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socioeconomic status, or family situations. The national graduation rate for black males was 59 percent, 65 percent for Latinos, and 80 percent for white males annually for the 2012-13 school year (4). It is apparent that the world is not perfect and all children do not have an equal chance to obtain a quality education. There is a plethora of problems that tie into creating this gap and making it so wide. African American children are already at a disadvantage because of stipulations with their…

racial habits, white fear, and revolution of value, and finally ending with “The Meaning of Freedom” which demonstrates Davis’ overall concepts of democracy, social change, and civil rights. In “The Racial Contract”, it is evident that we cannot use “person” and “human” interchangeably. As it goes, personhood is shown to be a moral status that is not limited to all humans. Mills…

My Traitor’s Heart by Rian Malan continuously explores the contrast between the white South African and black South African experiences. The Braaivleis initially is presented as a “profound cultural ritual” (107) started by early Afrikaner settlers. This piece of culture proves very important because it is an essential piece of the beginnings of white settlers history in South Africa. However, the contrasting experiences that Malan frames the Braaivleis with provides perspective into the true…

in the organization are not easily recognizable They remain in a subtle form and are not expressed in clear terms. When the privilege is with ourselves, we may not feel anything but while it is with the others, We feel infuriated. For example, as a White American person if I go to a restaurant with one of by African American friend, it is most likely that the waiter, at the end of the meal being taken, furnishes the bill to me and not to my friend. In this situation, I would be treated by the…

reaction to it is her identification. She is relating and conforming to something characteristically African American, and therefore unfolding a part of her identity. Only by comparison, does she feel her race.Without the cool, detached demeanor of her white friend, she would not have realized that her reaction was a signal of her racial…

the lines of racism is mainly taught to people as being see in individual acts of meanness, not hidden systems that give dominance to a certain group of people and I honestly think that’s what society taught to the white people I knew from my younger years. McIntosh also goes on to tie in male privilege and how while some men may admit that they have more privilege than women, they also never are willing to give away some of that privilege. Which is also seen in a variety of situations, such as…

though that resulted in her being placed in jail. She managed to influence a lot of people because of her neverending desire to be free. She was part of a group named National Association for the Advancement of Colored People[NAACP] that group helped tie people together. Because she stood up for herself, influenced a lot of people, and participated in the NAACP.Rosa Parks was an important part to ending segregation. Rosa Parks joined the NAACP in 1943. She became secretary until 1957. That…

on many different meanings (layers) depending on the situation. Passing is also seen as a way to liberate yourself from “white power”, which many of the characters understand because of the scrutiny black women are under in society, but at the same time leaving your race and betrayal to your origins. Passing gains many different meanings throughout the novel but all of them tie back together to the general idea…

He states that this is a problem as the success is not evenly distributed among the ethnic group. He includes statistics from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) that state: Asian American and African American students have the highest rates of remedial coursework; one out of four Korean Americans go without health insurance; one of every three…

the question, how much aid was received by different racial and economic groups. They were testing if the social economy statue was a factor that changed the results of how much aid was given to the African Americans vs. aid given to Caucasians. White Americans believed that the governments slow response had nothing to do with race it was more about social economic status while Black Americans believes that race was the major factor.…