Within the process of listening to the experiences of African Americans I learned and better understood the trials and tribulations they went through. I took away a lot from this project but three things jumped out at me. Frist African Americans are a very resilient group of people. From the very beginning and still in today’s society there being exploited. However when given a fair shot they succeed at a very high rate. Second poverty plays a key role in the lives of African Americans. Poverty affects education the sad reality is if you live in a poor neighborhood the odds are your getting a poor education. The third and final thing I learned is career advancement is low for African Americans and especially low for African American females. …show more content…
To start off Latino and Hispanic Americans are very understanding. The second thing I learned was Latino and Hispanic women are not given a fair shot at higher education. Linda Hernandez spoke about how her and her sister were told not to take the ACT’s. Despite being told not to take the ACT’s Linda and her sister did. Linda’s sister became a doctor. The third thing I learned was Latino and Hispanic Americans look out for each other and they’re very big on the concept of family. Despite not having much there willing to share there …show more content…
The first connection was African Americans were in the low category when it came to class. African American students were also tracked this lead the students to believe they were not good in school. Students thought they were better off getting a job. I saw differential justice James Thompson as a nine year old was charged with rape all because a white girl kissed him on the cheek. African Americans also had little to no wealth poverty was a reoccurring theme as I listened to several stories. Examples of underemployment were seen as well. Dorothy Glinton worked in the same entry-level management position although she had a degree and years of