Jena‚ a small town in central Louisiana‚ is 85% white and the black population says that racism always has been an issue. In September 2006‚ a black boy sat down next to a tree in Jena High School where usually only white boys sit and the next day three nooses were found hanging in the tree‚ a symbol from when the KKK used to hang black people. No parents were given any information on what happened and the white boys were allowed back to school after only three days. Another example is‚ in October
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September 20‚ 2007 4th Block Jena Six Essay On September 2006 in Jena‚ Louisiana a black student asked for permission from a school teacher to sit under the shade of a tree but only white students sat under that tree I was called the white tree. School officials told the black students that they could sit wherever they wanted to sit and they did. The next day three nooses‚ in the school colors‚ were seen hanging from the white tree. The school principal found out that three white students
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Many people disagreed with the outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ronald Lyle Goldman. One of the reasons why O.J Simpson was not convicted was because a glove found at the scene didn’t fit Simpson’s hands. But even though the glove didn’t fit‚ he should have been found guilty because he was known to be abusive towards his wife and Simpson was found rapidly leaving the crime scene in his van. Therefore‚ O.J Simpson most definitely did not get a fair trial. In October
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Angeles Police chasing O. J. Simpson in his white Bronco on June 17‚ 1994. 2. Listener relevance link: • The O. J. Simpson trial was one of the most watched court cases in history. The television ratings for the verdict were extraordinary; ninety percent of people watching television at one o clock on October 3‚ 1995 were watching the verdict being read. 3. Speaker Credibility: 4. Thesis statement with main point preview: • In this speech I am going to tell you about O. J. Simpsons early life
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22) Why did the Jena 6 draw such attention? Why does Alexander think civil rights organizations have not devoted enough attention or resources to resisting mass incarceration and the drug war? The Jena 6 case follows the history of six black kids that beat a white classmate‚ they were charged with attempted murder. Nevertheless‚ people stood up for them‚ according to Alexander people only did this because the topic around their sentencing was controversial due to the practice of hanging nooses from
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The Trial of the Century Famous football star and actor O.J Simpson was charged and arrested to stand trial after his ex-wife and her friend Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman were found murdered outside Nicole’s apartment. MAny would say it was a clean cut case. But with a systemic rasicism problem with the L.A.P.D. Many believed the beloved football star with over 3‚000 many loved may or may not have been guilty. The gloves found at the scene have been the most controversial part
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When comparing the two documentaries on O.J. Simpson‚ there was not much similarity. Each documentary focused on the basic evidence of the Simpson case‚ and that is where most of the similarity ends. The parts of the ESPN documentary watched‚ were heavily focused on the trial of the Simpson case. ESPN framed the documentary to be about race and whether or not O.J. Simpson was framed of murder. The ESPN documentary was heavily narrated by friends‚ colleagues‚ lawyers or writers‚ during the time that
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Black Men in America I am writing about black men in America. Today’s black men have a struggle. They are struggling with colored men and stereo-type. The one thing about black men in America is that they are fighters. They won’t give up without a fight. They will try to prevail in anything that they want do. Black men in America are struggling with being colored. They have to be the best at all they do without imitating the white man. They have to play it smart in everything. If a black
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sit here and think about what it is to be Black in America. I realize how there are so many factors that affect African American people daily. One of the most damaging forces tearing at young black people in America today is the popular culture’s image of what an "authentic" black person is supposed to look like and how that person is supposed to act. People assume all black males where raised in a single parent home. People assume that if you are a black male‚ that you sale drugs or you are really
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This will be a very long but necessary and thoughtful post detailing current event issues regarding police‚ racism‚ and black on black crime in America and their correlation. Specifically regarding the LaQuan McDonald case (may your soul rest in peace) and the city of Chicago. I’m not activist‚ revolutionary‚ and I don’t even have a college degree‚ yet‚ but I do have passion‚ a voice‚ and means to articulate myself to those willing to listen/read as I exercise my right to the First Amendment of the
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