The Black Table Analysis

Black people still call America their home, even though they are consistently discriminated against. Consistently hated on because of how they look like. Black people have been viewed as trouble, suspicious, no good, and will never be anything respectable (Goldberg 2). When young black children cannot be protected from this everyday, so they adapted to this way of life and was to never believe otherwise. Racism and discrimination limit not only black people, but everyone of color. People of color believe they will never be like a white man because of all the advantages a white man has. However, people like Benjamin Banneker, Kenneth Clark, and Toni Morrison are showing their skin color does not relate to their success or intelligence (Goldberg 3). These people are showing how even with all the injustice in America, they were still able to be successful. It is not about what the color of one’s skin is, it is about the mindset and perspective of each

He mainly focuses on the college students because that where most of the students consider their home because the campus is where most of the students eat, sleep, and handle their business. Lawrence says that the idea of racist speech starts at home. Home is where the violence comes from. For example, home is one place where you learn new ideas; some may be good and others might be bad. Also, a place where you listen to older people or your parents, and you’re going to use the same knowledge outside in the real world, is where the drama start. Many times home can describe a person’s personality.

John Lewis initiates his claim by conveying that everyone in America should not tolerate racial segregation nor discrimination. In order to reach to his point, he uses the rhetorical device, pathos, in which it causes the “white” audience to feel remorse for what society has become. To illustrate this idea, Lewis reveals African Americans “live in constant fear of a police state”, “have been arrested on trumped charges”, and some faced “the death penalty for engaging in peaceful protest” (paragraph 2). The evidence highlights that they are going through hardships caused by the federal government because they are considered “inferior” compared to the “white” race. From this, readers can infer that white supremacy is being marked on the walls. Lewis is able to awaken Americans so they can realize how their actions are wounding African Americans. In addition, Lewis is representing the African American community so they can feel inspired to join the Civil Rights Movement. Possibly the speaker is trying to drag the African Americans out of their state of oblivion by incentivizing them to defend their rights. Lewis is addressing the problems to both audiences so they can feel the urge to fix them. Therefore, Lewis’ remarks in the first paragraph reveal that he identifies with the concerns of African Americans and how whites, mainly activists, should focus on addressing their issues.

Williams makes very strong points and claims within the excerpt however one her most recognizable ones is on page 10 the first paragraph and last sentence Williams states “The noisy, racial chasm still yawn darkly beneath us all, but we few brave souls glide gingerly above, upon a skim of hope, our bodies made light with denial, the black pond so dangerously and thinly iced with the conviction that talking about it will only make things worse.” Williams claim in this is clear: not talking about racism will only continue to add to the fire which will only make the situation worse. Not talking about racism is letting a pot stir and allowing racism to grow beneath our noses. When we don’t speak on racism it slows down the process of us advancing as a world. Many white people were taught that talking about racism is racist so they tend to shy away conversations that evolve around race without knowing they are involuntary apart of the problem by refusing to recognize the issue.

Reading this book I found it to be very intriguing. It is a story about men from the 101st Airborne Division’s legendary 502nd Infantry Regiment known as “the Black Heart Brigade. These men were deployed to the country’s worst and most unfavorable location at the most dangerous time. The platoon the book talks about the most would be the Bravo Company First Platoon. They were constantly in a rough patch throughout the entire book, facing constant leadership changed and trying to survive the Triangle of Death. Being in this hostile environment caused many of the soldiers to lose discipline and not even care about life or death for their own sake. Their mentalities were at an all-time low, causing them to do crazy things like rape a fourteen year old Iraqi girl and murdering her and her family cold blooded. It was a tragic deployment and we can clearly see and feel the motions they had during their time in Iraq.

I think that experience -- and others -- is why he once advised me, "When you go to San Francisco, be careful if a group of black youths approaches you." Note what he did not say to me. He did not employ language like "typical black person." He did not advise extra caution about black women, the elderly, or the very young -- or about young Asian Punjabi, or Native American males. In other words, the advice was not about race per se, but instead about the tendency of males of one particular age and race to commit an inordinate amount of violent

After watching the video clips, I could see many aspects of the novel prevelent to what the women were preaching. The one video that stood out the most to me was "Black College." I found this to be quite similar to the novel "The Blacker the Berry" because part of it is taken place in College. Before Emily Lou starts college at the University of Southern California she must first endure her graduation where she is "the only Negro pupil in the entire school." Referring back to the video clip, the two girls state at the beginning that people are already excluded before they go to college through the application process because of their "ethnic origin." I think that this statement from the clip is very impactful for the reason that it explains

Jeffrey Cohen, a monster studies scholar, notes that the “monster dwells at the gates of difference” (Cohen 7). This difference includes racial difference, and many racial minorities like Blacks are monsterized by Whites in the USA. Victor LaValle’s novel The Ballad of Black Tom explores Tommy’s acceptance of his monstrous identity as Black Tom. As a Black man, Tommy has no social or physical agency to fight back against the oppressive white structure, forcing him to ally with monstrosity (LaValle 130). However, as a monster, Tommy turns the oppressive system over by reversing the existing social order. LaValle’s use of repetitive actions of power suggests that Tommy’s monstrous identity empowers him by reducing the oppressive white supremacy

These are just a few examples that reveal the nasty vitriolic underbelly of an institution set against a race. It exposes the institutionalized degrading attitude towards the African-American community and especially the black male. It would appear as if the black man cannot exist

How do people like that expect others to believe that they are not racist if they are apart of the hateful acts. Its interesting how race in today usage can be seen as having two different meanings. In one hand, it can be seen as “a lamentable absence of color blindness” while in the other hand, can ben seen as “insensitivity to past and present discrimination against groups that to be helped must be racially categorized” (Spencer 43). I agree with the notion that white supremacy is more dangerous because it’s the main thing that’s keeping blacks from excelling. I am astounded by the idea that during the 1990s writers like Crouch, D’Souza and Patterson believed that race was over or at least doomed, because of patterns of immigration, intermarriage and the global consumptions on commodities. First of all, where did they get that assumption from and don’t they no that blacks are still facing prejudice. Its interesting how most white distance themselves as not being racist but racism continues to be a major factor in American culture. Its like saying majority of Americans don’t eat fast food but Americans are the leader in the world obesity. It amazes me at times when I catch white males particularly making racist remarks to people of color and their immediate respond are ‘I ant

(Turkel321) “For six to seven years” he “was leading a schizophrenic life up North.”(Turkel321) Confusion set in. At least when he was in South Africa, he knew what he was fighting for but here in America it was no rules but barriers were still in place. He spent a lot of time searching for a place to live, only to find discrimination along the way. He would call on apartments, only to arrive and informed the place was already rented or they would not rent to black

Mr. Bryan Stevenson speech was very inspiring and enthusiastic which not only made me realize how our justice system is bad and how they are being unfair to some people, but also it made me realize that we are making our world worse place because of these differences in our identities. In the video, I love how he talks about the identity most of the time as he said that too many peoples’ identity is the only thing that is most important to them, nothing else matter to them. His main purpose was to show people how identity is not everything in the world. As he mentions in the video, if you are African American they tend to get very bad treatment than any white American because of their different identity and race. I definitely agree with him they do get bad treatment depending on their identity, but it seems very unfair to me since in the world, god created everyone equal, no one should be treated depending on their skin color or identity as they have the right to live their life as others too.

Though the majority of Black Dynamite’s audience misinterpreted this episode’s theme some audience members, more than The Boondocks, are respectful and actually understands the show’s intent to a certain extent. This may be due to the show having a smaller audience than The Boondocks and Black Dynamite not using extremely overt racism. For example, The Boondocks on the “nigga moment” episode uses the “N-word” ten times in the first two minutes of the episode and a total of fifty times throughout the episode (2005). On the contrary, Black Dynamite hardly uses the “N-word” at all in any of its episodes. This is probably why many of the racial comments are made on The Boondocks episodes since it is easier to point out the racial stereotypes than

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Humanity is composed of individuals with different origins, beliefs, and characteristics, aspects that have significantly promoted separation in the society. Racial segregation entails the division based on race or ethnicity, an aspect that results in discrimination. In the United States, the separation is experienced in various areas such as public transport, schools, restaurants, and residential places where individuals may be restricted basing on their racial background. Lawrence Otis Graham in his short story ‘The Black Table is Still There’ narrates his experiences in junior high school and relates it to his observation fourteen years later during his visit to the school. In the essay, it is apparent that Graham discloses the societal superficiality integration. This essay provides a concise analysis of Graham’s short story, a real example of racial segregation in the society. Further, the paper explains two other different symbols of racial segregation and their effects on the society or a group of people.