Media Matters for America

that racism is not a problem in America, it is clear that it is. During the flood of hurricane Katrina, two photos were taken, one of a black male with a garbage bag titled “Black male crossing water after looting grocery store”, and the second picture was of a white female with a white male following behind her captioned “White female crosses water after finding food and supplies at grocery store”. It is clear through the media that racism is still a factor in America. On the other hand there are

that black identity doesn’t matter to recognize why and how it does. Black Panther was a time of liberation for African American because of negative representation of black males in cinema, or lack thereof. Black Panther shows a man full of understanding, strength, and most of all – power. Black Panther is in many ways a love letter to black culture. Africa has played unsophisticated role in American media, often portrayed as chaotic, impoverished, and powerless in media. This movie is a portrayal

that stands out to me because of its lack of media representation in America during an era where media is more obtainable than ever. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rarely reported in mainstream media in the United States. Instead, topics such as celebrity gossip dominate headlines and it’s tragic to me; the Kardashians are mentioned more in the news than West Bank or Gaza combined. The people in Palestine have no voice in America and yet America is the perpetrator of their injustice. How can

Balkaran, S. (1999 October). Mass media and racism. 21,1. Retrieved from http://www.yale.edu/ Stephen Balkaran is a profound writer in his field of studies. He also teaches Political Science and African American Studies at Central Connecticut State University, where he initiated, developed and coordinates a Civil Rights Project. For this article Balkaran main focus point is the fact that the media has done an excellent job on how whites perceive Africans. He starts off by touching on several theories

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter is an international movement, ran by volunteer activists and originates from the African American community. It began in 2013 after many unarmed black men were being unnecessarily killed by police and the media had had enough of it. It frequently holds protest events where many people speak out about police brutality, racial profiling, and racial injustices in America’s justice system. The movement promotes local organization rather than having a national leader

America was widely known as a “melting pot” of sorts for many generations. The country earned its title by accepting immigrants of various cultures and molding, or melting, them into the American lifestyle. However, the “melting pot” idea of America is starting to dissipate. According to a Newsweek Poll on the public, “only 20 percent still think America is a melting pot” (Morganthau and Wolfberg, par.4). As more Americans push away immigrants and create stereotypes against said immigrants, America

“At any point when the rhetoric ramps up to the point where calculated, coldblooded assassinations of police officers happen, this rhetoric has gotten out of control. We’ve heard ‘black lives matter.’ All lives matter. Well, cops lives matter too. So why don’t we just drop the qualifier and just say ‘lives matter,’ and take that to the bank.” With this statement Hickman is insinuating that black people never protested for peace amongst all races. During the civil rights movement (1954-68) leaders such

Since (put a time), the media has tainted the idea of obtaining a good education in America. If there is someone who enjoys school and learning, then they are considered a nerd or someone who is not conventionally looked as a cool kid. Contrastingly, the media conveys the message that if someone does not like school, or at least pretends to not like it, then they are perceived as a cool kid. America’s media system has continually deterred our children from going to school by praising popular and

last decade, political polarization has become more relevant in the United States. As controversial topics have become popular issues in our court system, media coverage, and everyday conversation, people’s political ideology on these topics have also changed. First, republicans and democrats are classified under the two main ideologies in America: conservatism and liberalism. As our world, has changed the democratic and republican party ideologies have developed negative views against opposing parties

communicate through new mediums, such as texting and social media, that have enabled people to become, ironically, less social. Yet, this newfound ability to communicate in a wide variety of ways has also driven the conversation in America by giving a voice to the voiceless and creating an outlet for news and information. Through social media, any individuals, whether powerless or powerful, can voice their opinions and bring forth any subject matter that garments acknowledgment. For example, in the movie