A New Dawn "You lift me, and I'll lift you, and we'll ascend together." -Author unknown There is a new sun rising over the horizon. Unlike the many suns that have risen during the last few decades, this sun is multifaceted. This sun is red, yellow and every shade of brown ...

Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sport and Why We're Afraid to Talk About It By John Entine Taboo, was written by John Entine. It was published by PublicAffairs in the year 2000 in New York, New York. The version of the book that I had read was the paperback edition, which consisted of ...

W.E. B. DuBois Presented Objectively William Edward Burghardt DuBois was an intellectual "Jack of All Trades." DuBois was a scholar , activist, writer, and an international diplomat. During his time, he was at least involved in if not in the forefront of every movement advocating equal right...

After the Civil War had ended, several soldiers had returned home to find their places of living destroyed. Most of these people returned to practically nothing. The United States had to rebuild itself, and this rebuilding was called Reconstruction. Today historians refer to this era of recons...

Stereotypes have a bearing impact on our society. Whether we realize it or not, these misguided labels shape the way we perceive the vast cultures of our modern social order. All cultures have their individual characteristics, but it is the detrimental perceptions that precincts mental aptitude. ...

When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights "All my life I've been sick and tired, and now I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. No one can honestly say Negroes are satisfied. We've only been patient, but how much more patience can we have?" Mrs. Hamer said these words in 1964, a month...

When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights "All my life I've been sick and tired, and now I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. No one can honestly say Negroes are satisfied. We've only been patient, but how much more patience can we have?" Mrs. Hamer said these words in 1...