Essays and Research Papers on Black Social Issues

A 15 page paper. This essay discusses immigration into the United Kingdom with an emphasis on African immigrants in London. Throughout the essay, reference are made to three families, each of which is headed by a single African mother, two of whom are from Kenya and one from Uganda. The writer reports immigration data, English ...

A 6 page paper which examine and analyzes Bebe Moore Campbell’s “Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine” and Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s “In My Place” as they relate to depicting the south during the era of segregation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research paper in which the writer offers advice to a student on how to write an autobiographical account of race relations in the city of Jacksonville, FL. The paper includes some advice to the student, but largely concentrates on race relations in this city between Blacks and Whites, both past and present. ...

This 3 page paper provides a detailed critique of the Sullivan and Esmail Article "From Racial Uplift to Personal Economic Security"

This 8 page paper considers whether or not there is any evidence to support the idea that there are inequalities in the US criminal justice system. The basis of the system is discussed and the evidence for inequality due to lack of economic utility and poverty and discrimination due to racial prejudice are considered ...

A 3 page summary of “Death of the Profane” by Patrice J. Williams. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page review of the importance of non-violent tactics in the Montgomery bus boycott and the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins. The author of this paper concludes that while not all is equal in the U.S. today, these key movements served to level the playing field substantially. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page book review that also offers the writer's reactions to Traci C. West's Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence and Resistance Ethics, which is a text that chronicles stories of abuse from numerous African American women. However, as the full title suggests, this is not simply a book about victimization, as it ...

A 5 page paper, and outline, that examines the problems relating to Microsoft and racism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper/essay that offer advice to a student concerning an assignment to write an autobiographical account of race relations in the student’s home community, which, in this case, is Detroit, Michigan). The writer discusses specific questions in terms of sources that address race relations in Detroit, using tutorial language ...

A 4 page exploration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s premise of non-violence. This paper observes the impact of this premise on the women’s movement. Biblography lists 4 sources.

This 12 paper explores some of the aspects of societal racism, and uses the works of authors Toni Morrison and Ernest Gaines in demonstrating how blacks are defined by white Americans so that whites can remain comfortable in their prejudices. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and the conditions at the time of the debate between the two men; it argues that given the prevalent conditions, it might have been better for black leaders to follow Washington's conciliatory model, rather than DuBois's call for political activism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page research paper that explores the relationship between the dominant white mainstream culture and African Americans as a subordinate minority. This analysis of sociological research and theory explores the ramifications of minority status for African Americans in relation to the dominant nature of Caucasian European-descended Americans. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page exploration of the statistics demonstrating that black males are more likely to drop out of school than whites. This paper presents a problem statement, purpose of study, and hypothesis and limitations that pertain to this investigation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page paper which examines racism towards African Americans. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses academic achievement in adolescent African American males and relates this to the under-treatment of this disorder in the African American population. The writer further argues that conduct disorder is over-diagnosed in this population. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines qualities of good self esteem in Zora Neale Hurston’s essay “How it Feels to Be Colored Like Me.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the problem of racism in America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page research paper that uses Spike Lee's HBO documentary as a springboard to discussing the implications and social ramifications of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in the devastated city of New Orleans. This comprehensive assessment suggests that an overemphasis on the focus of white priorities resulted in marginalizing the poor black population of ...

A 3 page paper which examines the role of African Americans in WWI. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how Martin Luther King Jr. not only helped the African American people find more freedom but also helped whites rid themselves of some hatred and racism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page research paper that examines race relation in Odessa, TX. The writer cites sources that indicate that Odessa still has problems with how a small African American minority is treated in the town, particularly in regards to air pollution from a large industrial complex that primarily affects communities where low income black and ...

This 8 page paper discusses Nelson Mandela and his book "A Long Walk to Freedom" and compares his leadership style to that of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Paolo Freire. The book is highly recommended. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page introduction, conclusion and outline covering the importance of the Langston Hughes’ poem in “The Crucible of Character: A Personal Account of Swarthmore’s Crisis of 1969.” Bibliography lists 1 source.