Muscogee people

Amber admitted that “American is very nice but my English is not good, so I am shy to communication with America. I make too much trouble to make them understand. Nate felt that he will have trouble to communicate with people until his English improves “You know where I work in the lab, I cannot communication with the Americans until my English improves.” Improving English is one of the goals for many participants. David said “I must improve English.” However, some of…

cant afford it. the cost of health care is to high or many people not finding a good deal on health care. It affect me now on many reasons because when I go to the doctor I have to pay for it out of pocket, that’s why I only go to the doctor is I really need to go. I Done tried get Medicare but they only give to people who have children. I Don’t think that’s fair because everybody should deserve health care, they make it where most rich people receive health care. In the future I do plan on…

Entry 1-New York University Institute for the Humanities conference Lorde agreed to attend New York University Institute for the Humanities conference, and I would say that she had high expectancy to make some form of a difference in regards to race, sexuality, class, and age. As she walked me through the forum of how the conference was going, I was a little upset. I was almost certain that a platform such as this would have been astonishing for Lorde. How was she able to stand as a confident…

supposed to free. The teachings of the bible became a way of life and helped her in dealing with her day-to-day problems. From the bible, young Rosa learned that people should stand up rights just as the children of Israel stood up to the Pharaoh. Also, the church helped her because she believed the church was the only legal place the black people could gather and get information without being harassed or unjustly treated so the church became their strength, refuge and haven. Furthermore,…

assistance is indeed provided, but one must seek it out. The American education system has programmed all American students that college is required and is for everyone when indeed research has proven that higher education is not for everyone. Some people are just not meant for college and would…

When the goal of these exclusionary practices is to prevent people of color from moving into white communities, black and Hispanic people frequently get clustered into undesirable, densely inhabited urban neighborhoods– also known as ghettos (Gottdiener & Hutchinson 224). It is important to note that because the real estate market is not a private…

Individually sometimes we find ourselves dealing with matters on our own rather than waiting for a group of people to act in unison which is another reason why the black community is as divided as it is today. We must understand that when we act together to reach our ultimate goal of equality and show the world that we are capable of unifying as a community for…

Reflections from Educators in the Field," Kerri Ullucci writes about there is an assumption that white teachers benefit children of color. It states that teachers who understand race, culture and their own whiteness benefit the students. However, some people believe that being White is not an automatic indicator of effectiveness in a minority dominant classroom. Teacher of all races has the potential to be successful with children of color. Sometimes White teachers hold negative views of…

Hay believed she was ‘too influenced by western culture to be sitting at the same table as these women who were much darker in colour and had been brought up with more tradition’ (Hay, n.d.). She said she almost felt embarrassed to be filmed knowing people may think badly of her as she doesn’t know anything about the language, lifestyle or the terminology that goes along with being Aboriginal. Actress Deborah Mailman had a wonderful mix of pride in her Indigenous culture and a positive influence…

Anne Moody and the Civil Rights Movement Anne Moody grew up in the South during a time of violence, oppression, segregation, and uncertainty. The 50’s and 60’s were a unique period in U.S history because it was here that African Americans were murdered, outcast and not accepted in the southern society. Struggling to understand why these things were happening and why no one was doing anything to prevent it, Anne Moody would later join the Civil Rights Movement because of racial violence, her…