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    There Are Black

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    There Are Black BY JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA There are black guards slamming cell gates on black men‚ And brown guards saying hello to brown men with numbers on their backs‚  And white guards laughing with white cons‚ and red guards‚ few‚ say nothing to red inmate as they walk by to chow and cells There you have it‚ the little antpile‚ convicts marching in straight lines‚ guards flying on badged wings‚ permits to sting‚ to glut themselves at the cost of secluding themselves from their

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    Everyone struggles with their identities Identity is an intrinsic idea of one’s life. Whilst there are no certainties‚ the struggle of identity often happens‚ and the conflicts may depend on the individual himself. The conflict may occur due to various factors in one’s identities including their sexual orientations‚ skin colour and religious background. These variables may cause noticeable damages to one’s mentality and psychology‚ and hence lead the individual to struggle with who they are. Individuals

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    Black History

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    Argumentation and Revision Trident University International ENG101 Module 3-SLP 3 Dr. Stephens Should it be Black History Month or African-American History Month‚ or not a month at all? After all we are talking about history‚ so why one race should be brought to life in one particular month is ridiculous. It should be memorialized and spoke about along with all American history throughout the year. Because the history books of early years largely ignored the contributions people of color made

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    Scout Finch Struggles

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    Strength in Struggles Unfortunate circumstances form children into adults. Scout Finch‚ an adventurous tomboy from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ and Saul Indian Horse‚ a native boy from Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse‚ both prove that to overcome challenges you must have faith‚ resilience‚ and courage; Scout uses challenges to learn but Saul triumphs as he uses his past experiences to mature and develop a new sense of self. For instance‚ Saul’s superior growth can be proven

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    “The Black Woman”

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    through segregation days where blacks and whites were separated. Some movements led to another. Such movements became very popular‚ and were moving fast towards freedom. However‚ some movements were not taking as serious as others. Such movements like the Black Feminist Movement‚ was not looked at as a major aspect to their black nation. Many had fail to realize that even women have strong voices to be heard in social‚ political‚ and economical parts of the nation. African/Black American woman have endured

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    Black Families

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    Gregory Morris Course: 2215 Black Families in the U.S. Fall 2013 Dorothy Smith- Ruiz‚ Ph.D. Paper 1 Brown v. The Board of Education Fifty nine years after Brown v. the Board of Education‚ ask yourself are things progressively better for African Americans? Do we now live in a post racial society; were African- Americans receiving racial equality? Are African- Americans subjected to the same economic opportunities as their white counter parts‚ and is educational obtainment equal for both groups

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    College Athletes Struggles

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    College Athletes: The Struggles of Black Student Athletes College athletics provide a way for a lot of students to pay for a college education. These athletes work hard at their selected sport in order to keep the scholarships. Regardless of all this hard work‚ these athletes have nothing to show for it. A percentage of the athletes are black and come from poor inner city community where their families struggle to keep the bills paid and to keep food on the table. These black athletes are being

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    The Black Codes

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    The control of white over black‚ however‚ seemed to be restored‚ as each of the newly elected state legislatures’s enacted statutes severely limiting the freedom and rights of the blacks. The “Black Codes” restricted the ability of blacks to own land and to work as free laborers and denied them most of the civil and political rights enjoyed by whites. The Supreme Court rulings allowed

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    Black Women

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    RESILANCEY IN BLACK WOMAN The act of resistance and defiance is one of the most used human reactions that we as Americans often use this to express ourselves in society today. These reactions are also used when some one fee3ls that they are being treated unfairly or in an unjust manner. America is supposed to be a land of equal value and opportunity when it comes to being human. Obviously this is not the way that things are in society today but things were a lot worse off not so long ago. From

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    Black or White

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    The ongoing struggle to fight the skin color prejudice in the contemporary American society is portrayed in Michael Jackson’s song “Black or White.” Whereas the racism is defined as a superior behavior against other race-thus making it inferior‚ the singer refers to this term as “See‚ it’s not about races‚ just places‚ faces‚ where your blood comes from is where your space is.” Michael Jackson‚ one of the most influential artists in the music industry‚ calls for equality in how people view and

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