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    instance‚ in the city of Chicago‚ the area is still divided into several isolated neighborhoods‚ for Hispanics‚ African Americans‚ Asians‚ and lesbians and gays. And the community of African American is clustered in the southern part of the city‚ and is oftentimes associated with violence‚ disorder‚ and public insecurity‚ and white people especially wouldn’t want to be in African American neighborhoods. In South Africa where apartheid has been outlawed for a decade‚

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    African Americans tend to fall under a lower class due to discrimination. African Americans are less likely to own a house‚ less likely to have a consistent job‚ and less likely to have the same pay as Caucasians. According to Shin‚ a personal financier‚ “The median white homeowner’s house is worth $85‚800 compared to $50‚000 for black homeowners. Discriminatory lending also exists today: Mortgages obtained by households of color tend to have higher interest rates” (Shin). African Americans are discriminated

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    The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover

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    Gilbert “Gil” Scott Heron was an African-American poet and musician renowned for his spoken word on political and social issues in the United States. One of Heron’s most famous works was The Revolution will not be televised published in 1970 with his band group “Black & Blues”. The poem was not initially considered poetry instead it was considered a song‚ until its spoken word by Heron. During the 1970’s‚ President Nixon‚ a biased and unreasonable leader‚ had control of America. Many bills were passed

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    The Misconception of African Americans Since the beginning of time African Americans have been viewed negatively. We have always been viewed as a threat to society and frowned upon by many races. There are many clichés displayed in the media of what African Americans are supposed to act like. These conclusions cause almost immediate negative feelings from other races and sometimes by our own race. African American females in television shows and movies are often shown as the loud “ghetto” acting

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    only restricted by this definition. Any moment that one tries to pinpoint something through a rhythm‚ it becomes a music. Many people believe that African Americans are some of the few people whose soul is expressed exclusively through music. Black American music represents their spirits‚ which started as the voice that was prohibited. Since Africans were brought to the United States as slaves‚ they lost their basic human rights due to their slaveholders fear of a slave rebellion. Therefore‚ slaves

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    Perception of African American Athletes In The Media Perception of African American athletes in the media depends on what sport they play. In a lot of eyes African American Athletes are seen as aggressive. Basketball and football are the sports that give the most negative perception. These aggressive sports sometime develop physical altercations. Since the majority of these fights are between African Americans‚ people see them as aggressive. A recent report by CNN states that there’s a growing

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    Hyunuk Oh Trauma‚ memory‚ and forgiveness John Weaver November 20‚ 2013 The Slavery of African Americans Slavery in the United States has been practically glorifying prejudice based on race. In fact‚ most of the slaves have been African Americans. Also‚ the slavery in all across North America has had existed for about 168 years. By 1804‚ most of the Northern states abolished slavery institution‚ but the invention of cotton gin in 1793 increased the use of slaves in the South. However‚ after

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    idea around the African American community the dream to be wealthy and have the same rights as whites. Coates believe that part of being black means that you can never fully achieve the American dream because America was and is built to this day on the backs of African Americans. If whites were to give the African Americans the same rights and opportunities as whites the dream wouldn’t be a dream anymore‚ and the whites would lose the wealth and power. Coates says “Very few Americans will directly

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    physical appearance. Awareness of African-Americans who pay a high price through the media will be continuous until it is understood that racism will continue to live in the heart until change is made (Coates‚ 2014). From the days of bygone‚ the media has spread many wrong ideas about African-Americans being poor‚ wrong for society and below standards. This was a wrong portrayal that has raised many questions and made poor allegations about African-Americans (Coates‚ 2015) The 13th Amendment was

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