Essays on Race and Ethnicity

American Dream and Inequality American citizens believed in the American Dream where everyone thought that they had equal chances to education, employment of which would lead to an ability to become financially stable or wealthy. This idea prompted the people to suppose their endeavors would pay by being able to live...

Ethnicity can be defined as the aspect of favouring a certain group of people simply because they have a close relation to the leaders in power who belong to their social grouping. It can be said to be the excess reliance on one’s cultural origin which makes the person disregard...

George Zimmerman’s acquittal was met with mixed reactions from the public, media, and legal analysts alike (Foreman, 2013). Although the prosecution had a seemingly strong case linking to a second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin, the defense equally had strong counterarguments to that regard. In their submissions, the defense was succinct...

The Increasing Diversity in American Society The increasing diversity evident across all the facets of American society has created both opportunities and challenges for all the stakeholders in the institutions of higher learning. Particularly, racial diversity demands that learners from different racial or ethnic groups be admitted into various learning institutions...

Every day, every person gets a different opinion and attitudes towards the world around them. Our opinions about ideas, opinions, events, people or objects contribute in a great way in the way we live and socialize with each other. It is essential to learn about the different types of attitude...

Education remain one of the most important process in human life. Through education, humans gain both knowledge and skills needed to improve their livelihood. Good education is linked to better salary, less poverty, higher marriage chances and better living standard. This essay however focuses on how education relate to race. Ryan...

In the speech referred to as Environmental Statement Chief Seattle expresses his concerns and those of the native people regarding the environment. After the governor of Washington territory intentions to buy the people’s land, Chief Seattle was worried about the degradation that would befall the land. Divine Connection with Nature At the beginning...

Americanah is a 2013 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that revolves around the concepts of race and how social constructs about the issue affects people. In the novel demonstrates how gender and race completely change and shape the identity of an individual.  Through the plot and the themes present in...

Clyde Ross's Childhood Clyde Ross was born in 1923 near Clarksdale, Mississippi. During the 1920s, majority of the locals in Mississippi were continuously robbed of the vote, a control plotted through the deceit of the poll tax and the influence of the lynch mob. The state’s regime at the time associated...

According to the article, “Colorism within the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” by Marybeth Gasman and Ufuoma Abiola, colorism is termed as a form of discrimination that is primarily based on skin tone, whereby, lighter skinned blacks are privilege while on the other hand, dark-skinned blacks are penalized (Gasman,...

Justice for all has been a phrase that most people wish for, yet in reality, actions of fairness are dwindling. The justice system seems to be color blind because it focuses on incarcerating people of color compared to the white people. Racial profiling has been a frequent thing in the...

Jenifer Kim expounds intersectionality as the disadvantages in the interaction with others brought about by peoples’ diversity. In this case, the difference in race, gender, ethnicity or any other factor restricting peoples’ inclusion. On the other hand, Collins and Bilge (67), defines it as the oppression brought about by the...