Category: African American

In The Lesson, the narrator overcomes the silence caused by the pigmentation of their skin and finds the moral courage to voice their opinions amidst double standards. In The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara, protagonist Miss Moore educates local children about the unfair distribution of wealth and advises them to strive for a better life.…

African Americans and American women have been oppressed by the opinions and laws of white men since the drafting of the Constitution of the United States. African Americans and American womens most prevalent contributions exist in literature and culture, most predominately in the works of Langston Hughes I, Too, Zora Neale Hurstons, How It Feels…

There is strong evidence that racism has existed since the beginning of human civilization. Throughout history, the balance between human races has been unequal, proven by the countless cases of human enslavement and mistreatment through countless human civilizations. Including that of African Americans through the history of the United States. The waters of racial prejudice…

Black feminist literature stresses on the double-victimization of black women. The women from the oppressed society encounter absolute dominance and cruelty within the territory of the whites, who suppress them in the name of race; also they undergo the same kind of treatment by their own men in various unsolicited ways. The prolonging silences of…

In 2014, the famous American writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, in his article published in The Atlantic, addressed the serious issue of reparations for slavery. Coates argues that the reason the idea of reparations doesnt enjoy popular support is because it is seen as a joke. Reparations is a Dave Chappelle skit. Thats what a…

Racial Profiling in America has become more common in schools and places where people hold a lot of power even your place of work or in the government, places you would never expect racial profiling to happen is most likely where it happens and it needs to be stopped.February 26th,2012 marked the day African Americans…

In James Baldwin’s thought-provoking essay, “Stranger in the Village,” he delves into the profound experience of being an outsider in an unfamiliar environment. Baldwin recounts his time spent in a remote Swiss village, where he grapples with the complexities of race, identity, and the human condition. Through his introspective reflections and poignant observations, Baldwin explores…

Racial Democracy? Situation Statement: As a student of African descent who was born and raised in predominantly Black communities, I am speaking to my fellow Brazilian peers (about 40 people) at the University Of Notre Dame who are predominantly white and wealthy who might think that, since Brazil is such an ethnically mixed country, people…

Substance abuse has become a global issue in recent years. The most prone substance abusers are young boys and girls in high school and partially young college students. Drug abuse among African American teenagers has resulted in dangerous criminal activities, while other drug users have become entirely dependent on drugs. Accordingly, addiction to drugs has…

Abstract This paper will be set up to explain how African Americans are targets for arrest and makes up majority of the prison’s population. This paper will explain many different reasonings as to why this occurs, and the effect that this issue has on people, more specifically African American people. This paper will mention and…