Essays and Research Papers on Black Philosophy

This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on five movies who have a recurring themes of the violation of civil rights to minorities.Bibliogaphy lists five sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses that while America may still house the greatest variety of peoples, there has been a renewed focus toward repatriation within the African-American community. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how the Black community is strengthened and supported by the Black Church. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the continuing discrimination which occurs in the United States in regard to race and color. Presents a brief historical basis for the problem and contends that discrimination is both an intercultural and intracultural phenomenon. Suggests that these factors result in an unfortunate mindset that has forced the non-white ...

This 5 page paper explores the differences in opinion held by W. E. B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington on a few of the issues relevant to the post war transition period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

( 5 pp) The federal mandate of racially integrated schools began over forty years ago. Some schools, particularly in the South, were able to ward off compliance, for decades. Unfortunately, the desegregation of schools has been predicated on a case-by-case base and racially identifiable school systems continue to exist today. But recently, ...

This 5 page paper examines the intriguing accounts within this book and the myriad stories told by various authors who are persons of color. This compelling book gives the reader insight as to what many African-Americans have found it to be like to be growing up as a black person in today's society. Bibliography lists one source. ...

A 5 page paper which examines the issues of blindness, self-reliance, and social responsibility in Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man." No additional sources cited.

A 5 page research paper that examines the position taken by Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson in his book The Ordeal of Integration regarding the paradoxes involved in understanding integration. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

(8pp- text and outline) The question posed: does urban crime increase when or where racial residential segregation exists. The unit of analysis is segregated neighborhoods. The independent variable is segregation of race. The dependent variable is violent crime levels. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which considers how Frederick Douglass would define human nature (something he failed to do in "My Bondage and My Freedom"), compare this definition with those offered by Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Black Codes, to determine why these authors make their respective claims about human nature and analyze what larger arguments are ...

This 25 page paper considers the issue of maintaining diversity in the university setting, and assesses measures that have been put in place to maintain diversity. In particular, this paper considers components of the recruitment and retention process, including Affirmative Action policies that are defined by racial preferences and their impact on the educational ...

This 16-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion regarding the cultural strengths of African American families. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 9 page paper addresses the relationship between poverty, substance abuse and being a Black American in terms of how treatment may address these issues in a productive manner. The viewpoint of systems theory as well as personal construct theory is taken in the presentation of information as well as recommendations for treatment approach. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing whether there is any reason to continue affirmative action policies now. In attempting to assess the true impact of affirmative action policies over the years, there is disagreement regarding degrees of wage gains, but there is little disparity of opinion in the fact that gains have been made. Whatever positive effects affirmative ...

This 12 page paper looks at the way in which discrimination may occur due to stereotyping. The example use in this paper is the stereotyping of African Americans and their use or abuse of the welfare system. The paper consider why and how this perception of a cultural characteristic may have com about and then ...

4 pages in length. Because of inbred cultural racism, affirmative action policies should continue in order to bring equality and inclusion to African American citizens as they relate to education, employment and economic advancements. There is no question that the original intent of affirmative action was to empower minority groups with the legal ...

This 6 page paper considers the United States and a suitable model for the way in which the current inequalities have developed. The two models considered are the assimilation model and the internal colonial model. The paper cites 3 sources.

A 7 page discussion of ebonics, a term coined by linguist Robert L. Williams in 1975 by combining the words ebony and phonics. Ebonics has invoked considerable controversy in the last few years, in fact it has resulted in widespread laughter and satire. It is also a phenomenon which has torn our nation apart ...

This 6 page paper assesses the theme of colonialism as it is presented in Tsitsi Dangarembga's work Nervous Conditions. This paper assesses the importance of colonialism in defining the characteristics of the protagonist, and then defines the correlation between Dangarembga's views and existing perspectives on colonial rule in Africa. No additional sources cited. ...

A 7 page paper which argues that the Black Church has heavily influenced the Civil Rights Movement and the Country as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. One of the most damning aspects of racial stereotypes as it relates to the criminal justice system is the manner in which all members of a particular race become grouped together for the actions of a relative few. By casting a negative light toward being Black, Mexican, Asian or ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the views of White and Black culture as presented in Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn and The Souls Of Black Folk by W. E. B. Dubois. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that the root cause of racism in most cases can be seen as ignorance. The paper explains this argument and then suggests a long term solution whilst considering measure that have already been used. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page overview of the many discrepancies in the mortgage industry. Contends that there is blatant discrimination on the basis of race and income. Points out that home ownership is critical to economic mobility and suggests mechanisms for increasing home ownership among the nation's poor and thus improving their economic mobility. ...