Transracial is an interesting topic and I think it ties in well with the idea that stuck with me from past that race is relative and that it is defined differently by different people. The only thing I have to think about is where do we draw the line? Would someone like Rachel be able to apply for certain colleges and get in because she identifies as black? What about someone who identifies as being Native American can they set up a casino? Can people misuse this system? Is there a problem with this? Do we need to accept how they identify no mafter what the consequences or benefits?
It's so important that CAITLYN is standing for the trans community right now. Trans teens and adults are constantly berated, treated terribly, and sometimes KILLED around the world just because they're born within the wrong body. It's so important that such a huge figure in media transitioned because it has the possibility of opening a safer, welcoming environment for those who face the same issues with gender identity and their body.
Race and ethnicity are the occasionally have been used interchangeably. Race is described as a person’s physical appearance such as skin color, eye color, hair and many other biological traits and characteristics. Race mainly refers to the differences in skin color in the contemporary world. When we say that person is fair skinned or is black we are referring to the race of that person. Ethnicity is the cultural aspect of a an individual or a group such as the nationality of the person, the language they use to communicate, their descendants , the particular region they inhabit for example American, African, African Americans, etc. In a nutshell race is an overview of how you look and ethnicity is the social and cultural aspect of grouping you are born into.
Many historians argue that race has played a central role in the history of the United States. The statement previously made is a factual statement because there is historical evidence to prove it is true. Knowing and taking in count that there is a lot of racial discrimination for all different races, our main focus will be on the African American (black) race.
“Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden (paradise) whose width is that of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous – Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity or in adversity, who restrain (their) anger and pardon (all) men – for God loves those who do good.” Qur’an:3:133-134
Known around the nation as the Negro Wall Street, the community of Greenwood was the wealthiest black community at that time. African Americans moved to the Greenwood area of Tulsa to take advantage of the opportunities that were available to them.
A long time back, offspring of diverse races couldn't go to class together in numerous spots in the United States. School areas could lawfully isolate understudies into diverse schools as per the shade of their skin. The law said these different schools must be equivalent. Notwithstanding, numerous schools for offspring of shading were of lesser quality than the schools for white understudies. Separate schools for blacks and whites turned into an essential tenet in southern culture. Inside of time, the greater part of that was going to change.
Every black girl/woman has been asked a point in her life, who is your role model?For little black girls, that question has had more answers added to it over time. They now role models in probably any career path they they choose. During the early and mid 1900’s black girls were seen as less innocent than the white girl. Their bodies and even their whole existence was less valuable than the white girl. Representation of black girls in the media during the early 1900’s showed caricature of little black girls that further exemplified how black girls were looked at in society. Media is
We've been told that college is a game changer. Go to college and it will open doors for you. There will finally be opportunities available that were once reserved for the privileged few. What they didn't tell you is that there were hidden costs associated with this education.
“Angry black woman. Baby Momma. Black Barbie. Gold Digger. Unhealthy fat black woman.” -Krissah Thompson, Essence Magazine. All of these phrases in which 901 black women themselves have illustrated other black women in a survey given by Essence magazine and partners. Thirty of the women who participated in the survey kept diaries for almost two weeks to document the media images they saw portraying black women, proving the media and stereotypes are both very persuasive. The media has come a long way in the portrayal of black people and especially black women in our progressive society, yet black women are still being depicted poorly in media because Hollywood, in particular, prey on black women insecurities and Black women themselves label and stereotype other Black women.
African American Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that acts as a “dialogue” between other fields of research to build a collective understanding of the African experience as well as document the African initiative.
In this study, researchers conducted a series of interviews to explore the impact of transracial adoption (Barn, R., 2013). Two main aspects of ethnicity were cultural competence and racial competence. Cultural competence is the basic understanding of cultural values, along with identity found in one specific group. Racial competence is the development of ways to react to prejudices or any other form of discrimination. They specifically examined whether transracial children lose a sense of cultural and racial competence when adopted by white parents.
Race is not is biological, race is an idea that we perceive based on physical characteristics. People experience their racial identity at different times in their lives. Describing how I became aware of my own racial identity and how it affected me to be the person I am today and my future is a good eye opener for becoming a future educator. Also my perspective of how my racial identity has changed maybe a slight change but nothing too drastic.
Even though women of color are still facing stigmas and discrimination, the future prospects for women of color could get better over time. According to Lien, “women as a whole and minorities of all races are all severely underrepresented in the U.S. political system, women of color seem to face lower barriers in gaining access to elective offices compared with their male counterparts and White women” (2015 p.1) which is something that has lacked noticeably for many years. The rise of women of color in office could eventually lead to the possibility of not only someone of color being elected as President but a women nonetheless. This could lead to more young women of color to take more of an interest in politics and to have more of a drive
Elle Hearn is an African-American transgender woman who has devoted the past few years to support and depend black people, especially black men, from the brutality, harassment, and killings, from police violence. Hearn saw a video on social media featuring an interview with Lil Duval, a black comedian on a morning radio show in New York City called The Breakfast Club. The show caters to a viewership of African-Americans.
People are usually categorized in terms of race and/or ethnicity. Race is a term typically used to classify people according to similar and specific physical characteristics. Ethnicity is a term more broadly used that connects people according to an inherited status such as: a shared ancestry, language, history, religion, cuisine, art, clothing style, and/or physical appearance, etc.