Category: African American
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The Relation Between Mass Incarceration and Racial Discrimination
Table of contents Author Note Introduction Is the Rising Trend of Minority Incarceration Rates Racially Based? References Author Note In your lifetime, the racial makeup of the prison system has changed considerably. In the 1960s, the majority of the prison population was White, and reflected the majority status of whites in the U.S. population. Today,…
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The Civil Rights Movement About African American People
Police brutality against African Americans has been an egregious issue in the United States since the days of the Civil Rights Movement, with the campaigns in Birmingham in 1963-1964 and the marches in Selma being primary examples. In today’s society, police brutality has become one of the leading causes of death for young African American…
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African American Women Who Made a Contribution in NASA
Mary Jackson is one of the African American human computers who worked at NASA. She was on a journey of becoming an engineer at NASA to which she was offered the position. However, she needed to enter a training program at a ‘whites only’ school. Jackson took it to the court and was given permission…
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Drawbacks of Writing Off Tax for African American as a Slavery Reparation
America the Great, as we know it today was built on the backs of african slave laborers for over two and half centuries. A deep wound that has been left opened for centuries due to racism, inequality,segregation and discrimination. Slavery was officially abolished in the United States in the year of 1865 with the adoption…
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European Colonization of Africa: War with The Indigenous Population
The first European country to colonize South Africa was the Netherlands. The Dutch were looking for a place where they could dock ships that were on long voyages so that they could restock. The Netherlands’ interest was aroused after 1647 when two employees of the Dutch East India Company were there for several months. When…
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Report on The Development of Ethiopia
Table of contents Introduction Methodology Data Presentation & Analysis Conclusion Policy Proposal for Country’s Government Evaluation Introduction When measuring the progression of a country we use a term called development; this can be defined as a process of economic and social advancement in terms of quality of human life. It can be measured in terms…
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Sculpting of Individuality and Community Influence in Kendrick Lamar’s to Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly, works as a continuation of black poetic literary traditions and its uses to document the Black American experience. To Pimp a Butterfly, has pushed Lamar’s status as a leading voice in the new generation of that rose in the early to mid-2010s. Lamar continues the uses…
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A Theme of The Role of Decisions in The Film The Blind Side
The Blind Side movie is a film of a teenage boy of African American descent who was adopted by a white family. The adapted boy named Michael Oher of “Big Mike” had been homeless for a while and had learning disabilities. Moreover, the coach at Big Mike’s new school discovered that Oher had football skills…
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Violence in Music and Media and Its Effects on Children
We always wonder why bad things happen, maybe the answer is right in front of us but we’re just too blind or na?ve to see it. Most would like to think that all people know the difference between right and wrong. The problem is we grow up surrounded by bad things that are highly appreciated.…
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Portrayal of African-americans in Films: Django Unchained and 12 Years a Slave
The subject touching on the representation of the African-Americans in films is wide and encompasses various aspects. In the 19th and 20th centuries, major film producing business enterprises, especially Hollywood, did not incorporate the black man in most of the films, and this is attributed to the widespread racial discrimination in these periods. However, when…