African American Injustice

African-Americans are disproportionately imprisoned by discriminatory laws and deprived of their civil rights by our supposed democracy. This country’s criminal justice system still has not escaped the influence of racial prejudice. The criminal injustice system has transformed enslavement and institutionalized the violence and horror of previous generations, as slaves are no longer held in captivity on plantations, but rather in

By explicitly “demanding” change, the members of The Movement for Black Lives emphasize the extent to which African Americans suffer under the status quo, thereby creating a sense of urgency surrounding

As the bus approached the curve, everyone gathered their belongings. As I gathered mine, I saw a large group of African-American males approaching the bus. When other students began departing from the bus, four of them were attacked by the group of boys and one is left on the ground with a concussion and no phone. Looking at each other with bewilderment and fear, everyone was aghast. The group of boys ran away.

Justice for African-American Is injustice the main concern that many people are suffering from? Everything that black people suffered in the past shows how injustice is the main concern for many people. In addition, many people think that injustice is just a word that does not have to do anything with people’s lives. According to Merriam-Webster, injustice is defined as, “an act that inflicts undeserved hurt. Injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one 's rights”. This definition shows how the action for some that is unfair could bring violence and affect so many people.

Alicia Garza: co-creator of the #BlackLivesMatter movement (BLM) advocates that -“Black Lives Matter doesn’t mean your life isn’t important – it means that Black lives, which are seen as without value within White supremacy, are important to your liberation. Given the disproportionate impact state violence has on Black lives, we understand that when Black people in this country get free, the benefits will be wide-reaching and transformative for society as a whole. When we are able to end the hyper-criminalisation of Black people and end the poverty, control and surveillance of Black people, every single person in this world has a better shot at getting and staying free. When Black people get free, everybody gets free.” (The Conversation,2017).

Outline: Views on the African-American Situation The three texts all deal with subject of the African-American situation in the present America. A lot have changed in America since the civil rights movement began in the 60’s. A black president is leading the country, but has that at all affected the general view on African-Americans? The texts all raise the same questions: what has changed?

In his article, “The Mass Incarceration of African-American Males: A Return to Institutionalized Slavery, Oppression, and Disenfranchisement of Constitutional Rights,” Floyd D. Weatherspoon uses a different intake to express the discrimination occurring in the world. He explains, “African-American men in America continue to seek freedom and justice through an American justice system unsympathetic to the plight of African-American males. Similar to James Somerset, African-American males in the United States have faced a long and treacherous journey for justice and equality,” which proves the realization is present, but no individual on this world has stepped far enough to defend these blameless people. The journey is strenuous, African-Americans are executed for an act that had no effect on any individual around them.

Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen, explains that the gap between the rich and the poor in the United States is greater than it has been in thirty years (Hilfiker & Edelman, 2002). Furthermore, every forty three seconds, a child is born into poverty (Hilfiker & Edelman, 2002, p. IX). Those citizens most affected by these realities are African Americans (Hilfiker, 2002). These people face unique hardships and oppression as compared to the rest of the population. A 1990 survey of non-black respondents found that sixty five percent of those surveyed believed that blacks were lazier than other races.

I agree they were trying to preserve a way of life that many people were accoustomed to and that did not directly iknfringe on their rights of of coure they were blinded. too blinded to see the unjustice too blinded to see the seperate but equal nonsense they were spewing was utter nonesne. If you could not take the children from those white schools and send them to the African American ones without the circurillum changing or them being appaled by the classroom conditions than equality was not present.

In addition to creating a platinum album, J Cole spends a lot of time participating in equal rights movements. He was recently involved in the “Justice or Else” movement that was fighting for black people’s justice equality. J Cole appeals to many types of groups of people due to his wide range of music and

African Americans have had a long history of oppression. They were forced to be slaved and kept under the white man’s control. They were segregated so that Blacks and Whites do not mix. Today, police brutality on the African American community led to the “Black Lives Matter” movement. The LGBTQ community has also been oppressed.

When one common injustice exists, it carries a few more along with it. Americans have been divided continuously, by their class status, their race, religious beliefs, political opinions, and ethnicities. Discrimination has continuously affected America for centuries, and one problem always seems to lead to another. A never-ending cycle, even something as amazing and beneficial as education can be tainted based on someone’s inability to afford the education, or racial prejudice.

The title of the article I chose to address is titled “The rise of Black Lives Matter: Trying to break the cycle of violence and silence”. This article extend beyond the idea of Black Lives Matter and wants the reader to be informed on what it is like to be black in america. The author includes a wide amount of information to help the reader understand why this cry for help was even created and why they want to stand up and make a change in our society. The purpose of this piece is to inform the general audience as to what Black Lives Matter really is and explain how they hope to rise as a movement. All though there may be issues within the group and outside forces that are wanting to go against them they will still not be silenced.

The African American community has not gained full equality to this day. Even after fighting for many years this present day issue has come to light in Hip-Hop artists songs like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song, White Privilege II. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are respected in their line of work because they have become very popular in today 's Hip-Hop music. Hip-Hop has been the newest way of news being broadcasted. As many artists like Macklemore have become more of an activist in this day and age.

Musicians and creators have preserved social histories by writing and singing about them for over 50 years. A strong example is the Black Lives Matter movement. Many artists, such as James Brown, took part in this social revolution. James Brown wrote a song titled “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)”.