In Chapter 1 and 2 of “Creating Black Americans,” author Nell Irvin Painter addresses an imperative issue in which African history and the lives of Africans are often dismissed (2) and continue to be perceived in a negative light (1). This book gives the author the chance to revive the history of Africa, being this a sacred place to provide readers with a “history of their own.” (Painter 4) The issue that Africans were depicted in a negative light impacted various artworks and educational settings in the 19th and early 20th century. For instance, in educational settings, many students were exposed to the Eurocentric Western learning which its depiction of Africa were not only biased, but racist as well.
Teacher evaluation: Mr. Herman Boone worked at Williams High School in 1971 as a football coach and was hired in the 1971-1972 school year. He did a excellent job by uniting the teammates and allowing the community to fight together against the prejudice society and how fear and hatred had been accumulating because of race and how separate but equal was not what Mr. Boone wanted for the team. He had an effective coaching preparation, in the camp before starting the school year Mr. Boone made the teammates do activities and learn about their teammates the whites with the blacks. By learning about each other they could unite as a group and not as a race, that they were taught should be the norm that people of color should not be mixed with whites. Mr.Boone implements rules to the team so they can have a peaceful game season.
During the time of the Great Depression, African Americans struggled the most already being the poorest people in America, but this changed with The Second World War which brought jobs and more rights to African Americans. In Chapters 10 and 11 of the book Creating Black Americans: African-American History and its meanings, 1619 to the present by Nell Irvin Painter, the author outlines the struggle for African Americans during the Great Depression, and even after during the New Deal era, then shows how they came out of it and became more successful and powerful during The Second World War. The Great Depression started with the crash of the stock market, and led to 25% of all American workers losing their jobs, most of which were African Americans.
The View from Black America by Kenneth Hardy, describes the struggles that the African American community still faces currently. The article outlines the lives lost by violence and shootings by police. The reading emphasizes the lack of resources the African American community has access to. The misconceptions about black people have also contributed the racial hostility. These attitudes affect an individual's mental health.
The school to prison hypothesis describes how black children enrolled in schools face racialization and discrimination constantly and it is based off the “zero tolerance” policy (T. Davidson, Education, 2018, lecture 5). This theory connects to the book because Maynard explains throughout chapter eight of how black school children are treated differently. They are more subject to punishments and are susceptible to harsher disciplines. Black students are often seen as a threat within the education system and are constantly over surveilled. The linkage between the educational and criminal justice system is strong.
There are plenty of black men that have problems with the way society view and treat them. In the essay Black Men and Public Space, the author Brent Staples expressed how black men were perceived in the public’s eyes. He expressed this problem by giving examples of how a young man was perceived. Some of the solutions did not really solve the problem in general, but helped to change the mindset of those surrounding him.
Overcoming Oppression Throughout time, there has been many occurrences in which oppression has taken place. All events handled differently, with each person using different qualities to handle different situations. In the book Black Boy by Richard Wright a black youth growing up through tough times of discrimination, has his life drastically impacted through the oppression he faces, using particular traits to overcome these tough situations in his life. In order to overcome oppression, people need to possess the qualities of hopefulness and bravery.
“We're all burdened by our history of racial inequality. It's created a kind of smog that we all breathe in, and it has prevented us from being healthy”- Bryan Stevenson. You can see inequality anywhere. You’ll see it on the news, anywhere on social media, in the newspaper, you’ll see it everywhere and It’s a really big problem in our world. In All American Boys by Jason Reynolds we are shown that Rashad gets accused of stealing chips at a store.
The ongoing problem of discrimination due to appearance has affected many, specifically black people. One of the most unusual things with no point or definition. This prejudice against black people has caused much unification within the United States. The lives of these black people have been severely affected, as it has affected their acts, appearances, and ways of life. As Brent Staples explains in his essay “Black Men and Public Space,” black people deal with many problems, from discrimination, and he explains these points in an orderly manner and each very thoroughly.
Frankenstein is an iconic story, which has been the inspiration for many books, movies, and TV shows. A popular example of this is the recent comic book based movie, Avengers; Age of Ultron. While there are things that differentiate the two, you can base a lot of the characteristics of Ultron back to Frankenstein's creation. Ultron, along with Frankenstein's creation, are both created by an intelligent scientist, trying to be the leaders in their fields by accomplishing something that no one else has.
Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. In each essay, all three authors ward against the dangers with the education system of their era. Whether it be diversity, segregation or the goals of the system itself the authors believe changes need to be made, as education systems form the future leaders of our society. Through their text the authors believe they must solve the faults within the education systems, to conform society to what they believe is morally and ethically correct.
Mirza (2009: 141-2) however, argues that Black additional/helping schools are much more than a response to (make part of the majority of people) failure. They are spaces of hope and excellence, where Black children are given access to 'other ways of knowing'. These 'other ways of knowing' also relate to developing a positive sense of being Black. In view of this Black additional/helping schools have been characterised as 'sacred Black spaces' where Black (African and African-Caribbean) children can (accomplish or gain with effort) educationally and still 'act Black' (Mirza and Reay, 2000: 533). The focus on 'Black images, Black history and Black role models' (Mirza, 2009:104) is considered extremely important due to the (not being there; not being present) of a Black (way of seeing things / sensible view of what is and is not important) in mainstream schools (Richards, 1995; Heywood, 2005) and was considered key to Black pupils being able to oppose/to go againstact (treating people badly or unfairly because of their race) in mainstream schools (Dove, 1993).
Racial segregation affected many lives in a negative way during the 1900s. Black children had it especially hard because growing up was difficult to adapting to whites and the way they want them to act. In Black Boy, Richard Wright shows his struggles with his own identity because discrimination strips him of being the man he wants to be. Richard undergoes many changes as an individual because of the experience he has growing up in the south and learning how to act around whites.
Racism: Should It Be The Reason To Abandon Students? Freedom Writers written and directed by Richard LaGravenese , based on the book, The Freedom Writers Diary, by The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell .“At 16, I’ve probably witnessed more dead bodies than a mortician,” says a Woodrow Wilson High School student, before matter-of-factly describing a life in which gang and domestic violence are everyday occurrences.1 Racism , that is, basing on racial, people are divided into different social classes. Racism not only be the reason to prejudice students, but also be the root of violence. As Eva says: “schools are like the city and the city is just like a person, all of them divided into separate sections, depending on tribes.”
