Essays on Political Blackness

In The Red Record written by Ida. B. Wells-Barnett, she states that a common ideology amongst Americans during the 1800s was it was “a white man’s government” (Wells-Barnett 11). This method of thinking, while making heavy progress in the last 100 years or so, is…

One of the most socially relevant stories in today’s society is that of “Boyz N the Hood” by John Singleton. Despite the fact that the film was made fifteen years ago, many of the themes that are depicted are still relevant in modern society given…

There are many myths and facts that surround different racial and ethnic groups. However, the ones that I am the most familiar with are those that surround minorities. On a daily basis, these groups in particular are targeted both directly and indirectly by these myths…

Black people have always been active in asserting their being or humanity in the face of oppression. Whether it be art or rebellion, black people always seek to express and assert their conceptions of blackness within society. This expression has also taken form in mindsets…

Afrocentrism has gained a wide spread throughout African-American academia and pop culture. It claims that the cluster of ideas, beliefs, and tenets of the philosophy provide a corrective to Eurocentric histories of Africa, which diminish and neglect the achievements of the continent before the colonial…

According to Thelma Golden, “There is no question that representation is central to power. The real struggle is over the power to control images.” Women and African Americans as two groups that suffer issues of discrimination and injustice, also struggle with the dilemma in the…

The novel “The Hate U Give “ by Angie Thomas, tells the story of a young girl named Starr who internally and physically is switching worlds, between her native low-income neighborhood and her elite prep school. The struggles she faces is from living a double…