Essays on Race and Ethnicity

"Between the World and Me" - A Critical Analysis “Between the World and Me” is a book written in the form of a letter by Ta-Nehessi Coates. The author wrote the letter to his son to explain to him the sufferings of black people in the US. The text...

In the US, racism has been a social vice across decades, and its propagation from one generation to the next is never innate, rather, racism is discussed, taught, and hence learned by those innocent to the level of not perceiving race. In fact, diversity in color, ethnicity, religion, political affiliations,...

Huyser, Kimberly R., Arthur Sakamoto, and Isao Takei. "The persistence of racial disadvantage: The socioeconomic attainments of single-race and multi-race Native Americans." Population Research and Policy Review 29.4 (2010): 541-568. In the Persistence to racial disadvantage, the authors try to unravel the unfortunate truth of the disparity in the schooling and...

The American Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald The American Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 and died in 1940 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raised up by an ambitious mother and an alcoholic father, he was brought acutely conscious of wealth and privilege. His writing started to hit the lame light...

Grad Team, in his 2016 article, “How to end institutional racism,” emphatically states the vicious yet short-lived political concern about racism during campaign trails. In his opening statement, he observes, somewhat regrettably, that despite making enormous promises during campaigns, politicians rarely follow them through after the waves. He observes that...

This paper summarizes Chapter 7 on Everyday Language, White racist culture, Respect, and Civility. Racisms has been an issue in the United State for years, Hill (2009) asserts that the issue of white racism has not been understood. In reference to previous chapters, Hill explains how white racism has become a...

The Resilience of the Indian Act The Indian Act has been said to have racist roots and that it is inscribed in injustices, however, even with these negative attributions that Act has been receiving justifications from both the First Nations and from the Canadian State. through the social theory that was...

Zue Lee's Critical Review of Black Fatherhood in America Zue Lee provides a critical review of being a black father in America demonstrating the stark differences between the reality and the media representation of black masculinity. Father Figures presenting contrasting images with the myth of black fathers that is often used...

Over the years and in recent times there are some societal factors responsible for how people are treated on the society. These factors could either result in positive or negative reactions of the society to this group of people. Based on the above notion, this study will look at how...

In What my Bike has Taught me about White Privilege (2014), Jeremy Dowsett explores how whites react defensively towards the white privilege phrase. The author raises the issue that many white people dislike being associated with opportunities that other races have been unable to enjoy. The exposure of white privileges...

According to Ruth Frankenberg, the author of the editorial, The Social Construction of Whiteness: White Women, Race Matters, race affects the daily lives of human beings whether or not they are aware of it. Frankenberg supposes that each person sees the world typically via a racial lens that colors their...

Introduction Although the presence of a rotten potato in one bag brings the suspicion of the potential destruction of the entire bag, it is also true that removal of the potato early enough renders the rest of the potatoes useful. Just like the potato scenario, racial profiling is based on the...