Improvement in Race Relations Race relations in the United States are much better now than they were when Toni Morrison wrote "A Slow Walk of Trees" 25 years ago. The United States prides itself in being considered the most diverse country in the planet. Living in Los Angeles, Calif...

Improvement in Race Relations Race relations in the United States are much better now than they were when Toni Morrison wrote "A Slow Walk of Trees" 25 years ago. The United States prides itself in being considered the most diverse country in the planet. Living in Los Angeles, California, ...

Socioeconomic Tensions in Langston Hughes' "Ballad of the Landlord" The theme in the poem "Ballad of the Landlord" by Langston Hughes, although certainly may be interpreted in different ways, basically boils down to the socioeconomic class conflict between the haves and ...

The color of skin is not a reason for difference, but instead it is a chance to celebrate diversity. I have seen racism in action throughout my life. My friends have been hurt by it...physically, mentally, and emotionally. As a child, prejudice was never an option to me...hating someone that was dif...

It is no mystery that the media has much power in setting cultural guidelines and in shaping political discourse. This is why it is very important that the media is challenged every so often to be fair and accurate, in order to avoid bias. One way the media can show bias is in who they choose ...

Earl Graves was a young black boy who grew up in the tough neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyuesant Brooklyn. He was born in the late 1930's his first venture came at the tender age of seven. He was selling Christmas cards door to door. He was inspired by his father who was a salesman who was very g...