Category: African American

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…

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. Hook’s main argument throughout her writing is that photography is powerful in creating meaning because cameras…

Abstract Black people in America have been through so much such as segregation, slavery, racial Profiling and racism there’s 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,…

Eric Roth’s 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 Forrest’s good friend Bubba, an organisation called the…

“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…

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 today’s politically correct world, we have become hypersensitivity…

For an introduction, Martin Luther King is a well-renowned man whose name is widely known by many. Martin Luther King, Jr was actually born by the name Michael Luther King, Jr but had changed his name to Martin. He was born on 15th January 1929 and lived till the 4th of April, 1968. He was…

All my life, I hated learning about slavery. It made me feel sick and uneasy, knowing how poorly innocent people were treated. Slavery gave power to the corupt and helped influence racism and racial sterotypes that we still see today. People were abducted from their home lands and forced to be slaves, forced to do…

Is the transcending memory of Malcolm X still relevant today? Throughout history, humans have fought for what they desire and believe in whether it be for territory, wealth, nationalism, religion, or for Civil rights. “Fierce” civil and human rights activist Malcolm Little fought relentlessly for African-Americans and the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1952-1965 when…