Review Of Richard Wright's Black Boy

Richard Wright was born after the American Civil War but before the Civil Rights Movement. He faced the harsh realities of the racist south and wrote about the oppression he faced as a black boy growing up in Mississippi in the 1940s and how he struggled to leave. In his autobiography, Black Boy, Richard addresses the social issues prevalent at the time. Although he grew up more than 70 years ago, African Americans still face the same prejudices now, as they did in the past. If Richard Wright were to write an autobiography in 2017 titled, Black Boy, he would write about the progress President Obama has made for equality and how the newly elected President Trump’s proposals are hastily trying to reverse what was done. Richard would also write

and many people also use the former president as a scapegoat for the current social issues, saying things like, “I’m not racist. I voted for Obama and if I could I would vote him for a third term.” Having a Black president doesn’t instantly mean that America is excused from the years of slavery and black oppression, if anything it has shown that there are layer of underlying racism still thriving in our country today. In the article “What Obama’s Victory Means About Race and Class”, Malik Miah describes the effects of Obama’s presidential election. If Wright were alive today and growing up through President Obama’s time served as president he would be thrilled that more than just white men can hold jobs with high political power. Additionally, he would feel less intimidated to seek a career where he can grow with the company instead of a dead-end minimum wage job. Obama’s plans for easier access to free healthcare because it would directly affect his life as he deals with his mother's illness and can’t currently afford medical care for her. He would write about how happy he is that the world has advanced but he would not be blinded and led to believe that minorities in the US no longer face challenges just because of the President’s

Wright would be astonished at how Trump and the millions americans who voted for him fail to see how throughout history building a wall has never helped. In the article titled ”How Trump’s Proposed Budget Will Impact People of Color” by Kenrya Rankin, Rankin explains how many of Trump’s proposals are going to affect the lives of african americans, as well as many other minorities, currently living in the south. In a note to congress Trump explains how he plans to increase the funding for the country’s defense by $54 billion by making budget cuts with other “targeted reductions” to areas like the Department of Agriculture. This would cut 21% of the budget and take away $4 billion of funding to organizations like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC. WIC currently helps families in need by providing them with food stamps. Richard would be appalled to know that the President is prioritizing national funds on a military sent to occupy other countries while children living in the US are living in extreme poverty and facing starvation because Trump doesn’t believe in providing