Essays On Race

Many blacks contributed to the success of our country in every war that we as a people have ever fought. In order to properly thank them for their heroic effort, I as a Hispanic Caucasian must give credit where credit is due. In order to properly do so, I must begin with the contributions of […]

All three anti-racial activists share similar aspects on the way they view their community, but also have several differences on how they react towards it. From same backgrounds, different time periods, and different places of the United States, they each shared one major quality. They wanted to be heard and stand up for what was […]

In Berry by Langston Hughes, Milberry Jones is crippled by his race. For example, Berry is taken advantage of by being paid less. When Berry arrives by train at Dr. Renfield’s Summer Home for Crippled Children, Mrs. Osborn, the housekeeper at the Home, discusses Berry’s pay with Dr. Renfield, the doctor of the Home. Mrs. […]

The Identity of African American Men: How has it been displayed in the Media; negatively or positively? “No metaphor can capture completely the complexity of ethnic dynamics in the U. S. ‘Melting pot’ ignores the persistence and reconfiguration of the ethnicity over the generations. ‘Mosaic,’ much more apt for pluralistic societies such as Kenya or […]

Within African cultures, there is a common perception regarding the connection between humans and the spiritual realm. This perception emphasizes a deeply personal interaction. In the wider African spiritual sphere, individuals are believed to be constantly influenced by other individuals, their ancestors, minor deities, the Creator, and different natural forces. The belief in an interactive […]

Growing up during a time of widespread discrimination against African Americans, Jessie Adams fought hard for equality despite enduring years of injustice. She witnessed firsthand the denial of basic rights such as sitting at the front of a bus or eating at a lunch counter in the South. However, she found ways to move past […]

The film Ethnic Notions is a great and interesting documentary film that directed by Marlon Riggs. The film describes the history of anti-Black stereotypes and portrays various culture characteristics of African-Americans. In addition, it demonstrates different ways that African-Americans were presented during the nineteenth century. They were depicted as ugly, rude and inferior on the […]

Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys opens with explaining what genocide is, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group (p. 1). The author, Jawanza KunJufu (2005), has been challenged many times in debates and by the media with the use of the […]

We four in Paris is a perfect example of using cubism as a school of art. Palmer Hayden used bold shapes such as squares, and circles, when drawing the characters faces, and bodies. Like many cubism painters, he used browns, blacks, reds, and dark oranges. The painting is of men playing a card game around […]

African American Theater started out, hundreds of years ago, as a foundation of amusement for the black community. The theater was a place where African Americans, equally men and women, could work, study, and perfect their expertise. The beginning of African American theater set in motion back in the 1830’s, and it eventually became one […]

Even after the Civil War was over African Americans were not treated as citizens. There were so many different types of limitations, which went along with their freedom. For instance, there were social limitations, political limitations and also economic limitations. When Black Codes were crated that was the beginning of all the different limitations. Some […]

Comparing Half Caste and No Problem   In the poem “half cast” John Agard explores the theme of racism through vernacular dialect in the repeated refrain “explain yuself” the word “yuself” uses Caribbean dialect to demonstrate Agard’s origins, the use of Caribbean dialect portrays Agard being proud of his mother country. The effect of this […]

In the Declaration of Independence of 1776 it was declared that ‘all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness’. In 1791 the Bill of Rights reinforced this and stated that all men have equal rights and […]

Assessment Tanglewood prides itself on encouragement of diversity in the workplace. All hiring and promotion decisions should be made on the basis of character and quality of work. The ensuing lawsuit brings about a need to analyze Tanglewood’s selection strategies to ensure these practices are not hindering the promotion of diversity. In order to do […]

The front page of Freedom’s Journal, the first African American-owned newspaper, declared a desire to advocate for themselves after being spoken for by others for far too long. The publication, which emerged in 1827 in New York City and was produced by a group of free African American men, served as a response to racist […]

In comparison with the European urban heritage, which stretches back roughly 5500 years, the American transformation from village to city was achieved in an amazingly short space of time. From the eighteenth century on, Americans experienced the painful yet rewarding metamorphosis of an agrarian nation becoming an urban industrial giant that left few of her […]

There are said to be three ways through which teachers can respond to the use of non-standard language in general. These are 1) eradicationism, which involves abandoning the nonstandard language completely 2) pluralism, which means recognizing the effectiveness of all languages by simply allowing students’ use of non-standard language and 3) code-switching, which entails allowing […]

The second chapter of Patricia Hill Collins’ book “Black Sexual Politics” addresses the idea of “new racism,” which does not suggest any novel or groundbreaking features of racism. The portrayal of racism, both in the book and in real-life scenarios, includes familiar elements that have been present for centuries. These elements consist of three essential […]

 In this paper I will explore the problem of African American Female Entrepreneurship. I will provide some statistic data on this problem, analyze a number of literature sources, review the main problems African American women face when starting their own business.

Researchers have conducted multiple studies to comprehend the graduation crisis among African American students in the United States. These investigations reveal that African American students exhibit notably lower graduation rates compared to those reported by the Texas Education Agency. Different statistics emphasize this inconsistency, prompting efforts to tackle these disparities.

The rise of industrialization during the twentieth century has been a time of immense transformation in almost every facet of human life, especially in the West. Thus, family and marriage life has been affected dramatically as well. In her article “African American Marriage in the 29th Century,” Elaine P. Pinterhughes provides the underlying issues through […]

Racial and class identities bear a tremendous influence on how literature is written and read. The influence of racial and class identity on literature is exemplified in the works of authors Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen, two prominent poets during the Harlem Renaissance.