...Mario Holley June 20, 2008 SPCH 1315- M. Lewis Topic: Do we still need Black History Month General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to view black history month as more than just a small lesson. That black history is not just for blacks, that it’s more than a month, and how it’s everyone’s history. Central Idea: Black history has been single out to one month as a way to make sure that blacks are remembered in history. Blacks has always been apart of history. Therefore is it reasonable to set a side just one month to illustrate the participation of blacks in our countries history? Introduction I. In Media That Matters Film Festival, August 2005, tittles A Girl Like Me by Kiri Davis a 17-year-old film student of Manhattan’s Urban Academy a doll test was duplicated. Kiri Davis who participated in the Reel Works Teen Filmmaking program, a free after-school program was supported by cable network HBO. A. In this documentary a female voice asks the child a question: “Can you show me the doll that looks bad?” The child, a preschool-aged Black girl, quickly picks up and shows the Black doll over a White one that is identical in every respect except complexion. B. Why does that look bad?” “Because she’s Black,” the little girl answers emphatically. “And why is this the nice doll?” the voice continues. “Because she’s White.” “And can you give me the doll that looks like you?” The little girl hesitates for a split...
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...The reconstruction period after the Civil War was difficult for everyone. However, the hardships that African American people faced during this time were more challenging. Through reading chapters from my text book and doing further research on this topic, I was able to gain better knowledge and information on the transformation of the south and freed slaves after the war was concluded. The people were set in their habitual thinking patterns and it was hard for most to accept the major changes at hand. Some people just refused to change altogether and made it very uncomfortable for freed people to live in peace. Because slavery and inequality had been the lifestyle of Americans for so long, the new free fate of African Americans made ex-Confederates...
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...Becerra, Ward Thomas, Paul M. Ong. (2001). Latino and African American Fathers: Perceptions of Fatherhood And Child support. Haworth Press, Inc. In this article on Non-custodial Fathers, or (NFC’s) The authors describe child welfare and child support being one of the most important parts of helping the young population of new mothers get off of welfare and other state aid programs. During Welfare reform one of the programs that was started was the (TANF) program. This was a program designed to transition woman of single parent homes into the workplace and transition off of aid. In this article there were many studies and surveys done to achieve an understanding of why certain minorities may or may not pay child support. It was understood that Latinos and African Americans seemed to be “over represented” in the welfare system. Much research was also done on non-custodial fathers and their own personal relationships with their own families and fathers during adolescents. This article contained personal views and expressed many opinions about what Latino and African American men think about child support and the role it plays in their own experience as fathers. As it turns out many studies showed a significant increase in work ethic and a significant interest in their own non-custodial children despite having to pay child support. In fact, one of the studies showed that Latinos were “more involved” compared to African Americans. Latinos were suspected to have higher emotional involvement...
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...As the call for men came to defend their country African Americans joined the fight as well. During World War Two African Americans had the ‘Double V Campaign” which stands for victories at war and also on the homefront for equality. Being treated as equals and even friends during the war with white people once the African Americans returned home to racial discrimination they felt they deserved to be treated as equals. The GI Bill was created so upon returning home veterans of the war could have an easier transition. With this being said African Americans did not receive these same rights. African Americans were often denied for buying certain homes especially if they were in a white community (845). Even if the did end up getting the loan and then were allowed to buy the house, their neighbors would not approve and would discriminate them. African Americans often did not understand this because during the war they were treated for the most part the same as any other white man. A white man trusted the African American with his life....
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...In response, King wrote a letter justifying his actions. His use of periodic sentences, a transition from a formal tone to a dark passionate tone in combination with dark imagery, and the use of children to support his argument builds up the reader’s emotion and empathy, so the reader understands the reasons behind his protests. King’s use of a periodic sentence helps builds suspense...
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...Andrew Johnson by methods of threatening his life, which made Johnson conform to ex-confederate influences by writing pardon after pardon while in the public spotlight Andrew Johnson’s proclaim to Reconstruction was complete. Deriving from Johnson’s absurd claim were few followers representing Moderate Republicans who conformed to Johnson while possessing some views similar to Radical Republicans who openly opposed Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction methods. Radical Republicans idea of Reconstruction centralized on making a mirror copy of the North out of the South while Moderate Republicans hold no regard for social revolution or equality among African Americans and Caucasians but intentions to prevent Confederate officials from returning to positions of authority or fears in which previous freed individuals of the African American descent would need federal protection from potentially being re-enslaved. Radical Republican’s views focused on emancipation resulting from firmly opposing slavery furthermore Radical Republicans...
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...2003 about 10.4% of all African American men between the ages of 25 to 29 were incarcerated, as compared to 2.4% of Hispanic men and 1.2% of nonHispanic White men. What is going on here? Why are Black men in this age group so much more likely to be in jail than are people of White or Latino descent? Research the incidents of criminal prosecution, convictions, prison sentences, and time served by race and ethnicity for all three—African American, Hispanic, and White men. What factors or variables are associated with who gets involved in crime, why, and what happens to them in the criminal justice system? Also look into how many judges, lawyers, and lawmakers are White compared with those who are African American. What does this tell us about structured inequality? 2. I chose this scenario because I would like to know why there is different percentage of African-American males between ages 25 to 29 incarcerated. I would like to learn more about the circumstances leading them in that direction. I plan to research the factors or variables associated with who gets involved in crime, why, and what happens to them in the criminal justice system. Also in my research I will see how many judges, lawyers, and lawmakers are white compared with those who are African American. I would expect to find a different level of value on education among the incarcerated African American. The rate of incarceration in the US has increased dramatically, with African-Americans being top percentage....
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...million felons in the United States. The Civil Rights Act requires that, where an employment policy of a state, municipal, or private employer that discriminates against criminals will have a disparate racial impact, employers must show a business necessity before automatically disqualifying criminals. Employment Discrimination Toward Felons In today’s society we have over 12 million felons in our employment epidemic. Where do we draw the line when it comes to our economy, our fellow Americans living and job opportunities for those who have criminal backgrounds wanting to make positive changes in their lives? Do we continue to use a past life against the possibility of change and let them suffer because of the choices made or do we give that chance of a life time and let them transition into a more positive life? How do we determine who is fit for employment today?, we the people of today’s workforce should be helping those ex-felons or one’s with a criminal background to transition without judgment giving them a chance to make better choices without falling back into their old habits of criminal activities. According to one estimate there are currently 12 million felons in the United States, which cannot even apply for simple jobs nor certain licenses in many states, as of 1998, seven states absolutely barred felons from public employment. (Thompson and Manza 2000). Other states had more narrow restrictions, for instance, only covering infamous crimes or felonies involving...
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...The Banjo Lesson is an oil painting by American artist Henry O. Tanner in 1893. It’s a predominantly realistic work, with hints of Impressionism as per the era1, featuring a young black pupil perched on an aged black man’s lap, engaged him in banjo practice. Its set is spacious, with cooling blue and brown as the dominant colors, and light cast upon the duo as if performers in a spotlight. The Banjo Lesson is a work that conveys the values of innocence, tradition, complacency, and serenity, but upon contextual introspection displays somewhat paradoxical values of defiance and an upheaval of values. In particular, it challenges the conventional perspective held towards African Americans in the nineteenth century. African Americans portrayed in art in this age were indeed often represented as musicians. As they were usually stereotyped as entertainers, their depiction was conventionally minstrel-like 2. The Banjo Lesson broke this cliché with its sensitive, sincere and intense interpretation of the individuals that comprise African American communities and their abilities. The musical traditions that are sweetly transferred from one generation to the next within the painting, is profound in its depiction of race in Tanners time. The painting’s calming environment, rich with haziness and earthy tones, is indeed a combative work meant to fight cultural norms. In an era where African Americans were viewed as subhuman, Tanner’s reputation as a painter in itself was monumental. Before...
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...borders that our society faces. Brian F. Walker, professor at an elite University-preparatory school in Weston, Massachusetts, writes his first novel starring the typical African-American teenager named Anthony, who is from the low income neighborhoods of East Cleveland. Anthony is the main character, as well as the narrator in this novel. Anthony becomes a victim to witnessing underage drinking, drug dealing, and truancy on a daily basis. But when one of his best friends is brutally murdered when walking home from school, Anthony knows he needs to make a change, or he may be the next victim. This book does a great job expressing the difficulty...
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...The Great Migration was the relocation of African Americans from the South to mostly the North. From 1915 to 1918, roughly seven hundred thousand African Americans moved in hopes for a better life. There are many reasons why African Americans migrated from the South to the North in large numbers. Because of the Great Migration, African Americans experience some positive and negative realities once they move North. Moreover, the Great Migration has a drastic effect on the entire country as a whole and to the black population. In the South, colored people were placed into harsh environments. African Americans would work long, hard hours tending to fields and/or cooking and caring for their owner’s family for the return of the basic necessities...
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...Renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his notorious speech, “I Have a Dream”, in the midst of societal strife across the United States. Throughout his oration, King lances at the status quo, one where African Americans are degraded and demeaned to the sewers of American society; instead, he proposes a new country—a new way—where African Americans will fight until they obtain the rights they were originally promised. In superb recognition of his audience, King uses a litany of devices, from metaphors to anaphora, in order to develop rage within the audience—a unifying quality that would undoubtedly drive a movement facing gusty headwinds. Intending to concisely state the purpose of his speech, Martin Luther King utilizes...
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...CAI Critique Is it true that racism is still around today? In the novel, “New Boy,” By Julian Houston is about a young african american boy’s life and the struggle he goes through to be able to have the best education as well as the struggles he sees his own people facing back home in Southern Virginia. Rob Garrett is forced to go to a all caucasian school to get the best education as well as to be shielded from the racism events happening back home but there was no way in shielding him from something so big and important. Throughout the novel, we are enlightened by the author on first hand experiences that involved racism in the South and examples of how history repeats itself till this day. In the novel, the basis of the piece of work is a short story the author wrote in school, the first African American at his school and was able to have a deeper connection with the topic. Julian Houston based this novel on events and cruelty he experienced back in the day when segregation was at it’s peak. The realism of this novel is that is based on actual knowledge of how the South was in the 1960s and how it affected America and the life of African Americans. This novel represents the horrors of segregation and racism at its worst. One of the messages told in this piece of work is that segregation in the South was an important part of history because it helped shaped America. Another message is that there was no escaping the harsh realities of racism because it was and is everywhere...
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...Robinson. He was a very influential man for many reasons. Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. Robinson had a difficult childhood. His father left his entire family when Robinson was only 6 months old. Being the only African-Americans in their California neighborhood was hard. Robinson’s mother taught him about self-respect and to keep his head held high. Robinson was a star in just about every sport he played. When Robinson was in the Army. He was only one of few African-Americans that became a second lieutenant. Robinson was arrested and court-martialed in 1944 for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a segregated bus.. Robinson's excellent reputation shed public light on the injustice, and he was ultimately acquitted of the charges and received an...
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...Over the years, I have attended many college football games in which the marching bands live performances are the main event, especially at predominately African-American Colleges & Universities where the competition is fierce. As an African-American man, my connection with these marching bands is meaningful because each performance is strongly influenced by our culture, which is a reminder for me how integrated we are into the American culture; however, we do not receive the recognition that we deserve. Nevertheless, the University of Texas at San Antonio Spirit of San Antonio (SOSA) Marching Band is on their own quest in becoming one of the nation’s most recognized marching bands. Over the past three months, as a UTSA football player, I have attended thus far five home football games in which the SOSA Marching Band, along with UTSA dancers performed at a competitive...
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