Mate Availability In African American Culture

The first main point the authors’ introduce is to recognize black males’ lived experiences. Black males have an experience unique to just them. Black men’s experiences of racism impact their education. They even face consequences for pursuing education. Those consequences could be social, educational, and economic. To understand these key issues, you must first look at the past. Black men have always had to overcome great obstacles. Low literacy, limited employment, high incarceration rates, have predisposed many black men to never being able to escape poverty. Further, being impoverished means a less chance that these men will go into higher education. Higher education is so expensive these days, and the underfunding of financial aid and other

African American males who live in poverty are the most vulnerable and oppressed population in society. Since the first slave ship set sail from Africa with hundreds of Blacks in tow headed to America, black have endured the worst treatment of any one individual race in America. Slavery lasted over three hundred years and has been illegal since 1865. However the underlying effects of slavery continue to plague Black males in society. In our modern day society there are still underlying racial injustices. Black males are racially oppressed in educational setting as they have the lowest high school graduation rates than that of any other race. Black males are racially profiled by law enforcement and are represented in prisons and jails than their white counterparts. Once Black males have paid their debts to society, their criminal records place them at higher risk of becoming underemployed or unemployed. If the American Dream is promise to all U.S. citizens then structural changes are needed to assure their survival. I believe empowering Black males using the Strength Based Perspective helps to identify individual, family and personal strengths in effective problem solving and application of the Critical Race Theory helps practitioners to understand the core issues of oppressive barriers throughout the lifespan.

Many problems are facing African American males. Few people are knowledgeable of the disparity between African American males and females as it relates to incarceration, homicide, suicide, alcoholism, and many other ailments (p. 9).

Many Americans pretend that the days of racism are far behind; however it is clear that institutional racism still exists in this country. One way of viewing this institutional racism is looking at our nation’s prison system and how the incarceration rates are skewed towards African American men. The reasons for the incarceration rate disparity are argued and different between races, but history points out and starts to show the reason of why the disparity began. Families and children of the incarcerated are adversely affected due to the discrimination as well as the discrimination against African American students and their likelihood of going to prison compared to the white student. African American women are also affected by the

The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, a sexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. These images portrayed in media and popular culture create powerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women are left to make decisions based on the options

The Judicial system appears to be White male dominated due to factors regarding higher education, as well as opportunities or resources to pursue careers of higher statuses. “The percentage of black adults who obtained a bachelor’s degree

Women in America have faced numerous issues while trying to obtain equal rights as their male counterparts. These issues can include sexual harassment, discrimination and most importantly, less access to professional development and career growth opportunities. However, for African American women, these same issues can have a more severe impact on their chances of employment, receiving a promotion or an increase in their pay wage. Research shows that African American makes less earnings and receive fewer promotions than their Caucasian counterparts (Hill, Miller, & Benson, 2017).

The trend of African American males between the ages of 25 and 29 has seen a dramatic increase of incarceration. Attention has been focusing on areas of housing, education, and healthcare but the most prominent problem for African American males is the increase in the incarceration rate. African American males between the ages of 25 and 29 incarceration rate has been thought, by many, to be caused by economic factors such as under employment or unemployment, poor housing, lack of education, and lack of healthcare. Yet, others believe it is due to the imbalance of minorities within the criminal justice system, such as judges, lawyers, and lawmakers.

The effects of misrepresentation or, when a groups, communities, and ideas are wrongly portrayed, has a devastating a effect on the lives of Black Americans. Many stereotypes have been created to reflect the events of our history in the media as a way to try and replicate a negative culture as was created in times of slavery and segregation. The effects of misrepresentation among the African American community in the media, creates a stigma. Stereotypes like the Independent Black Women, and Angry Black Woman, are both examples of African American women portrayals that are described as aggressive and emasculating. There are also African American male associated stereotypes like the Criminal and Drug Dealer/Drug User which both indicate relations to times of President Nixon’s War on Drugs.

The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling, asexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However, the loud, smart mouthed, neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. The typical stereotype about Black men is the violent, misogynistic thug, and the ever-enduring pimp. These images portrayed in media and popular culture createpowerful ideology about race and gender, which affects daily experiences of Black women in America. With few healthy relationships portrayed in the media, Black women

Society has outlined supposedly what it means to be a black man for us, causing several inner conflicts. Suggesting that Black men are hypersexual, violent and incapable of healthily expressing anything other than rage and anger. Showing anything other than these societal norms, are seen as “feminine” and critiques the idea of manhood. Black masculinity is an internal bondage device that destroys the self-expression and self-worth of Black men, ultimately altering how they interact with others.

Rose and Clear (1998) describe the disruptive nature of incarceration, which is characterized by an increase in single-parent households, mothers working two jobs to support the family income, and the deprivation of adult-male romantic partners (p. 458-459). Since Black men are disproportionality confined in prisons and jails, incarceration negatively impacts Black women who are consequently relied upon to provide both economic and familial support (Rose and Clear, 1998). Therefore, I contend that Collins’ examination lacks insight on how a racist criminal justice system can also affect Black woman’s

Looking at these statistics it is easy to recognize the many hardships African American males have to endure and it also depicts the portrait of Black male underachievement at various points in their lives. “There is no shortage of empirical evidence to highlight the difficulties African American males encounter, including the realm of education and the consequences associated with being undereducated (McGee, 2013).

Across the nation, millions of Americans of all races turn on the television or open a newspaper and are bombarded with images of well dressed, articulate, attractive black people advertising different products and representing respected companies. The population of black professionals in all arenas of work has risen to the point where seeing a black physician, attorney, or a college professor are becoming more a common sight. More and more black people are holding positions of respect and authority throughout America today, such as Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Condelezza Rice and many other prominent black executives. As a result of their apparent success, these black people are seen as role models for many Americans, despite their race.

Within African American communities, individuals with low incomes or low education levels are at increased risk of incarceration due to less options for legal employment and little resources to successfully navigate the legal system (Crutchfield and Weeks, 2015; Mtichell & Caudy, 2015; Pettit & Western, 2004). Although the incarceration of black people is an international issue (Warde, 2013) which affects both men and women (Christian & Thomas, 2009), the substantial size of the African American male incarcerated population within the United States suggest that this a