Essays and Research Papers on Black Social Issues

Monshipouri & Motameni (2000) state there used to be two reasons for the death penalty in Islam, adultery and apostasy. With some pressure from world authorities and evolution of women’s rights in the Islamic world, adultery is rarely punishable by death, though this does not apply across all Muslim countries or factions. As Schabas (2000) ...

A 6 page essay discussing how African Americans are portrayed in three semi-related films : Gone With the Wind, Glory, and Hollywood Shuffle. Written from an Afrocentric perspective. No Bibliography.

This 3 page paper is a reaction to the book, "Race Matters". This critique is written from the perspective of a white woman. This critique addresses such issues as, what ideas in the book challenged previous beliefs/assumptions, evidence of biases in the authors view, what the reader learned from the book, what the ...

A 7 page essay that examines the persuasive rhetorical skills displayed in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail and Malcolm X's The Ballot or the Bullet. The writer argues that where the two texts differ, naturally, concerns variations in style between the two authors, but also that the texts reflect the fact that ...

A 5 page paper which examines the diverse influences of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois in terms of early twentieth-century African-American education and intellectual thought, including their differing definitions of education, their interpretations of education to the freed slave, the basis for their beliefs, and a consideration of Washington's 'Atlanta Compromise.' Bibliography lists ...

A 10 page research paper that examines the state of black education before, during and after the era of the infamous 'Jim Crow' laws, which served to keep blacks oppressed in the South and which provided public education with the 'separate but equal' philosophy, which was such a travesty of justice.. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

The Recruitment and Retention of African American A 5 page discussion of the disproportionate representation of blacks and whites in the nation's gifted educational programs. Outlines advancements such as the 1988 Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act which promotes African American participation in these programs and the recognition of the U.S. ...

This 8 page paper compares and contrasts white to black education in Africa during Apartheid. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper examines the African American urban student population and the issues which surround these impoverished students. Furthermore, this paper examines the history of educational policies which affect this special population. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the numerous discrepancies in today’s society leading to differences in levels of education between blacks and whites. While some of these discrepancies can be attributed to factors such as discrimination, others can be traced to a sense of inferiority among blacks themselves. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 4 page examination of several political cartoons that were originally published in 1954 in response to the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The author contends that numerous factors have to be taken into account to understand the meaning of these types of cartoons. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. Written from a slightly metaphysical perspective, this essay discusses the importance of Pan-Africanism and Afrocentric education. No Bibliography.

A 10 page paper which discusses the general conditions of African American education, both past and present. Issues addressed include the miseducation and diseducation of African Americans, reasons behind the approaches, history of African American education, relevancy to today's education system, and what the current conditions of African American education are. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page overview of the manner race and gender can impact psychological diagnoses. This paper although there are specific criteria in place for psychological diagnoses, an individual’s race, ethnicity and even gender can result in inaccurate diagnoses in certain instances. That diagnoses can be impacted by the therapist’s understanding, or lack of ...

A 4 page review of “Gender and Jim Crow” by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page contention that the laws that were put in place immediately after the Civil War to guarantee the rights of freed slaves, and those which have been in place since to prevent discrimination, have had a tremendous societal impact. While these laws were justified by the circumstances of the time period in ...

A 12 page paper which examines how Richard Wright, in "Black Boy," and Malcolm X, in "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," see issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender and prejudice. No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. The original concept of affirmative action had everyone confident that an equitable approach to ethnic discrimination may truly have been found; not only were minorities given a better opportunity to secure a good education and better jobs, but they were taking part in an unprecedented social project to infuse greater ...

This 7 page paper argues that given past history, and in particular the event known as the "Tuskegee experiment" or the "Tuskegee study," blacks' fears of government medical policies are understandable. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 9 page overview of the similarities and differences which exist between the ideologies of these two noted authors. While West attributes societal problems to our government, particularly the problems we are currently seeing in the African American community, Elshtain sees those problems as a result of individual choices. West sees advantages in ...

A 3 page research paper that examines the policies and practices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is the federal agency responsible for coordinating the enforcement of all federal equal employment regulations, policies, and practices (EEOC, 2002). Examining the structure and implementation of EEOC policy offers insight into how the government is ...

A 15 page piece on how the efforts of the black students at Central High School helped advanced the movement. This paper covers the students' sacrifice and the effects it had in the courts and on government. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses health beliefs, rites of passage and superstitions held by African Americans in regards to pregnancy, birth, puberty, menopause and death and dying. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An evaluation of a report by Leeds health authority into the particular health care issues faced by ethnic minority children and their families, and the way such issues might be addressed on a social, political and economic level. Bibliography lists 11 sources

An 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the African American culture as it involves music and community. "Spectacular Vernaculars" by Russell A. Potter is utilized in terms of addressing the hip hop and rap community. In addition, Marlon Rigg's documentary style productions, "Ethnic Notions" and "Black is...Black aint" are discussed as they relate to Rigg's work. The second ...