Theme: Cycle of Oppression
Muhammad Ali on Black and White Interview-Represents a confused boy, who is struggling to grasp why white is displayed in a better light. He asks his mother why are all the angels, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph all white and not black. This has to do with the institutionalized oppression as white church figures are portrayed in a huge religious spotlight.
Muhammad Ali on Black and White Interview-Represents a confused boy, who is struggling to grasp why white is displayed in a better light. He asks his mother why are all the angels, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph all white and not black. This has to do with the institutionalized oppression as white church figures are portrayed in a huge religious spotlight.
Aloe Blacc's "Love is the Answer" song-Represents the a singer who believes that a non-violent approach is only way to succeed.
Theme: Self Determination
Theme: Self Determination
Bell Hook's "We Real Cool"- Grapples with the idea that black men are talked poorly about among woman. Also the fact that many men are trapped in a stereotype, and it is difficult to escape stereotypes.
Theme: Institutionalized oppression
Theme: Institutionalized oppression
"The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates- The story of Clyde Ross and Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Chapter 1(Forty Million Ways to be Black) of "Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness" by Toure. The idea of negative stereotypes and "breaking the rules of being black"
Theme: Stereotyoe
Theme: Stereotyoe
School to Prison Pipeline-The idea that instead of mentoring and guiding a troubled teen a school will simply send them to jail, which ultimately hurts the adolescent more as they are without an education.
This is the Sentencing Project Interactive Map. It shows that there are more African Americans in prison then any other race.
Theme: Institutionalized racism
Theme: Institutionalized racism
This is the US Guideline for Drug Offenses and Sentencing. It shows that crack(less expensive and more common among African Americans) is more punishable than cocaine. This is a stab at the judicial system as they are flawed sometimes.
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
The movie Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino - Represents the time of slavery and the use of the N-Word was used to belittle and demean African Americans.
Theme: Self--Determination to find his wife
Theme: Self--Determination to find his wife
This is Chris Rock's stand up comedy performance about whether or not white people can say the n-word. He uses the idea of "black laughter" to talk about a difficult subject in a positive light.
Theme: Internalized Oppresion
Theme: Internalized Oppresion
This is Kenneth Clark's doll experiment. This was an example of internalized oppression as many black children said that white doll was the best of most beautiful. This can be credited to the white patriarchal society that they live in.
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
This is the Def Poetry video by Julian Curry. His poem has to do with the n-word and how his ancestors,who were constantly called it, would feel if it was used today.
Theme: Cycle of Oppression as a whole
Theme: Cycle of Oppression as a whole
This is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. It shows that self actualization and esteem is most important, and if one is constantly being oppressed then you won't emotionally and internally be complete.
Theme: Self-Determination to achieve internal happiness.
Theme: Self-Determination to achieve internal happiness.
This is NYPD's "stop and frisk" policy. It shows that the numbers have increased, which means that officers are stereotyping more that ever.
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
This is a graph of how many Louisiana people eventually go back to prison. This shows that prison doesn't necessarily reform a certain individual and it also shows that if your record says that you have gone to prison before, finding a good job is difficult. Without a good job, many criminals decide to sell drugs which ultimately puts them back in prison.
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression
Theme: Institutionalized Oppression