Social Issues Essays

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 […]

Racism has been a very prominent issue most commonly between black and white people. Although it is the most known, it is not the only example of race discrimination. It occurs among other ethnicities and backgrounds of people also. Sometimes race can occur because of people’s views on things, such as religion, age, or even […]

Experts and scholars have conducted thorough research on slavery, specifically in America, for numerous years. Their investigations have delved into various facets such as economics, demography, culture, treatment, and ideology of slavery (p. ix). Although slavery is a worldwide issue, the main focus tends to be on American slavery. Peter Kolchin’s “American Slavery” book effectively […]

My emotions were a mix of sadness and joy as I toured the Blacks in Wax Museum. Witnessing slaves being branded like livestock and shackled together in the slave ship truly illustrated the hardships they endured. It’s unfathomable how white people could view them as subhuman and still desire to sexually assault the women. The […]

Before the war, both women and black people faced adversity in terms of employment, rights, and wages. They experienced disparities compared to white men who were undeniably seen as superior. Both men and women experienced advancements during World War Two, but the extent of progress and post-war benefits remain debatable. Before the war, women had […]

North Carolina was the first colony to enact legislation tempting to prevent the education of slaves in 1740, imposing a 100 pound fine on anyone caught teaching one how to write. This type of legislation was passed in many colonies (mostly southern). It was enacted primarily by white slaveholders and landowners who feared rebellion and […]

Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought, I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this, my life will never be the same, but I’m sure, it’s the right thing to do. ‘ was on my way home after yet another long day of […]

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 […]

During the 1960’s and 1970’s the United States was experiencing a myriad of urban unrest. Three activist movements played distinct roles in humanity and its progress: the American Indian Movement, the African-American Movement, and the Mexican-American Movement. Each developed from inequalities and unjust treatment toward a particular group. By bringing an opposing position believers of […]

“Race: The Power of Illusion” is a set of three videos that challenges the concept of race. In particular, the first video called “The Difference Between Us” features modern scientific fields that question the common notion of race – the classification of humans into three or four groups based on physical appearance (California Newsreel, 2007). […]

“The Sport of the Gods” by Paul Dunbar recounts the tale of the Hamilton family. In the mid-1890s, this tight-knit black household, led by patriarch Berry Hamilton, relocates from the South to New York City after Berry is unfairly and unjustly convicted of a crime and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. The city […]

America has had its share of racial conflicts in the last century. Even though African American people had gained freedom from the white population after the Civil war, racial segregation and discrimination was still rampant in the south and also in some parts of the north. The World War 1 and the events that followed […]

White, black, African, colored, dark, light; these are the terms used to describe people according to their physical characteristics and other biological traits. Racial classification is an old age practice that describes the stratification of human beings into groups of individuals who share a certain number of anthropological traits. Race is the subdivision of members […]

“Making The Case For Teaching Our Boys To … ‘Bring Me Home A Black Girl’” is an article on the subject of racial marriage, with the thesis that it is best for black men to marry black women rather than white. A contributing writer for Essence, Audrey Edwards has written the article with the sole […]

The editors of this volume introduce the works to be discussed below by steering their own editorial work apart from the typical offerings in this field. In many respects, the editors are seeking to move away from the “white-guilt” morality play of the normal slave story and explore the variations and distinctions of African slavery […]

“Stolen Legacy” by George G. M. James was first published in 1954 and immediately became a bestseller among all the people with African origin. It should be mentioned that George James was an Afro-American teacher of Greek, who’s done a lot of research on the issues of racial discrimination. The main idea of this book […]

The short poem “Forty Acres” by Derek Walcott, compares the heroic figures during the slave era to President Barack Obama. Walcott’s poem is a bout a heroic figure in the African American community and how he overcame all obstacles and rose to power, much like President Obama. He discusses the stereotypical thoughts of the white […]

The film “The power of one” was released in 1993 and is summarized in this synopsis. It depicts the life of a young boy growing up in South Africa from 1930 to 1948. The movie commences around 1930, featuring a boy who is merely seven years old and English by nationality. He answers to the […]