Black Males In America Often Suffer The Consequences Of

During the twentieth century, many African American writers wrote several texts that tell the story of their lives and experiences in the society that they had lived. This includes the author, Richard Wright who often wrote gruesome poems, criticisms of other African American writers, and short stories. Many of Wright’s text, like “Between Laughter and Tears,” “Between the World and Me,” and “The Library Card,” has challenged and reflected the brutal discrimination of African-American, socially, politically, and philosophically.

In the 1960s, Black masculinity was reshaped by the newly acquired political power of the Civil Rights era. Notions of the ‘good negro’ (or obedient/deferential negro) were purposefully destroyed and replaced with a more defiant/revolutionary representation. The 1960s-70s played a pivotal role in the creation of this aggressive male identity. Specifically, the combination of the media’s portrayal of the antagonistic Black Power Movement, and record crime rates in African American neighborhoods, created feared images of African American men (Milton).”

Some of the significant accomplishments of Richard Wright is simply that he is one of America’s greatest black writers, Richard Wright was also among the first African American writers to achieve literary fame and fortune. Not only that but his reputation has less to do with the color of his skin than with the superb quality of his work. That and he gained respect from many people in America. But also Richard Wright had helped

The murder of Bobby Franks was a gruesome and seemingly unexplained phenomenon in Cook County. The case took the nation by storm and brought the world attention to Chicago. Leopold and Loeb were two relatively normal teenagers on paper. The intricacies of their lives, however, pushed them into a different category. At the beginning of 1924, the devious mind of Richard Loeb began to plot an evil and gruesome murder of an as of yet unknown victim. Loeb’s literal partner in crime was Nathan Leopold. Together the two were to have done many things that they normally would not have done if apart. Clarence Darrow, on of two lawyers hired by the

Privilege affects everyone, regardless of if they are affected positively or negatively. Being the majority of majorities in America, white males bear an automatic stamp of privilege on their foreheads, although they would care very strongly not to admit it. On the surface, privilege does not seem like such a bad thing, but when you pay attention to the differentiation of struggles between white men and everyone else in America, you can see it is a very large issue. Whether it is in the classroom, in the workforce, in real estate, or even in your own home, white privilege is affecting you. White male privilege in America is counterproductive to the growth of equality in society today because it affects the

In today’s society, the state of mind that African American males is constructed upon is troubling. It is not a frame of mind that develops overnight, it starts developing at a young age and manifests into adulthood. Many of these African American males that have developed this mentality “were abused as children, dropped out of school, lived in poverty, abused drugs, and served in many juvenile jails and prison sentences (Austin & Irwin, 2012).” Unfortunately, the environmental factors have dictated the lives of young black men instead of using it as a source of empowerment like women. They rather life the “ fast life” that involves them joining in gangs, selling illegal narcotics, and engaging in various types of property crimes just to

Richard Wright was born after the Civil War, but after the Civil Rights Movement. If he were writing an autobiography today in 2016, about a black child living in the United States, he would write about President Barack Obama earning the honor of being the first black man to be the head of the country, the frequent murders of black citizens by cops due to racial profiling, and the musical-political movement of rap and hip-hop and how the struggle of everyday life in black areas of the US and how we need to change.

For various reasons, media of all types collectively offer a distorted representation of the lives and reality of black men. In turn, media consumption negatively affects the public’s understandings and attitudes related to black men. And these distorted understandings and attitudes towards black men lead to negative real- world consequences for us. These negative understandings of black men are consistently used to justify the racial inequities we encounter in a number of institutions, seen in the form of inflated rates of school discipline, underachievement in higher education, and higher rates of poverty, homicide, unemployment, and over involvement in the criminal

John McWhorther argues that African Americans, “Like insecure people everywhere, are driven by a private sense of personal inadequacy to seeing imaginary obstacles to their success supposedly planted by others.” This is his theory of victimhood. However, McWorther incorrectly and insensitively denies that there are indeed obstacles obstructing African American pursuits. He maintains similar standpoint as D’Souza who also points a disdainful and disappointing finger at the African American community. Both take a microscopic view of blacks and assume that there must be a character flaw in black design for we live in an egalitarian society and if blacks wanted to rise, there are no forces restricting them to do so; false. These critics would rather dissect black culture and the black man himself instead of the American structures that keep many enslaved to oppression. The lack of support provided for the African American community allows society to maintain their stigmatized image of them; restricting them from rising above the stereotypes and presumptions that they must work ten-times harder to overcome.

Richard Loeb, 18, and Nathan Leopold, 19, were not poor kids with inadequate genetics. Instead, they both belonged to rich, Jewish Chicago families and both were academically successful. They, however, hatched a plan to commit the “perfect crime” by kidnapping and killing a 14-year-old boy (Robert Franks), who was a neighbor of theirs and who was selected at random. The murder was carried out on May 2, 1924, and by May 30 the police had solved the crime and arrested Leopold and Loeb. Darrow met with the two young men on June 3, 1924, and by that time both had confessed and it was clear to him that it would be a hopeless case to defend.

Richard Wright was born into a poor family in Natchez, Mississippi. His father left the family when Wright was five years old, and his mother suffered many strokes leaving her partially paralyzed (McQuade et al., 1999). Much of his work depicts his life growing up in Mississippi. Wright was brought up by his mother and grandmother. His life included hunger, poverty, and harsh punishment and, as a result, his literature detailed rage and suffering. According to McQuade et al. (1999), “His heroes struggle against accepting both the “place” of powerlessness and the “role” of subservience and silence that their society has assigned them” (p. 2231). Long Black Song is a story written by Wright about a young black woman home alone while her husband is away selling their crop. A white salesman shows up and ends up raping her. Her husband returns the next morning, and she does not tell him of the incident. Her husband finds evidence someone was there and becomes suspicious of her unfaithfulness. Her husband becomes enraged, beating her and running her away. The following morning the white man arrives, and her husband beats him and kills him. The white police show up, and the young black woman watches from a distance as her husband engages in a gunfight. Her husband refuses to come out of the house and the white men set the house on fire. The end shows how her husband’s hate for

African Americans are the largest racial minority in society. However, they are the most feared race in America. “Why?”, you may ask, but there is no actual direct answer. African Americans, more so black males, are discriminated against every day. Most Caucasians, who feel naturally uncomfortable or feel like they’re in harm’s way around a black male of any age. This is due to racism that has been going on in America since the 18th century. Because of the racism and racial profiling towards African Americans, the African American male has been given an identity that society feels threatened by. Due to the identity society has given black men, they feel like they must behave in a certain when they should be able to just be themselves in public.

The views on discrimination against African American males haven't changed greatly since the slavery era. For these males the discrimination has become more worse than ever before in modern society. The African American males are treated unfairly than white males such as from workplace to dealing with the police.There are more African American males in prisons and they got killed by white police officers more than any other races because of the racial profiling. According to Daniel B. Lee, who is a researcher at University of Michigan, "African American males faced different types of racial discrimination in their lives and these impact on their health issue" (2). For African Aamerican males the goal of racial equality remains very difficult to achieve.

As I get reminded of my life as a young child, I can see mostly positive memories that I can consider it positively bland. On the other hand, Richard Wright’s life as a child is very harsh but interesting. At times I can see, feel, and hear the reality and relatability that is brightened in his emotions as a four year old. Evocative descriptions of the thought processes Wright went through gives the book a style that brings me into his perspective at some ages. For instance, his thought processes as a four year old seem very likely to mine at that age. This gives me very strong relatability and moral support for Wright’s life and goals. The main difference in his life and mine is that the world was full of things that make it close to impossible for Wright to reach his dream of being an African American writer. There was a lot of hate and discrimination that swarmed him in the story of his life. Despite this, Wright shows the struggles of his life to bring out empathy, he shows his values and how they changed in his life, and he implies that his life could have been better if things were to change in society at that time.

As an African-American male I believe that our experience is unique in this country. Currently there is what I characterize as a war against African-American males. I don’t look at this as an official declaration of war, but as a systematic extermination. We have been targeted and killed at a disproportionate amount compared to other racial demographics by law enforcement and unfortunately our own hands. We are imprisoned at a higher rate and our prison sentences are usually longer than other racial demographics. I believe social expectations vary compared to other racial demographics based on education level, economic class, and demographic area. A significant proportion of White America looks at African-American males as a threat. A mental and emotional wedge has been driven between us from the slavery