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We started this Government and Politics class with reading a speech from Barack Obama during his campaign for presidency in 2008 that was a response to comments made by the minister of the church his family has attended. Barack says, “It’s that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress had been made.” President Obama was regarding the state of the treatment of Black people in the United States. He took a stance that is present in many white people throughout the U.S., and one that I believe definitely needs to be acknowledged in the discussion over the treatment of Black Americans. But on the other hand, I truly believe that there is a problem with the treatment of Black Americans in our country, and to deny that would be a denial of various statistics. The combination of the huge amount of police discrimination towards black people (which leads to the various brutality cases) along with massive socioeconomic gap between White Americans and Black Americans are both major issues plaguing the United States that need a solution for the betterment of the nation. This is where my opinion comes in. I agree …show more content…
with both opinions that I presented in this paragraph, as both sides have extremely valid points with great evidence behind them. The thing that bothers me is that there seems to be a distinct lack of people that are able to hold a moderate view taking both sides into account. People either act like Black Americans are the bane of American society and need to stop whining about everything or that Black Americans are worse off in society than they were before the civil rights movement. There is no middle ground in today’s world regarding opinions on social issues, you either support it or you are against it. I believe that having more people see both sides of the issue of race in the United States is the best way of fixing it. The reason I titled this Op-Ed The Blacker the Berry has to do with a certain song that was recently released.
The Blacker the Berry was a single off of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly released in 2015. Lamar’s song begins each verse with a statement “I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015” followed by harsh criticism of how the United States treats Black Americans. Kendrick finally reveals the repetition of being a hypocrite in the final line saying: “So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street when gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me? Hypocrite!” The way that Kendrick contrasts the huge amount of issues that black people face from the rest of society with a single powerful line that shows how the black community also has a huge internal racism problem is how I wish the rest of the nation would view this
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There is a high degree of social inequality within the United States. Of most modern industrial countries, the United Stated has some of the richest and some of the poorest people to be found. That fact is very disturbing, however, explains why much of the inequality exists in the US. In the following essay I will explain to you about the inequality in our country and why it occurs, based on the theoretical perspectives of a functionalist, conflict theorist, and social interationist.
America has been thought of as a place represented by fairness, mixed culture, power and the dream of having a better life for everyone, whether a person is white, black, brown, and yellow. However, the truth is that racial groups have been segregated by the white-centric media or government of the American society, and that has widened the psychological and geographical distances between the two groups, Asian and black, and has encouraged ignorance and hatred. On the other hand, there are many conflicts between Asian and Black, due to their different cultures, experiences, and educational backgrounds. From the book Native Speaker, we can see how these different cultures, powers and identities deepen Asian-black mistrust, misunderstanding and ignorance, and sometimes these irreconcilable conflicts develop into hate-crimes.
Did you know America is a nation built on immigrants? (Schwartz,2017). Immigration is a very popular topic right now and it's important to talk about it. Keeping innocent people out of our country based on fear is not right. Immigrants and terrorists are two different words, but some people may believe it is one. It is not right to keep immigrants out of our country based on religion, gender, or ethnicity. My reasons are immigrants are in need of help, we need to stick to our values, and they make a contribution to America. As you keep reading you will understand why.
Prior to World War I there was much social, economic, and political inequality for African Americans. This made it difficult for African Americans to accept their own ethnicity and integrate with the rest of American society. By the end of World War II however African Americans had made great strides towards reaching complete equality, developing their culture, securing basic rights, and incorporating into American society.
The book, Volunteer Slavery, is Jill Nelson’s account of the racial problems she faced as a Black employee in a White company. Working for the Washington Post was a terrible experience for Nelson whose race prevented her from fitting in with co-workers or agreeing with management. Alex Kajtar says, “...Jill Nelson's account of an authentic African-American experience is a disturbing, disappointing and upsetting image of present-day American society...” (Kajtar). Many people would agree with this statement if they read the book, too. However, the problem is that most Americans will never read her book, and will remain ignorant to the plight of the Black American. Thus, the problem is not that Blacks cannot assimilate into White society “properly,” it is that Whites prevent Blacks from developing their identity.
Black Lives Matter is not a bandwagon to hop on, nor is it a hashtag or a slogan. Black Lives Matter is a movement. To not support the movement or to think that the movement does not need support is outright depraved, demeaning and degrading. We too often think that retweeting, tweeting or sharing a photo on social media is supporting the movement and it’s not! This is no longer the 1960’s. We have gained our rights: that is no longer the fight. The fight is receiving justice for our black people, so no effective protesting is no longer sitting at countertops, it is no longer peaceful marching and it is no longer bus boycotting The new protest is to educate ourselves, to show respect, to get involved in the justice system, to raise black lawyers, to vote and to do jury duty. All of these things are needed to benefit the movement in stopping the corruptness in our justice system.
The Movement 4 Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform recognizes the wars and harm that has been done and is still being doing to Black individuals and communities. The platform’s goal is to put an end to what has been happening to Black people economically, institutionally, physically, etc. Although all their collective needs and vision can not be translated and implemented into a policy, but policy tactics is an effective way to move towards a better fit and world for African-American/Black people. The Movement 4 Black Lives (M4BL) policy platform addresses not only marginalized Black people, which includes but is “not limited to those who are women, queer, trans, femmes, gender nonconforming, Muslim, formerly and currently incarcerated, cash
Ever seen one of your favorite celebrities on a soda can? You see them everywhere! One of the biggest debates has been on the opinions that Beyonce does or does not have the right to promote soda. Many people have different outlooks on both sides. Beyonce does have the right to promote soda.
“The ultimate measure stands of a man is not where he in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
As you may have heard, last June three civil rights workers were murdered. For those of you who have not heard, Bill Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, three names that will go down in history, were investigating the site where Mount Zion, a Negro church that had been bombed when the volunteers were arrested for having a flat tire. Shortly after being released they were kidnapped and shot at close range by alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan, two months later the three men’s bodies were found in a swamp.
Breaking news! Segregation is taking the nation, but some colored folks are risking it all to stop it. We have had some major breakthroughs for a stop to this madness, so now we just got to wait and see the outcome. This special article is all about separate but equal, Rosa Parks, and the one and only Martin Luther King Jr. Get ready, this is going to be one bold article!
Thank you Kenneth, I understand your point. However, my point is, why even call them immigrants in a negative light? This is what I am upset about, I do not like the classification. I wish we could just call them people, not associate them as being immigrants. I think this has a negative connotation to it that I wish would be removed. However, this will take time because so many people have a bad stereotype for immigrants.
TODAY favourite Steven Jacobs has more stamps in his passport than most, but it was an absent visa that put an abrupt halt to a dream South American vacation with wife Rose.
Good evening, my fellow educators and peers. How many of you struggle from oppression in your daily lives? Today I come to discuss the rights and freedoms that will alleviate oppression and benefit this nation and, specifically, the minorities of this community. During the past few years, all we have ever read or heard about is the death of young black African Americans who have been placed in a position where they are vulnerable to police brutality. Therefore, I want us to have the right to hold police accountable and the right for this young generation, such as ourselves, to be educated on the pain and suffrage our slave ancestors experienced and how they were deeply affected both mentally and physically.
“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord” are lyrical words that echo in my mind when I think about my America. “Trampling out a vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored” commands tireless work to keep the foundation for which my America is built. I am reminded by the old spiritual hymn, each day is a “Battle of the Republic” to “be jubilant, to “be swift,” and to “die (to myself) to make men free.” Envisioning an America that encompasses the freedoms that our forefathers imagined must be foremost in the eyes of all Americans, or else the “march” will end, and we will suffer. What ammunition does a young person bring into battle for the war on apathy and ambivalence, on detachment, and divisiveness? How does one stomp,