Why I Want To Be African Americans

Words: 335

Pages: 2

Hi there Professor Miles and Fellow Classmates,

I am Tamasha Murphy, and I'm a Mass Communications student. This is my final semester as a Mass Communications student before I officially earn my Associate of Arts Degree. I then plan to switch majors and obtain an Associate of Science Degree from AMSC as well. My children are and I am my motivation to succeed. I adore anything mentally stimulating such as reading, writing, studying, building relationships with other wholesome people, and maintaining contact with current friends.

Now, my take on current issues faced by African Americans is partially bad and good.

For starts, I believe many of us (I'm African American) are sleep. What I mean by sleep is that many AAs are easily deceived because

Show More

Essay on The Cult of Anti-Intellectualism

The Cult of Anti-Intellectualism Most African Americans have a tendency to blame all of their down falls on others. As the article states, “people treat victimhood not as a problem to be solved but as an identity to be nurtured.” Throughout The Cult of Anti-Intellectualism victimization appears. Students try to victimize themselves when it comes to education when they place the blame of why they cannot do well on the teachers, parents, and society. In the article there are several examples of…

Words 803 - Pages 4

Dr. King's I Have A Dream Speech

On August 28, 1963, Dr. King gave the speech “I Have a Dream”; this speech was a sign of hope to all of the Negroes who were still fighting for their freedom. He wanted equality for everyone regardless of who they were. He decided to give this speech to the people in America but specifically those who supported the civil rights movement. They were his audience because the rights for African Americans were not equal and they did not have freedom. In 1963, the amount of segregation in cities like…

Words 2107 - Pages 9

Martin Luther King Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis

constitutional rights of African Americans. King also discusses the horror of segregation and torture by white people. Kings’ main idea of this letter is he wants everyone to know that all should be treated equal. All should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of the color of your skin. King believes we are all God’s children and we should love thy neighbor. Kings letter has many different audiences he wants to reach. It seems the white audience is the main focus. Kings wants them to realize the…

Words 1190 - Pages 5

Erika Hall's 'The Financial Consequences Of Saying'

In “Black American versus African American”, Aisha Harris told her story about how she was asked about where her family came from and how a trip to Kenya helped her figured out what she wants to identified herself as. Towards the end of “The Financial Consequences of Saying ‘Black’, vs ‘African America” the author uses Erika Hall, another author from the Emory University to explain her thoughts to the reader about how using either the term ‘black’ or ‘African American’ has been used in a negative…

Words 257 - Pages 2

Essay on Religious And Ethnic Groups

Christmas or Easter, they say there is no proof of Jesus being born on Christmas, it was never in the bible, they also believe that Jesus doesn’t want them to celebrate his birth, but to remember his death instead. “God requires that we give him “exclusive devotion,” and he is offended by worship that includes practices that he does not approve of.” (Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Celebrate Easter? | FAQ) Jehovah witnesses don’t approve of abortion, sex before marriage, homosexuality, gambling, they…

Words 1530 - Pages 7

Essay on An Interpretation of Paul Laurence Dunbar's Poem Sympathy and We Wear the Mask

Throughout African American history, African Americans have used poems as a way of describing the African American condition in America. One poet who was widely known for using poetry to describe the condition of African Americans in America was Paul Laurence Dunbar. Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the most prolific poets of his time. Paul Laurence Dunbar used vivid, descriptive and symbolic language to portray images in his poetry of the senseless prejudices and racism that African Americans faced in…

Words 1230 - Pages 5

Raisin In The Sun Racism

1. Why do you think Hansberry titled the play "A Raisin in the Sun"? What happens in Acts I and II of the play that suggest something about the title? Explain. In Hansberry’s play “A Rising in the Sun” the Act I and II describe how the African-Americans were living? The confined space the poverty and the struggle to get ahead. Hansberry did a wonder full job in detailing the small apartment in which conditions are ideal for hygiene. It also discusses the ideological tensions among the individuals…

Words 538 - Pages 3

African American Football Stereotypes

starter 8-9 when counting playoffs and a 38-42-1 record as a regular season starter, Williams also finished 100 passing touchdowns, and 15 rushing touchdowns, in 88 NFL games. No African American quarterbacks entered the league for five years After Williams. During Williams Super Bowl run there weren’t many African American Quarterbacks to pick from the litter but after 1984, the landscape of what a black quarterback could do in the NFL changed forever after a quarterback of the name of Warren Moon…

Words 984 - Pages 4

African American and High School Essay

researches examining the relationship between African American males in urban communities and the predictors of high school dropouts in search of finding if there are predictors that contribute to African American males dropping out of high school. While the research done on this subject can contradict itself in many instances, with studies showing support for both sides of the argument I will show how circumstances in fact play a role on African American male’s decision to drop-out of high school.…

Words 1862 - Pages 8

Rhetorical Analysis Of The Letter From Birmingham Jail

definitely for African Americans in Birmingham Alabama. The leader of the civil rights leader ,Martin Luther King Jr, Came to Birmingham to push for African American rights. His audience of course was those who oppose it it, which was white people. In the letter, The Letter from Birmingham Jail,Martin Luther King Jr, who is the African American leader of SCLC, describes that he is protesting non-violently in Birmingham in order to prove how determined and tenable the African American community is…

Words 784 - Pages 4