Redlining

In the text “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, he speaks about what it means to be black in America. The text is written to his son and explains to him how to survive in this corrupted country. Coates explains the American Dream and defines it as well; giving us an insight on what it actually would mean. The American dream; what is it really, and what does it mean to the citizens of America? American in general does not have a good reputation with its people, as well as the…

To illustrate, he uses the history of New York and how it still “bear[s] the scars of redlining, blockbusting and urban renewal” (para 6). He points out past arrangements and how we have shaped the city in such a way that racism is embedded in society. Why do we still segregate by color and wealth in New York City? We have similar races and…

An Interpersonal Relationship between my Grandma Scott and me This essay will demonstrate what I have learned about interpersonal communication and how I can apply it in my everyday life after reading the book, Inter-Act: Interpersonal Communication: Concepts, Skills, and Contexts, Fourteenth Edition written by Kathleen S. Verderber; Erina L. MacGeorge. I am writing this relationship analysis reflecting on three separate occasions of meeting face-to-face and talking with my grandma. The first…

division between whites and blacks which is called a glass ceil-ing. The glass ceiling keeps the majority of working class colored people in a system where they cannot move up their economic class no matter what they do. This idea also leads to redlining, which is a term that depicts how white housing owner map out where each ethnic group will mortgage in order to stay under the control of the white man. Ta-Nehisi is blatantly describing how these are the continuing factors of the Civil War…

28. How does sexual harassment have to do with the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Through interpretation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act during the late 1970s, the courts decided that sexual harassment was a form of discrimination. The courts recognized two forms of sexual harassment: “quid pro quo” harassment (implied threat wherein submission is “continued employment”), and “hostile environment” (offensive/intimidating employment conditions). After much debate, the courts ruled that sexual…

The Post World War II it started in the 1930’s also called the atomic age. During this time veterans came from War World II and many veterans and their families did not have a house. Many activists were designing many different house projects for many people especially for veterans’ soldiers who came from war. At first the Federal Government created the Federal Housing Administration which was to provide loans to be borrowed for Americans to able to purchase a house. At first Americans need it…

Rachel Lloyd, the author of "Girls like us " is the founder of GEMs, which stands for girls educational and mentoring services. Rachel works in New York City and her mission is to help girls that have been domestically exploited and trafficked on a regular basis. Rachel works to get these young girls off the streets and get them the education and resources they need in order to succeed outside of the lifestyle of prostitution. These girls in the commercial sex industry can range in age, race,…

Redefining Blackness During the twentieth century, black people began to redefine what ‘blackness’ was and what it meant to be ‘black’ by reconnecting with African history and culture. This was a period of reflection and reconstruction of the black consciousness, and although the twentieth century didn’t produce a solidified interpretation of ‘blackness,’ it created the groundwork necessary to form an identity that was independent of the racist notions instituted by slavery and/or other systems…

Interstates are crumbling beneath the weight of vehicles and tractor-trailers roaring across skylines. Below, inner cities are crumbling amongst the shadows. These roadways are integral to commerce and transportation within today's ‘just in time’ culture. Just when minorities were gaining steam on their oppressed past, they were crushed once more; their communities and their spirits. Although interstates have sustained an economy of luxury and expansion, they have also shoved families and…

After leaving July Perrys house Mose Normand there is only a few accounts of anyone seeing him and one of which comes from Fred Maxwell, who was thirteen at the time of the massacre. According to Maxwell, Normand was good friends with his father and right after leaving July Perrys house Normand went straight to see Maxwells father. Allegedly Normand told the elder Maxwell that he spoke with judge Cheney and was informed that what the white men were doing was unconstitutional and he had a right…