Essays on Race and Ethnicity

Verna Myers have shared essential solutions to biases and the way we treat those we are of different colors. In my opinion, the solutions can only be effective if only it can begin in families and at home. When each is ready to look within and change themselves them, we...

In the next 50 years, non-Hispanic whites will be a numerical minority in the United States. This means that they will make the smallest percentage of the people who live in the country. Even though they will be a numerical minority, I think they will not be the minority group...

Social mobility and the American dream Social mobility is the movement of persons or families within the social hierarchy system. In most occasions either individuals acquire a higher or lower social status. The American dream is the belief that there is equal opportunity for all Americans to prosper depending on their...

Marshal's Impact on American History and the Struggles of Blacks in America Marshal captivated a lot in American history and the difficulties affecting the blacks living in America. Besides, the art history becomes one of the enormous history painters in the World. Marshal grew up in Birmingham and witnessed a memorable...

In the book, Race Matters In the book, Race Matters, Cornel West asserts that the main drawback to harmonious relations among races in the U.S. is attributable to nihilism (West 2). It is important to note that nihilism refers to the tendency of African Americans feeling worthless. Therefore, Cornel West asks...

Poverty among Indigenous Australians Poverty among the Indigenous Australians continues to be one of the major inequalities facing the nation. In particular, the poverty trends have persisted owing to the inequalities they face when it comes to access to work and income, health and services, education, and housing. It is important...

New Pathways for Addressing Stress New pathways have been created in addressing the stress that was inflicted on the first peoples of Australia because of past policies. This was made possible by the strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Their role in addressing those problems cannot be...

The 14th Amendment and Mass Incarceration The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution gives every American citizen the right to equal protection by the law and the right to due process. That being said, it is widely accepted that this amendment was introduced particularly to create equality and fairness in segregated...

Sociology: Understanding Human Social Relationships Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions (Howard Melissa). Generally, people often group themselves into social groups in the lines of common traits that are shared by individuals. Most of these groups are either formed on the basis of ethnicity, race,...

This exhibition was done on the 19th of October 2018 at the REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM of Maryland African American History and Culture. Visiting the museum was sincerely an eye-opener as a got the opportunity to exploit a broad variety of pieces of art from the African American gallery. For...

What social/historical elements existed that led to intersectionality emerging as a strand of Black Feminist thought? Discuss the elements of intersectionality’s emergence in a history of social movement activism.             Intersectionality is a concept by which the individuals can be able to describe multiple oppressions that they go through. In...

According to essentialist concept racial groups have underlying essence that denote deep-rooted abilities, creativity and traits that cannot be altered. It is hypothesized that essentialist mindset is reluctant in considering other perspectives causing a generally closed mindset. Race as a social construct however shows that race is a socially constructed...