herself] moreso gravitating towards African-American people because that’s how everybody off the reservation viewed [her].”…

There is a misconception in America that African Americans can not fall victim to mental disorders, and the fallacy needs to be taken down. The misconception needs to be broken so that African Americans can feel comfortable enough to express their issues without being judged or even silenced. There are many odds against minority groups in the United States. However, there seems to be a certain negative stigma towards African Americans. This negative stigma creates a double standard for African…