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    African Americans in Media

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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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    “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry Introduction The play “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects on Youngers‚ an African-American Family‚ who lived on the southern side of Chicago in the late 1950s. The play opens with the family receiving a $10‚000 insurance check from Mr. Younger’s (the deceased) life insurance policy. Each member of the family is ready with an idea of what to use the money on (Hansberry‚ 11). For example‚ Mama has a dream of buying a house. On the other hand‚ Walter Lee who is

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    America. For African Americans‚ life in the United States was very difficult. From being forced to become slaves to having to live under the Jim Crow Laws. These laws brought major segregation to the African Americans because they were prohibited from socializing and shopping in the same places as whites. In the South‚ they were forced to live in poor conditions and since the laws were in action‚ finding a job was more difficult. This caused the population rate of African Americans in the North to

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    around me being mistreated. Several of my peers were Mexican‚ and African Americans would be the ones to get mistreated by white people. African Americans are the ones that struggle with this situation a lot by white people such as calling them names‚slavery‚ and making fun of their skin color. This would be part of what whites would do to harm them. Whites should do the same to Mexicans. Often times‚ I wondered why African Americans would be the ones to get treated that

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    African American Journey

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    from Libson and will arrive in the town of Malindi on the East coast of Africa. I always wondered about the African cultures and life styles. Well we are to arrive at the city tomorrow and I will have a busy day on my hands. September 12th‚ 1525‚ I wake up to a humid and dry day with the sun beating down on decks of the ship. In the distance‚ I can see Malindi‚ a gleaming city out of the African coast line. As the ship is being pulled in‚ I saw the people of the town‚ a lot of them were “black and white”

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    African American Poverty

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    in poverty than African American families. Though I will concede that for the population that African American make up there is large amount poverty among single parent households. Out of this data‚ there are 25 in which there are white impoverished families than African Americans. This proves that poverty is not just a race issue and should be treated more as an American issue. If white American’s are born with white privilege why are there in total more impoverished white American than that of other

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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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    African American Women

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    more drug substance abuse and explicit sexual content involving females when compared with rock‚ country rhythm and blues music videos. Davies also concludes that African-American youths are exposed to 3.3 hours of black entertainment music videos‚ otherwise known as B.E.T. Davies says BET depicts scenes that objectify African-American women. The videos portray an unrealistic standard on how women should look‚ and often female teens want to achieve this look. According to the music videos‚ it is

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    During the 1600 and 1700s‚ as European-Americans started to relocate and settle in the New World many Native Americans and Salves suffered from bullying‚ dehumanization‚ and violence. The Natives and Slaves did not just sit there and let the Europeans run all over them; they displayed many forms of Agency. Agency is a way to express your own opinions and act upon them. It is a way to stand up for what you believe in and can be expressed in many ways. Agency can be expressed through violence‚ protesting

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    African American Curse

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    Richard Wright enters us into the lens of an African American to depict the social conditions during that time period. The novel illustrates how racism forces the African Americans into a dangerous state of mind. They become immutable and socially inferior. Unfortunately‚ these social conditions still stand today. It is a blessing and a curse to be at Mather High where it is diverse. It is a blessing‚ because we are more accustomed to the many cultures around us and we learn to appreciate them. On

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