Category: African American

We often wonder why racism is so alive in our society and can not seem to get rid of it despite what the government has done in the past to try to fix it. In recent studies, scientists have proven through social psychological research that judgment on individuals and their work ability is based a…

The workplace, as seen in the African American community is a very hostile and unfriendly environment (Whitaker, 2019). Discrimination will occur at any given moment in time, but African Americans see the culmination of this discrimination in waves. This said, discrimination not only has effects in the workplace, but also getting into the workplace, as…

American Novelist, James Baldwin was born in 1924 and raised in a predominantly black neighborhood in Harlem, New York. Shortly after James was born, the city was struck by the great depression that devastated the economy. Thousands of jobs were lost, many became homeless, and destitute, resulting in a significant increase in crime and violence.…

In Bell Hooks essay In Our Glory: Photography and Black Life from Art On My Mind: Visual Politics, Hooks breaks down the importance of photography within black life and why this activity should be continued to preserve black culture. Hooks main argument throughout her writing is that photography is powerful in creating meaning because cameras…

Black women across the world are commonly discriminated against, not only within their own race, but among society as a whole. I became interested in this topic because throughout my life, I have endured situations of discrimination. My situations are not as extreme as most African American women experience on a daily basis, however I…

Do not let anyone call you a minority if you are black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You are not less than anybody else. The Native American and African-American groups have suffered from economic, political, and landholding troubles in the past and to this day. From the beginning of American, we…

Eric Roths 1994 award-winning film, Forrest Gump explores racism in American society from the 1950s to the 1980s. In Forrest Gump, it can be seen that African-American people experience severe prejudice through various protests and actions performed by white Americans. The prejudice African-Americans receive was highlighted through Forrests good friend Bubba, an organisation called the…

Abstract Black people in America have been through so much such as segregation, slavery, racial Profiling and racism theres no doubt that we have evolved as a union, but those issues are still taking place across the world and Racial Profiling is at the top of the list. Racial Profiling is suspecting someone committed a…

Racism is a critical issue in America today. In fact, the history of the country is characterized by cases of racism, which have led to a divided society. Many people have experienced racial abuse once in a while, and it is unfortunate that I have become a victim a couple of times. For such reasons,…

Why is racism different than it used to be? Racism, throughout the ages, has always been a touchy subject. In recent years, it has evolved into an idea that has been taken and construed. The idea of racism has been modified into a very sensitive subject. In todays politically correct world, we have become hypersensitivity…