the police. African-Americans are one of the most suspected‚ arrested‚ incarcerated and even murdered demographics in America. Coates states "And you know now‚ if you did not know before‚ that police departments of your country have been endowed with the authority to destroy body. It does not matter is the destruction is the result of an unfortunate overreaction"(9). Coates is explaining that no matter the situation‚ anything that a black person is doing appears to be suspect to an officer. It does
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The Role of Sports Franchises as Economic Catalyst Soc 432: Urban Community University of Arizona INTRODUCTION Professional sports have become a prominent part of American lives. Today most major cities and urban communities in the United States have at least one major professional sports team. These major professional sports teams include Major League Baseball‚ The National Basketball Association‚ The National Football League‚ and the National Hockey League. In addition‚ small towns and
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(Melton‚2017‚Feb10) Reginald visited Malcolm while he was in prison and they would discuss the Muslim Religion. Reginald was involved with a Religious organization of the Nation of Islam. (Coates‚2014‚Feb09) Malcolm X became interested with this so he started studying the nation of Islam leader‚ Elijah Muhammad. The Nation of Islam‚ also known as Black Muslims‚ attracted many followers‚ mostly from prisons. (Mintz‚International Business Times
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Memorial Day cookouts‚ block associations‚ and driveways” rather than living in the moment (Coates 11). In today’s society‚ football players are denying the request of standing for our national anthem out of respect of their heritage and pursuing their idea of a dream. This issue intersects the idea of a white man’s dream and parallels Coates’s thoughts on how his family “would not stand for their anthems” (Coates 28). Colin Kaepernick‚ a NFL football player‚ started this movement by deciding to sit while
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The Case for Reparations In this article‚ “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. He talks about how the African Americans were treated even after the Civil War. Mr. Coates talks about the housing issues African Americans faced with landlords‚ mobs‚ and neighbors. He shows examples of this in many different ways‚ which even happened in more recent years. One of the main examples he brought up several times was how the landlords discriminated against African Americans. The landlords would
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even privately concluded that he must dedicate his life to the service of his people. It was also during this time that he realized that the first step in such a life of service is that he must study abroad. I quote the line from the book of Austin Coates‚ “It is by means of education‚ he says‚ that the fatherland acquires it’s glory; and in the poem that follows‚ fervent with proud and youthful love of country‚ he says that just as the gentle movement of a breeze causes flowers to show off their colors
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An Examination of the Challenges Faced by a Public Administrator Chesnee L. Martin April 25‚ 2013 Dr. Angela Smith PAD: 500 Modern Public Administration Strayer University ABSTRACT In 1947‚ the blast at Centralia No. 5 in Illinois killed one hundred and eleven men. This disaster could have been easily prevented if the administrators who took an oath to protect and serve their community would have taken these vows seriously. The paper will give identify and explain steps the public administrator
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healthcare‚ and develop mental illness’ that don’t get vacated. Delays in healthcare are an ongoing struggle. Currently the abundance of veterans on hold has surpassed 500‚000; all the advent of their help. Barry Coates illustrates this harsh reality when CNN interviewers reported‚ “Coates waited months‚ even begging for
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artists can get "a chance for their music to get heard by a wider artist" (Carter). This causes a problem: artists do not get much money from this; in fact‚ over 4000000 YouTube streams are required to make minimum wage‚ as said by David McCandless. Coates states that touring can make less than 100 dollars‚ and it can even get into the negatives. Musicians can turn to advertising their music‚ and they make tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars by making corporate deals.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’‚ Between The World And Me is a book directed to Ta-Nehisi’s son‚ Samori Coates. Between The World And Me illuminates the struggles that African-Americans have faced and are continuing to face today. The book highlights what it means to be and how to live as a black person in America‚ a country that has not only perpetuated the hardships of African-Americans‚ but has also benefited from them. From the era of slavery to the misguided ideals of the “American Dream‚” African-Americans
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