African American

Hidden Figures is a historical film that centers around an overlooked trio of African American women—Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan—who served as mathematicians and engineers for NASA in the 1960s. Without this trio, NASA would not have been able to successfully launch John Glenn to orbit Earth. Both at work and in their personal lives, this trio had to endure segregation and discrimination; nevertheless, they still managed to become major contributors to some achievements…

One of the most surprising facts about the environment is how African Americans are the race that least contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, yet they are the race that is most disproportionately burdened by environmental racism (White-Newsome, 2016). African Americans are more likely to face environmental harm, poor health, unemployment, economic hardships, and extreme weather. These conditions tend to have adverse effects on the livelihood of these ethnic minorities, and cause them to be at…

known for immense change and prosperity concerning African Americans in the United States. The reformation, often known as the Progressive Era was associated with annihilating the corruption and control of the government, as well as promoting social revolution. Furthermore, the Progressive Era acted as an essential factor for racial disparity in the African American population. Two of the most influential reformers for racial equality of African Americans were, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B.…

The purpose of my speech was to inform my audience of the importance of discipline in African American culture. I believe I achieved this purpose in my speech. Although, I could have went into more explicit details about how it ties into African American culture. I could have gone into how discipline ties into African American culture. I was very nervous, but as the speech went on I began to feel a lot more comfortable. I believe I had good projection. The tone in my voice was pretty even and…

Music has played a very inspirational part in American culture; there are many different types of genres that correlate with the times. African American’s musical culture was brought to the United States through the bonds of slavery. Music and dance have always been a spiritual and traditional part of the African-American culture. Jazz is a type of genre that was created through the roots of previous styles of music and has grabbed the ears of many for generations. Through relevance and…

“doesn’t rattle the china or the soul”. Overall, The movie The Help sugarcoats the lives of African American maids working in predominately white homes during the nineteen sixties. Skeeter, a small town girl has New York City dreams. When she returns from college Skeeter begins working as Miss Merna the cleaning article for the local town paper in Jackson, Mississippi. As she begins asking the local African American maids for advice on cleaning she begins to notice the treatment and working…

A negative stereotype of African Americans has been around since slavery. Whenever an African American is shown on the news, television, or social media, Society sees African Americans are constantly being violent or killing each other. In reality they are not criminals. In fact, many African Americans are funny and calm. Even African Americans say the media is constantly lying. When the press interviews a person, they change what may had been said during the interview. They make the criminal…

Have you wondered why the African Americans and the Jews were treated differently than the rest of us? I haven’t until now when we started reading “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry” and “The Diary of Anne Frank”. I think they should’ve treated them fairly instead of putting them through that situation. Putting them through that and watching them suffer doesn’t seem right.It can impact the way of life by treating them fairly in the future and being treated equally. They treated them differently from…

in America that African Americans can not fall victim to mental disorders, and the fallacy needs to be taken down. The misconception needs to be broken so that African Americans can feel comfortable enough to express their issues without being judged or even silenced. There are many odds against minority groups in the United States. However, there seems to be a certain negative stigma towards African Americans. This negative stigma creates a double standard for African Americans in America,…

dead; it’s not even the past. Suffering from the fear of the past, has hurt the African American culture for the past century. From slavery to post slavery African American has been treated unfairly. African American have had a very impactful effect on this county but has been label as non asset. I believe the reason for this problem comes from, being label as free but not being treated as free. Been an African American you sometimes get over look for your impact on this country. You will…