Mahogany Film Analysis

The movie of my choosing it “Selena”. The movie is about an upcoming Mexican-American singer and clothes designer named Selena. Early in Selena’s childhood she always enjoyed singing and her dream was to perform. Her father Abraham knew that she was vocally gifted. Selena, A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette became a band called Selena y Los Dinos. Selena started singing in small places but she did not get the reaction that she thought she would. Selena was on the verge of giving up but her father Abraham told her that the music industry is never easy and that she would have to work extra hard to prove herself. With words of wisdom Selena strived to achieve nothing but the best. Soon Selena started to get some attention, however Selena’s father Abraham had another idea that could help her career. Considering the fact that Selena was a Mexican-American, her father figure that she should learn the language in order to get to her Hispanic audience. The music industry was dominated by male artist which made it harder for Selena to make her trade mark.

The issue of racism as well as segregation characterized the decade. Through the film, it is obvious that segregation affected every age group along with every sector of the country. In the film, Hairspray, Tracy is punished for nonconformity and thus sent to a room with only African American and special education students (0:40:00). This method within the school system treated African American students as ignorant or even subhuman, while achieving the capacity to suppress their ability to receive an education. Teens and young adults were trying to look past the color of people’s skin but the culture of the time period made that extremely hard to do. Most parents encouraged their children to only befriend

When it comes to embracing black/african culture and heritage she was all about it. For example in the novel she expressed her love of her color suggesting that she was proud of who she is. This would be a big reflection towards the harlem renaissance because the

Many black entertainers believed that they needed to advocate against racial discrimination and white supremacy for every nation since it wasn’t just a problem for the U.S.. They believed that their efforts could achieve decolonization of other nations and promote independence for all. In response to violent events that were overtaking the U.S., black women activist-entertainers used their platform to expose the injustice of racial discrimination and promoted the civil rights movement. For example, Miriam Makeba used her platform and created music to broadcast content and their own perspective on the global racial issues toward their consumers. Another example would be Cicely Tyson, a high-fashion model who used her position to expand the boundaries of black beauty by using her hair and clothing as valuable props. She challenged what it meant to be a black woman and how race and sexuality played intersecting

My first response about this article, was why did she feel such low self-esteem about how she looked? Why did it take her to see the world around her and what other woman were wearing to see that she really was not being true to herself? What was her upbringing like as kid that she felt the need to fit in?

The documented history of the incident which occurred at Rosewood, Florida in January 1923 is a group of recollections from a few of Rosewood survivors, new stories and/or coverage. Racial violence in the nation before the events of Rosewood happened. Because of the racial tension during and after the war, many blacks migrated from the south. Florida’s government soon supported black leaving the South. “…proposed Congress purchase territory, either foreign or domestic, and transport black such regions where they could live separate lives and govern themselves” pg 4.

Many black women were involved in the woman suffrage movement. From Sojourner Truth, a former slave, to Rosa Parks, these women have been fighting for the rights of women. All women were the same except for one thing, the color of their skin. The color of people skin determined how people view others. Black women had strong support for woman’s suffrage, but sometimes had to deal with discrimination within the suffrage movement itself. Black women scandalous behavior was judged and meant differently from white women. Scandalous had a different racial undertone in our society.

She saw a lot of riots about the black people before coming to the United States. Her biased perception did not change even after coming to America. It was noticeable that they were still the group of people that people were scared and shunned by.

A further thing that Eleanor was particularly interested in was the black Negro people. She had always been supportive for the equality of every person black or white. The works of Negroes were greatly admired by Eleanor. They inspired her to try to make changes to end discrimination. Once, she gave a White House party for delinquent Negro girls (Wilson, 693). Not many people approved of what she did for blacks, but that didn’t keep her from doing what she wanted to do. She also resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) because the organization refused to allow black singer Marian Anderson to perform in their concert hall. Eleanor had made sacrifices like this to help Negroes get the rights she thought they deserved, and she never cared what the public thought of her.

Within their communities, many character are discriminated against because of the way they look and act. In her search for work, Willie realizes that she cannot even be associated with her husband because the color of her skin prevents him from being able to get work. When they search for work, “They no longer [walk] together on the sidewalk...they never [touch]. She never [calls] his name anymore” (208). Willie often describes Robert as looking like a white man, in fact, others might even seen their marriage as shameful. Willie, who wants to become a singer, is also told that she is “Too dark...Jazzing’s only for the light girls” (209). Willie’s unequal treatment reveals an implicit bias against dark-skinned individuals in the musical industry, particularly from a socioeconomic standpoint. Similarly, Marjorie is mocked by the other black girls at her high school because of the way she speaks, and is told that “[She sounds] like a white girl. White girl. White girl” (269). Marjorie is surrounded by a culture where “white girl” is an insult because it makes her different. In a larger sense, the expectations of what it means to be “black” contribute to cultural rifts within the black community and a sense that there is a “correct” way to be

Even though dreams are very big in Lennie and George's life along with a lot others some people may disagree and believe dreams aren't that important of the lives of people and that's perfectly

In the book “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, there were characters whose dreams were stated, some of which were shattered by greed and misfortune and others which would eventually come to be true. The first dream that came about was Walter’s dream of one day owning and maintaining a liquor store. He would do anything to attempt to get his dream to come true, but his mama wanted anything but that to happen. His mama had a dream of her own though, she dreamed of one day owning her own house, where her whole family could stay comfortably. She dreamed this because in the apartment that she resided in was too small, and dumpy, as Ruth called it. Her grandson Travis had to sleep on the couch, and all

The movie I chose was My Cousin Vinny. Vinny was a lawyer from New York, who had failed the bar six times, failed,

The movie that spoke to me the most was Ladybird. I felt that it was the most relatable movie we watched and I could actually see myself being a part of. It shows how complicated the relationship between a girl and her parents can be, which I can most definitely relate to. Ladybird was always fighting with her mother, which I can relate to, except for the fact that the person that I am always fighting with is my dad. The first fight we saw between the two of them was in the car when they were talking about college. My dad and I are always fighting in when we are in the car, whether he is driving or I am. I can also relate to her wanting to change her name from Christine to Ladybird, although I would never change it to something so different. I’d rather not be called by my first name, but some shorter version of it, like “Mak.” When I am called something different than my given name it makes me feel like the person calling me that name really gets me and understands that a nickname can mean so much more than just a name.

The film I chose was Zootopia, this film typifies a generation, and a cultural moment. Zootopia has many connections to our culture and generation today. This movie is about a small rabbit who dreams of being a cop and helping people; the people around her don't believe that she will be able to accomplish her dream because there has never been a small animal on the police unit before. She works so hard to get through the police academy. The courses are built for the bigger animals and as a small bunny it is almost impossible for her, but she works and trains. At the end she finally accomplishes beating every course flawlessly. At the academy graduation, she proves everyone wrong and is the head of her class. She ends up in the city working for a police department; on her first day she is shamed by being put on parking duty instead on a missing animal case like all of the bigger animals, even though she was head of her class in the academy and is very qualified to find a missing animal. The boss thinks because she is new and small that she could not accomplish finding a missing animal. At the end of the movie she ends up finding all thirteen missing animals and arrests the mayor; she proves everyone wrong. Shortly after she realizes that the animals are still going crazy and tries to figure out what is going wrong when she realizes that she needs her partner Nick Wildey to help her find the real suspect that is behind all of it. She ends of finding out that it was the sweet