Media Matters for America

Harper Lee in To Kill a Mockingbird said the profound statement, “A mob 's always made up of people, no matter what (Lee, 1960).” Harper Lee shows the power of a group of people. It is interesting to think that there would never be trends, mobs, or a government. If one person has an idea and others want to follow a group, a mob, a government, a belief, or a trend will be started. Every individual idea formed -benevolent or abominable- has started an entity whether it be a revolution,…

degradation of blacks so long as this remains unaddressed. Research regarding my topic is vast because the fact remains that racism is vibrant aspect of America that effects people of color, more specifically blacks. Various scholars such as Cornell West and Martin Luther King Jr deemed this culturally significant because the culture of America is construed in…

Any time there is an accident in America, the media will cover it. If there is a shooting or act of police brutality, the media will form some type of particular bias. When the police are involved in brutality, the media will come up with an individual who will side with the police and go against the citizens. Fox News’ broadcast indicates a conservative prospective, based off the particular bias. There is a clear bias about the abuse of police brutality that shows bias by the selection of…

years old, is a strong conservative Republican. He has been married to his wife Roberta Crunch since he was 18 years old. He has three kids and his entire family are strong Protestants. He is strongly pro-life, pro-gun and thinks everyone is equal, no matter color, gender, or body weight. He wants our government to represent his beliefs and will do everything in his power to change the United States into a better place. He wants to use his military expertise to better the nation, through…

In this essay, I will be analyzing an interview between Dr. Brown and Reverenced Jesse Lee Peterson. The topic of discussion in this interview is that racism does not exist in America. Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson is a Black Christian leader and is very active in media outlets giving his views of certain matters. In this interview, he gives his opinion about how while he believes that social injustice does exist, but it isn’t skin color or socio-economic status that create them, but they are…

hopes to restore dignity, justice and respect along with highlighting the many issues that black Americans face in this country. Black Lives Matter serves as a social justice movement with the initial idea of seeking to end discrimination, police brutality and highlight the racial inequality in the criminal justice system. Since the start of Black Lives Matter it has attained mass appeal publically creating a dialogue centered on the topics of racial inequality and police brutality. In addition…

The black lives matter movement is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community that campaigns against violence toward black people. The movement organizes protest and holds rallies and marches around the deaths of black people in the killings by police officers. They also protest against other issues such as racial profiling, racial inequality, and police brutality. The movement was established in 2012 following the murder of Trayvon Martin. The movement was…

Black people growing up in modern day America is without a doubt much better compared to how it was 60 years ago. However, growing up black is still a daunting situation to be in from the moment one develops a sense of social awareness. Blacks grow up realizing that people of their complexion aren’t the ones being advertised as beautiful, learning that certain people of other races do not like others just because of their skin, stereotyped of being something that they are not, watching your…

organization that allows whistleblowers to publish “…suppressed documents of diplomatic, ethical, historical or moral significance that reveal illegal or immoral behavior,” (Wikileaks); is being silenced by the media from exposing the Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. The media is helping cover up the truth because of special interests. Wikileaks has released the deleted Hillary emails, DNC emails, and John Podesta (Hillary’s Chairman of the her presidential campaign) emails,…

Abdul-jabbar, Kareem. "Despite The Trump Distraction, Black Lives Matter Won't Be Sent To The Back Of The Bus." Time 186.7 (2015): 31. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. The author debates that the Black Lives Matter social phenomenon in America will greatly influence the 2016 election. For instance, various candidates such as Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Additionally, the article elucidates on the fact that the first anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown will be addressed.…