Miss Black America

their opinions, talent, and intelligence (“Beauty Pageants” 5). Furthermore, agreeing that the ideals personified by pageant contestants create positive messages that all young women can aid from (“Beauty Pageants” 2). Carolyn Wade, director of the Miss Black Muskogee pageant, claims that the emphasis on social causes offers contestants a chance to work towards bettering their community (“Beauty Pageants” 5). A former pageant contestant, Jennifer Trujillo. states the benefits she gained "I developed

country 's history mingled into the storyline of an adventure. In fact the first time that this novel was labeled racist was not until 1957 when the NAACP charged that it contained racial slurs and belittling racial designations in a portrayal of blacks that some people considered stereotypical and demeaning (pbs.org.) Ernest Hemingway declared that “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” How could such a monumental book also be labeled by many

Maycomb County created a very chaotic future for the children. “ i don’t know how they could convict Tom Robinson, but they did it. They’ve done it again and again and when they do it-seems that only children weep.” (225) Tom Robinson symbolizes every ‘black’ person who has been wrongly convicted and prosecuted under this judicial system. Children are known to be unjudgemental and therefore are somewhat attached to Tom Robinson. They are oblivious to the false beliefs’ that society has instilled upon the

ultimately found guilty and would be executed. Miss Emma asked that Grant make Jefferson a man before he dies. Grant accepted this challenge knowing how difficult it would be.

texts, the judgement of one’s conscience is told through two different perspectives; through the eyes of a white man and the eyes of a black man. In To Kill a Mockingbird, this perspective comes from Atticus, a white lawyer living in a prejudiced town at the height of the Great Depression. In Letter to My Son, this perspective comes from Ta-Nehisi Coates, a black man living in the

If you are different than the majority of the people around you, you will be judged. This holds true if you are someone who belongs to a minority group whether if you are of Latin, Black descent, or are underprivileged. There is a huge inequality that minority groups face today. Two short stories and an article that help put into perspective the inequality that minority have to face are “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, “The Myth of the Latin Woman” and “Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims from

‘Most blacks are unable to speak English well. They cannot conjugate verbs. They have a poor grasp of verb tenses. They have a limited vocabulary. They cannot speak without swearing. Many, when they testify, show a complete lack of empathy and are unable to conceal a morality based on the satisfaction of immediate, base needs. Most jurors are white and are appalled by the demeanor of uneducated, criminal blacks '. The prevalent attitudes of the American Public in the 1930 's are brazenly conveyed

perhaps, a leftover sentiment from the raging second wave of feminism, the so called “bra-burners” who would protest Miss America Pageants. Today, Feminism attempts to speak for a broader definition of women than in the past. In the midst of the second wave of feminism, non-white women were still trying to be heard in the feminist movement. In the Combahee River Collective, Black Women state that, “The only people who care enough about us to work consistently for are liberation are us.” Though truly

most produced and distributed political commentaries in America, despite its publishing over 50 years ago. The reason the book grosses such a high distribution rate can be attributed to its relevance even today Tom Robinson’s situation draws from real life, paralleling that of the Scottsboro Boys’, however prejudice and injustice within the executive branch even today with cases like that of Freddie Gray. The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers who, in 1931, were accused and convicted of rape

This is a world in which a black person fears for their life when they are pulled over for speeding, where a white person yells at them to comply with police as they are shot while laying on their backs with their hands up, and where mainstream media such as Fox News can be openly racist without receiving backlash. People defend police who shoot first and ask questions later because they were scared. Police assumed the guilt of and shot over 200 black people in 2016 alone. This assumed guilt is not