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Although the text, Women: Images and Realities a Multicultural Anthology, has done a wonderful job of showcasing the diversity of women’s experiences, I find Beverly Daniel Tatum’s work “Defining Racism: “Can We Talk?”” to be the most striking. In the essay, Tatum describes how she (and many other feminists) define racism and who can and cannot be racist. Tatum argues that there are important distinctions between prejudice and racism, wherein racism is defined as a ‘system of advantage based on race” or more precisely “prejudice plus power” (388). Through multiple examples Tatum illustrates that if one accepts and uses her definition of racism then only White people (the group of people who ‘dominate’ society) are racist because “people of

Black self-contempt seeping into African American culture is irrefutable, as is the fact that it is misconstrued, unchallenged, and undervalued. The unparalleled intense emotion of internalized self-hatred currently plaguing the minds of numerous Blacks is not an ordinary phenomenon developed from centuries of evolution. It is not a nameless occurrence empty of a coherent justification. It is simply the consequence of an intentionally condemned system of suppression and control. An enormous scheming method used for preserving the present grand image of society. Oh, what treacherous lengths has America traveled to conceal this horrific secrete. As the wealthy, influential, white elites continue to define the standard of true living through

Oprah Winfrey, being a young African-Americans in the 1950’s growing up impoverished in rural Mississippi, faced inconceivable hardships. She was faced with being born to a minimally educated teen mom who raised her in a small house with no electric or running water. Throughout adolescence, Oprah was sexually assaulted by relatives and other men. However, she was still able to defeat the odds and has become one of the most successful women in history.

The arrival of African slaves, sold in the plantations of colonial America, definitely triggered a superior-inferior relationship and mentality between “the whites” and “the blacks”. This present-day culture, resulting from a society of masters and slaves, has struggled against central concepts deeply rooted in the nations past .With strong cultural values on racial discrimination, the path towards the concept of racism in America was a vital moment in the course of the nation’s history. Social concepts and attitudes could not be altered overnight, but it can be altered. Indeed, in the quest for social progress, the struggle for equality has gone a long way, with black Americans now holding high-ranking

African Americans have been facing racism and prejudice for a long time. Even to this day racism towards African American still happens. It is something that can’t be changed. It can only be

While racism is seen as a broad topic and people can generally grasp its effects on a broad scale, there are many more personal effects of racism and it effects every person differently. Each person can respond to racism in very different ways, while some may be motivated by it others may be harmed by it. In the essays “My Vassar College ID Makes Everything Okay” by Kiese Laymon and “The Meaning of Serena Williams” by Claudia Rankine, the authors analyze how people react to racism in their lives. Along with the analysis, both authors also looks at how those perpetrating racism react to the effects of it. In “My Vassar College ID Makes Everything Okay” by Kiese Laymon, Laymon evaluates how the racism in both his and college students’ lives have influenced them, while “The Meaning of Serena Williams” by Claudia Rankine mainly focuses on how racism affects Serena Williams. When comparing these two groups of people, the extremely wealthy or famous and all the other African-Americans, we can definitely see some glaring differences the reaction to racism in their lives.

Though we Americans, in all of our efforts, feel as if the day of racism is coming to an end, I feel it is merely evolving into a much more subtle approach. Seeing life through the words of Anne Moody in her book entitled, "Coming of Age in Mississippi", shows that racism, even back then, is treated with remedies versus a cure. After the many anti-discrimination legislations passed as well as activist groups shedding light on all of the significant differences and injustices that African Americans face, one would think that by now racism would be far behind us here in America. After a close review of Anne Moody 's life, her growing up

Imagine a situation where one is walking down an empty street and a woman gives one a glance and begins running, or one is told to leave a public restaurant simply because of the family one was born into. This is the reality for two African-American authors in the 20th century. Over the history of the United States minorities have faced a numerous amounts of racism. The types of racism that was expressed to these minorities has evolved as time went on. Two authors decided to write about their experiences and they occurrences vary vastly. The details that really set one essay apart from the other include the time of day the racism took place, time period of the occurrence, and type of racism witnessed.

Meany people consider African Americans “inferior” today, without dressing up in robes and burning crosses. In fact, there are more of these modern racists than we think. According to a 2015 survey, 51 percent of people from the age of 17-34 say that African Americans are “lazier” than white people, and 43 percent rate them as less intelligent. This is very concerning, especially since the age group that was polled was younger, because this proves that racism is not going away. In fact, racism has not gone away since the 1800’s. These shocking results prove how the effects of slavery truly are hard to shake

Being a black person within society has never been an easy thing to do. Society has constantly been stereotypical of black people, although blacks have molded history and are very vital to society for the things that have happen throughout history have been big contributions toward modern-day life. African Americans in the 1890’s encountered stereotypes most of which still exist in today’s society. African Americans have come a long way and earned many rights but still live with the destitutions that they had in the 1890’s. Many black people have internalized the negative stereotypes of their race. therefore, internalizing the hatred of their blackness to the fact they began to self-oppress. Due to this internalized racism, many Black result

African Americans have always been degraded ever since slavery. We are looked upon as the scum of the earth. In today’s society, racism is shown towards African Americans the U.S. strongly. Especially when it comes to prison. African Americans are in prison darn near six times the rate of whites. African Americans and Hispanics make up 58% of prisoners in prison. This data was taken back in 2008 but statistics show that there are more African American men in college than in prison. This chart shows the number of African American in college outweighs the number of African Americans in prison. These results also show that the negative thing society says about African Americans is becoming less and less true each day.

Another topic she brings to light in her book is that society uses the legal system to deny basic civil rights to those of color and has happened continuously since the years of slavery. She goes into detail about how there are higher levels of poverty, crime and imprisonment for people of color, with most individuals being black. While I agree that there are higher levels of poverty, crime and imprisonment for people of color, I do not believe that society using the legal system to deny rights is the only cause. Yes, stereotyping does exist in this country but there is a reason for that. Not saying that it is right, or justified but a lot of the time people do end up fitting a certain stereotype. Whether is be the way that person was raised, or how they believe that they should act based on what they think people will think of them anyway are also important factors to think about. If someone grows up in a society where bad things are happening around them and with the people they interact with, it is easy to conform into the same way of life. It becomes a cycle and it continues throughout the future generations. It is not completely impossible for someone to break that cycle, and this is where I think she makes a good point.

it to be the culprit for incarceration of african american males. the author concludes that racism

There are multiple factors that differentiate the history and experience of African Americans from those of Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans. First African Americans were involuntary immigrated to the United States by traders looking to exploit them as a commodity to promote slavery. Unlike African Americans most ethnic groups immigrated here voluntary for economic and political freedom. Also while some of these groups were discriminated against their was a intensive effort to erase African culture from the minds of African Americans. Forcing them to abandon their language, history, culture and ancestral ties, to the europeans they were nothing, but a piece of property. Then after their past had been striped from them, African Americans were contintually taken advantage by whites to stay above them and not allow them to move up society. Even social reform that occurred before, during and after the Civil Rights movement still haven't allowed for significant changes. This coordinated effort has created a lingering legacy that has negatively affected the psyche and social orientation of many African Americans.

Oprah Winfrey’s speech about the racism and sexism women have had to overcome for the past hundreds of years; has impacted a lot of people across the world, not just in the entertainment industry. Not only was this speech powerful and strong, it perfectly relates to the ‘times up’ campaign that was promoted throughout the night. There is no better person to deliver this speech than Oprah as she herself has faced and overcome all the issues stated throughout her speech, her publicity made certain the speech was heard. It would not nearly be as powerful nor as widely celebrated if it came from anyone but Oprah herself. Racism was something Oprah has dealt with before in her early and current career.