Miscegenation

“Blacks are more likely to get divorced because, first they are poorer, and poverty strains marriages…” -Andrew Cherlin. During the past half century, African-Americans have become the most unmarried people in our nation. A substantial amount of evidence through using extensive research has shown that the decreasing rate for African-American marriages is an issue that is widespread throughout the country, although this particular topic isn 't the main precedence throughout society it still…

For the first mini essay, I will be focusing on the topic of ambivalence featured in Latino stardom. Ambivalence is defined as the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. In other words, Homi Babha defined ambivalence as “a feeling of “off-ness” towards something you don’t understand”. I will be pulling from Are All Latins from Manhattan? Hollywood, Ethnography, and Cultural Colonialism (Ana M. Lòpez, 1993). A problem that is featured with ambivalence in…

In the fight against racial policing, young activists have created campaigns titled #SayTheirName and #SayHerName. Under In the #SayHerName campaign, the activists have tried to spread awareness about the black victims who don’t have a voice to speak for themselves because they’re no longer here. The #SayHerName movement, another movement in connection to the #saytheirname campaign, focuses on police brutality against black women. Sandra Bland, an innocent black woman, was found dead in her…

Like One of the Family is an incredible series of monologues that, like Roxane Gay so eloquently said, encourages understanding about an underrepresented group within society-the domestic worker (xiii). Specifically looking at the female black domestic worker, Like One of the Family, asks its readers to test their assumptions about female black characters and to gain empathy for their situation in life. Unlike The Help, in which a white woman saves the day by telling the stories of the black…

After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jane Elliott wanted to teach her young students about discrimination and its effects after watching days of news commentary in where white men described black Americans as “those people” and “those communities,” as if black Americans were not a part of America. most of Elliott's 8-year-old students were like her, born and raised in a small town in Iowa, and were not exposed to black people outside of television, she felt that simply talking about…

During a lecture, Albert Einstein once referred to racism as “a disease of white people”, and although he was speaking metaphorically, recent studies show that, like a disease, racism can harm the health and perception of both the victim and the attacker. As an ancient issue accompanying mankind, racial discrimination has driven humans to commit many wrongful sins. The book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, displays the issue of racial discrimination as a main conflict throughout the whole…

The Cultural Bribe Present in Black Boy by Richard Wright Richard Wright is presented with many situations that challenge his perception of who he is and what he can become. Many of his decisions early on in his life conform to what was expected of him, but by reading and studying, he challenges the norms of the time, and sets himself apart from the average African American of the time. Although he never considered himself an intellectual, the people around him noticed, for better or for…

Terriana Harper Ms. Bentley Language Arts 23, August 2017 Racism Can racism be stopped in the United States? People often display racist behavior, based upon their upbringing. One of the main reasons racism still exists in today’s society, is because it is learned behavior. Racism is taught, and is passed down from generation to generation, almost like a family business. Racism is evident in numerous aspects of the American society. The best way to stop racism in the United States, is to teach…

Kaimera Easley language arts Ms. nalls Essay Violence v.s peace In this day and age,there are some things goings on and when I say wars I mean wars between every race.Also blacks vs whites and white vs hispanics. There is also my acts of kindness would be to show people of all races that they are better…

According to Malcolm X in his 1962 speech entitled “Anger,” he states “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.” (X) The fact of the matter is that this problem is still an issue today and luckily, we have Beyonce Knowles to slap us in the face as if to say “WAKE UP.” In April 2016, Beyonce Knowles released the revolutionary album “Lemonade” that left her…