Racial Divide In America

He states that online social marketing networks have provided the media for exposure to a global audience and has bred an unprecedented cultural confidence in its black originators. No longer do people of color have to strive to be identified as white to afford the opportunities that were associated with being white (e.g., better paying jobs, education, homeownership, etc.) to change their socio-economic status in life. White is no longer a threat or an ideal. The rise to mega wealth by people of color or ethnicity through sports and music has enabled them to move into social circles previously occupied by only the privileged upper white class. Minorities and immigrants no longer care about assimilating white American culture and behavior but are remaking culture in the image of white America’s multiethnic, multicolored heirs. Again, Hsu identifies this as a shift of white power and incorporates alarmist statements into his article such as warning that “colored migration is a universal peril, menacing every part of the white world.” He uses the election of Barack Obama as an example of the gradual erosion of “whiteness” in America and refers to whiteness as the touchstone of what it means to be an American.

The novel, Zenzele1, is so much more than the telling of a good, touching story. Zenzele informs and educates its reader to what it means to be an African. The story is unfolded as a letter from a mother, Amai Zenzele, to her daughter, Zenzele. Reading a mother's perspective on the many different lessons that Amai attempts and hopes to teach and impart upon her daughter is a privilege in itself. Amai Zenzele recollects several anecdotes from her past as inspiration to inform and educate her daughter through her words, her verbal pearls of wisdom. These valuable lessons from her life include

For this week’s memo, I decided to read “Racial Formations” by Omi and Winant. The reading talks about the meaning of race as being defined and challenged throughout society in both collective and personal practices. It also suggests that racial categories are created, changed, ruined, and renewed. Omi and Winant explore the idea that the conception of race developed progressively, ultimately being created to validate and rationalize inequality. It began with the denial of political rights and extended into the introduction of slavery and other forms of forcible labor.

In Hanna Guthrie’s article, “Black History Month,” the UCI New University writer discusses the racism in America. In order for racism to be abolished, Guthrie accentuates racism is being spread through American Citizens self segregation. Though Hanna Guthrie article presents a clear claim and provides a small amount of factual evidence to support in itself, ultimately Guthrie article is unsuccessful because she fails to provide an adequate amount of logic-based information to support her primary claim, excessively dependent upon emotion-driven attacks on those who disagree with her, and frequently fails to present her augment in a approach that makes her creditable.

Imagine a situation where one is walking down an empty street and a woman gives one a glance and begins running, or one is told to leave a public restaurant simply because of the family one was born into. This is the reality for two African-American authors in the 20th century. Over the history of the United States minorities have faced a numerous amounts of racism. The types of racism that was expressed to these minorities has evolved as time went on. Two authors decided to write about their experiences and they occurrences vary vastly. The details that really set one essay apart from the other include the time of day the racism took place, time period of the occurrence, and type of racism witnessed.

W.E.B. Du Bois has contributed greatly to contemporary sociological thinking because he began a conversation of what it means to be “other” in this American Society. In his conversation of what it means to be other he constructed and included three major concepts that continue to resonate till this day. His concepts include “the color-line”, “the veil”, and the “double consciousness” (Appelrouth and Edles, 269). Together, these concepts not only described past experiences of blacks in American society (e.g., slavery) but also continue to remind us that the relation of whites and people of color remains complex. In Du Bois’s own words, “the Nation has not yet found peace from its sins” (273).

In Leslie Savan’s essay, “What’s Black, Then White, and Said All Over?,” Savan talks about the “hidden costs”(381) and benefits of the black language in America. When observing this economic and psychological boundary its clear that African American people went through lots of pain and suffering when creating trendy words and sayings. This is important to African Americans because most people do not understand that these words have now been adopted by white people “who reap the profits without paying [their] dues”(Savan 382).

John Foster 's book, White Race Discourse, scrutinizes and deconstructs the manner in which many American Caucasians go about discussing, or rather, avoid discussing race relations in the United States. Through the means of face-to-face interviews, Foster gets insight into the minds of a sample of college students in a way that cannot be accomplished through a written survey. Recording inflections, pauses, and by guiding the interview, Foster catches many contradictions and discovers patterns seen through every interviewee. Analyzing the interviews, Foster develops a cohesive image of the White Race Discourse, and how it is affecting the country.

Our society’s perception of race is a disturbing reality that is selfish in its every attempt to keep many at a disadvantage, those being the lesser, undermined races. Americans live under this myth that differences in our biological makeup exist to show a division from where African Americans stand inferior to whites. In the video, “Race: The Power of An Allusion,” highlights many ridiculous points and shows how desperate others are becoming to cut off any relations to African Americans.

truly concerned me growing up. Raised on the North side of San Antonio, Texas, I was never

Therefore, she gains power, confidence and determination to open her race’s eyes to the fake reality they live in. she gains courage and boldness in leading people of her like to know about Christianity and learn about their rights as human beings that deserve freedom. The choice of words in her poem indicates her insistence and guidance in providing her race with knowledge about their

The racial division is only prolonged by a vast array of individuals from different backgrounds refusing to judge on anything besides color of skin and superficial differences. The problem does not end there; It extends further beyond just judging, it’s judging based on faulty assumptions, and plain wrong perceptions based on differences. America’s racial divide is further fueled by the concept of two Americas for African Americans and Immigrants. There are five categories, (Education, Wealth, Health, Incarceration, and Violence) where statistical data provided by US News, reveals a sad reality that cannot be overlooked. (Bremmer) When it comes to education, white’s chances to finish high school, are twice as high as compared to African Americans (suspension, expulsions, and dropouts play vital roles). Education is an important foundation, that writes out the scripts for either success or an inevitable collapse. That being said, African Americans without a High School diploma, are set up for failure, when it comes to adulthood. Some who do not complete High School are the exception. There are those who were not able to complete high school but strive to at least earn

"Chapman didn’t think taking a knee during the national anthem meant a black football player was a “son of a bitch,” that he didn’t want any part of the hideous racial divisiveness that Trump was instigating.

The novel enlightens the readers, those more importantly who have not been ridiculed because of their skin color, that your skin color has a huge effect on your life. That is why Ifemelu found it hard to get a job and caused her to stoop to levels, such as her going to the tennis couch and helping him out with his feeling of loneliness. This act caused her to become depressed and all of this was in the short-term because she was

The term “The Negro Problem" was used throughout the 1950 's and 60 's as a slang description of the racial tension between black and white Americans. The two essays in "The Fire Next Time" talk about the problem that the African American community faced, but from different perspectives. The author is writing to his nephew and is trying to make him understand that the situation is intolerable and not likely to change. He suggests that instead of reacting from a place of anger and hate, that the nephew should fight and strive to change the situation rather than confronting it violently. That his nephew and even the community as a whole should try to almost outsmart the whites by being the opposite of what they think of them. To prove them wrong and hopefully change the way they are looked at. He suggests a change of attitudes on both sides, to spread love and understanding instead of hate and animosity.