Her name is Isabella Van Wagner born into Slavery in 1797. She was one of twelve children parented by Elizabeth and James Wagner. Her brother and sisters were scattered on different plantations throughout the world. Therefore, she never knew any of them. She was from Hurley, Ulster County, New York....

Overcoming the Stereotypes in Black Television Ever since the invention of the television in 1939, African Americans have been portrayed as maids, servants or clowns. These negative perceptions started to appear in sitcoms such as in Amos and Andy, who were the stereotypical blacks that never took ...

Malcolm X was a very powerful influential man in his time, as well as today. Malcolm Little, from the moment he was born, was influenced by racism. He had to endure its devastating effects his entire life and eventually, as he predicted, it was the end of him. The day Malcolm Little was born he was ...

Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin. The 19th century was a difficult time for many women and blacks because of the domination of white men over them. The social and economic hardships they faced in day to day life was a constant reminder of this domination. The social ideology in the story "De...

The 19th century was a difficult time for many women and blacks because of the domination of white men over them. The social and economic hardships they faced in day to day life was a constant reminder of this domination. The social ideology in the story "Desiree's Baby" was powerfu...