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    post-Civil Rights Movement where the Black community of this town struggles to find employment and equal rights to living. The county is run by a white Sheriff with an all-white employed backing, who provides the protection as well as the corruption of this town. The only time he allowed Black men to be a part of his deputies was within his ploy to have them vote in his behalf. After being elected for count commission, he began to weed out any and all of the remaining Black employees. Sheriff Tom Popell

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    The Effects of Racism on The Black Community Introduction The problems of racism and police shooting unarmed blacks has brought a negative sociological perspective of both fear and hate in black and minority communities. We should continue to raise awareness of this issue with law enforcement and the communities they serve. Law enforcement represents visible characteristics of governance in the United States. In the United States, for instance, law enforcement has been mandated and entrusted

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    has an enormous impact on the black community; and frankly has not been a positive one. Hip-hop music seems to always point out the stereotypical slumps that the majority of black people come from or go through, it also degrades our names in their lyrics, shames our image with their music video and shifting black power from a movement to a monument.     Nicki Minaj is a black female rapper and a lot of her songs secretly show a negative impact on the black community, especially all females. One of

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    We Although there are major accomplishments in the LGBT community today, there are still problems that are present in the LGBT community especially the Black LGBTQ+ community members are having a little more of a struggle to find acceptance in their community. Intersectionality is a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately

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    In the short story ¨ The Minister’s Black Veil¨ by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mr. Hooper teaches the lesson to his community that everyone has committed a sin and that nobody is perfect. For example, in the short story the church members went to church to go hear Mr. Hooper preach and while he was speaking some of the church members felt uncomfortable and it states that ¨ Each member of the congregation...felt as if the preacher had crept upon them… [discovering] their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought

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    major headlines because officers have acted out in ways that have made citizens question their motives. Things such as unjustified shootings, deadly chokings, and rough treatment have all added to the constant problem of police brutality in the black community. Annoyingly, the police officers responsible for the killings and abuse are not held for long before they are discharged to their normal routines. Since many people believe that the issues of police brutality is based on race, officers should

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    versus nurture for the black community. It asks the question if the author Moore was some fluke in the national statistics or did Wes really have his own hand in creating his destiny? Even though the men shared similar beginnings in an underprivileged neighbourhood, their lives diverged due to their family environment and personal perseverance. When at the time, they were

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    The Black community’s ears are attuned to the sounds of the salon—the drone of clippers, scissors snick-snipping locks of hair, gossiping voices muffled by the hum of a hooded dryer. But Chicagoans might hear something new as they sit in the salon chair: medical advice. Soon, salon and barbershop patrons may get educated about kidney health as they wait on their braids, curls and fades. Focusing on the salon as a cornerstone of the Black community, the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is

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    Mockingbird the black community is rather idealized but is not unrealistic or unbelievable. To point out, Harper Lee always emphasizes life from the black community's perspective and their good qualities.However,she also points out the bad qualities of the black community from a white person's perspective. In Maycomb, the black community is segregated from the white community. They are thought to be very less and poor in Maycomb. The author uses many derogatory words against the black community to express

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    American socioeconomic, single parenting household, crime rates, low education achievement. Many African Americans live in poverty and high crime areas. Although many lives in poverty, region plays a big part of their live. Many adolescence of the black community are faced with troubling circumstances. An effective counselor working

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