Category: Racism

Reed KregerAnalysis of theAccuracy of Critical Race Theory in Describing American Society via Citizen            ClaudiaRankine’s Citizen: An American Lyricdetails dozens of encounters that display just how common insensitivitiestowards minority groups are in our society, specifically with regard to AfricanAmericans. Rankine uses an anecdotal style in which she tells stories of these”micro-aggressions” one after another. The mounting tension and pain that isfelt from reading so many of these stories back to back reflect that of thesubject of the anecdotes themselves and helps to explain how labeling theindividuals who react poorly to these situations as “sensitive” is horriblyinaccurate.   Citizen serves to […]

Racism in the English Language Robert B. Moore 1) Explain why language is an integral part of any culture. Why is it important to study language? Language is necessary to culture because it shows an understanding that differentiates between other cultures. Language is vital for communication; we are able to express our thoughts, ideas and especially because it is one of the main ways we can communicate. 2) According to Moore, how do the symbolic meanings attached to whiteness and blackness affect beauty ideals in our society?Moore was emphasizing on the complete opposite meaning of black and white; white symbolizes […]

Name: Course: Lecturer: Date: Braddock This town is situated along Monongahela River. It is a less populated area, and there are many vacant houses, which look unattended. The streets are dirty and hazardous. The bushes have overgrown, and there is litter at the corners of the streets. The few people who live in this town try to maintain their houses in order. This is especially in Talbot Street where it looks most deserted. Talbot is in this condition because a majority of the people did not settle there after the war. Only scattered people and businesses live here. One of […]

Name: Lecturer: Course: Date: Back Culture Referencing Angela Davis’ article, please explore the multiple reasons why working and middle class White women became involved with the anti-slavery movement? Originally, those who campaigned against racism and inequality justified mass action and public activism based on the responsibility of speaking on behalf of their sisters in bondage. The womenfolk who had been put to slavery did not have any forums or public chances through which they could express loathe and outrage. The working class and middle class white women therefore believed it was there responsibility to speak out on the atrocities and […]

Cadence Sinclair Eastman struggles to remember what happened to her during her fifteenth summer in the book We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. The story details the life of Cadence and the rich Democrat members of her family as they struggle to deal with a tragedy they all contributed to. The novel touches on the themes of materialism, young love, and racism. If you read the reviews on Goodreads or Amazon, We Were Liars seems to have everyone in conflict. Some people give it 1 star, saying it was superficial and shallow with little plot and an annoying writing style.  Others have given the book a 5-star review, citing that it made them cry for three hours on […]

In Richard Wagamese’s “Indian Horse” the protagonist Saul experiences a lot of discrimination being in a place where being Aboriginal is not accepted in society. Saul goes through severe suffering of accepting how he is treated in society and he goes through this on his own with no help. Saul loses the ability to trust, causing him self-harm, and making him tougher. These are the effects that takes place when Saul’s innocents is taken away. Saul loses the  ability to trust because of his past experiences. Every child needs somebody that they can look up to and trust to be […]

In Civil RIghts History, or specifically in the setting of Harper Lee’s famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, we see many examples of injustices, evil, and hypocrisy. The Civil Rights Movement is one of the broadest examples to bring out such examples because of its harshness, discrimination, and lack of fairness.In To Kill a Mockingbird, we see many examples of injustice and racism. The first example that shot straight to my mind, was how people view Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus is a white man from Maycomb county, he portrays himself as a drunk so “folks can say Dolphus Raymond’s in the […]

Speaking of racism in art, on page 330, Figure 12. 5, we can see the artwork by Bettye Saar called “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima” (1972). Here we can see that the artist uses three versions of Aunt Jemima to question and modify those images. The oldest version is a small image in the center, in which a caricature Jemima raises a pronghorn child on its side. In the background we can see the modern version and the shy Jemima with a lighter skin in the new one that is more appealing. Speaking of gender issues in art, we can […]

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain displays that the relationship between Huckleberry Finn and Jim are heavily influenced by racism and slavery as their friendship puts society against them and brings them closer together. As Huck and Jim spend time together on the raft we see that Huck treats Jim as a person and does not treat him less of human being while the society he is in says otherwise. Society and the people he has met on his do not treat Jim as a human being as slavery and racism is embedded in southern […]

Policebrutality is alluded as the utilization of verbal or extreme power coordinatedtowards a nation’s residents by the police work force. This power might bephysical or a type of mental oppression. Police brutality is seen in numerouscountries, particularly in the countries where such cases are accounted for. Itis viewed as a type of police wrongdoing which includes racial profiling andsocietal restraint. Police Brutality is typically conveyed to minority groups,for example, poor people, the feeble and the elderly. Almost all these police brutalitiesare constantly connected to racism. Numerous countries have permitted theirpolice power to utilize constrain in capturing the suspects and furthermore […]