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Author, Richard Wright, in his autobiography, “Black Boy” reflects back on the struggle he had to go through during his early childhood. Wright’s purpose is to inform the readers about the struggles he had had to go through as a black boy in the South during the Jim Crow era. Wright’s other purpose is to express his feelings about what happened to him and what he saw along the way. In order to write the novel “Black Boy,” Richard Wright uses many rhetorical devices. Some of the many rhetorical…

the research process and discovery, once again I had to examine my own Whiteness and how this has led me to operate in areas similarly to what the White female teachers described. For example, colorblindness, whether intentional or unintentional this is something that came up during the interviews and as I was listening to each of the participants share their stories, I realized that I had been guilty of practicing colorblindness with Black students. Additionally, the whole White privilege…

In the movie “Do the Right Thing”, there were many issues present and many different ways to interpret every event. This movie’s central them was: what is the right thing to do? All of the characters in this movie faced that same question, and most of the characters thought they did the right thing in the end. The way the character’s view what they did depends on how they were brought up and the values that they share. This paper will discuss protest and causality as it relates to the movie.…

Do people ever feel like they just want to kill? In The book Native Son, by Richard Wright, tells the story of a Black man named Bigger. The book follows Bigger and unveils the story through his eyes and peers through his thoughts, emotions, and actions. The story takes place in the south side of Chicago where many Black Americans who flee from the south in search of better lives in the north and during the time was when discrimination against African- Americans were an everyday occurance. There…

Through the experiences of the black characters in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, the damages of white femininity are exposed. Throughout the book, white girls and white movie stars often embody standards of cleanliness and beauty by containing funkiness (blackness) and creating order. Morrison often substitutes whiteness for cleanliness and demonstrates the dangers of this mixture in how the black female characters witness the supposed beauty and vulnerability of white girls and movie stars.…

GivA a few months ago, in my Living for change class at Tacony High, we had a discussion on black lives within America. During that discussion, a girl spoke on the Eric Garner situation where she began to justify his death by saying, "If you look at his record he was a terror to society, him being dead makes it one less criminal for people to worry about." In that moment of anger and rage, I realized how disposable black bodies are in this country. When we are killed by police they scream…

From the time we are children we are often told to shoot for the stars, or follow our dreams. As cliche as these sayings are, they are imprinted on the youth for a reason. Dreaming is an essential part of growing up. It is what keeps people inspired and continuously striving for better things in life. Perhaps it is because “dream” is such a serene, hopeful word. Consequently, dream also conveys unattainable wishes or unrealistic expectations. More often than not, dreams are just words. Yet, what…

Samantha White is portrayed as a multiracial, heterosexual female. Sam is the creator of the Dear White People radio show that she uses to call out various forms of racism and express her disgust of racial stereotypes. Although she is multiracial, Sam only refers to herself as being black while completely ignoring her white heritage. She openly expresses her blackness but is occasionally accused of overcompensating by her black friends because of this. One example of this is when Sam’s friend…

“I would probably be a “sight”for the village”. James Baldwin in his story “Stranger in the villages” contrasts his experience as a black man in the village with his experience as a black man in United States. During his journey, he faces with odd reaction of villagers as a stranger. Plato, The Allegory of the cave illustrates some prisoners that are chained in the cave and they could just see the wall in front of them that people are walking there. They wouldn’t able to turn their head and look…

Jim Crow laws had a great influence throughout the world because it was based on how much harm than good it did during its time. During the years of 1876 and 1965 Jim Crow laws favored whites more than blacks. This was only because black people had so many restrictions on what they could do in the country as a whole. Segregation of public schools, public places, public transportation, restrooms, restaurants, and water fountains for whites and blacks was what the Jim Crow laws were based on.…