What's wrong with Black America 64 Articles

by Tanilan Prescott

My husband and I work in a rural high school in West Texas. Our town population is around 2200 people. There are Whites, Blacks, Mexicans and even a few Native Americans who reside in this town. For the most part, it is...read more

by Andrew Spriggs

Black America has come so far considering its roots. No longer are we enslaved; no longer are we second-class citizens; no longer do laws and traditions allow people to treat us as if we are second-class. We are able to do...read more

by L. D. Faison

Slavery, of any kind, is such a sad phenomenon, and today in America we are left with the ugliness and the reality of what it has done to both Black and White people in America. To be honest, I don't think any of us will ...read more

by Gene Marc

Are Blacks Ready for a Black President? Change, Hope, Inclusion. These are the politics and the challenges of our time. For so many years we the people have been on the outside looking in. We have watched our "leaders" ...read more

by Brieanna Fisher

Recently Charlie Murphy, brother of Eddie Murphy was given a new show on BET entitled "Hot Ghetto Mess, We Have Got To Do Better". Now this title isn't original, there is also a website called Hot Ghetto Mess. Both of th...read more

by Marcus Brooks

Social experts loved to comment on the Two Americas: White or Black. In America's history, the former seemed to do little wrong. The latter seemed to do little right. The former looked to the latter as an America needin...read more

by Kevin Michener

In today's world, it is amazing how much prejudice there still is. In some cases education seems to ease tensions, but in others it only causes more. The recent sermon by Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's pastor ...read more

by Jeffery A. Faulkerson

MAN DOWN! SOMEBODY HAS ALREADY SAVED US - PART TWO Manning down (becoming selfless) is not a popular sentiment among members of the Black Diaspora. It is considered a sign of weakness rather than strength. But when we...read more

by Manissa Huddleston

LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME . . . We've come from whips and chains Bruised and blistered hands From cotton pickers to big time wheel spinners We've seen everything from slavery to freedom segregation to integration B...read more

by Martin Matthews

The problem with Black America is IGNORANCE. I'm a black man in America, yes I've been discriminated against by the Police. I've had the cops pull a gun out at me while my uncle and another guy had a minor argument next to...read more

by Akil

The vices facing Black America these days are manifold. The manifestations of these vices run rampant in society for not just Americans to see, but the entire world. It seems like everybody is an expert at diagnosing what ...read more

by Ann Nurse

What's Wrong with Black America: What's Wrong with People This debate brings to the forefront a myriad of questions, rather than an answer to this question. Can a comprehensive answer be given such a subjective question...read more

by Regina Mays

Why do African-American Women hate and envy each other? Do we as African-American women breed envy? And how can we stop it? All my life I have seen women hate and envy one another to the point of self-destruction. We ar...read more

by Ima Ninja

It's been some time since I've written an article, blog, essay, or whatever you'd like to call it. In this case, I'd prefer to call it a public service announcement. Recently I've decided that someone other than our pare...read more

by Panicatacgirl1

Unfortunately, when it comes to this topic, there is a lot wrong. Black America faces issues that are too numerous to count. There is always help, but what happens when the distraction is too great and it outweighs the pos...read more

by Irie Bliss

Why are African American's still desperate for direction? We live in a new millennium where numerous African Americans have made ground breaking achievements, secured monumental success, overcome racial stereotypes, and as...read more

by Stephen Elder

Let me begin by saying that I am a 29 year old white guy, so I am only giving my perspective the way I see it. There are many things that I just don't know about because I have never lived in a ghetto, and I can't relate ...read more

by Donna Wesson

Past/Historical Americans of African decent with the exception of Native Americans came to the United States Of America against their will as slaves.They did not in masses come through or even by Ellis Island. They di...read more

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by Rebecca Granado

African American males and females face distinctive problems in U.S. society. There are special concerns for women of color, particularly black women rooted in historical figures dating back to slavery. It was during this...read more

by Cray Sellars

I think one thing wrong with black america is the lack of jobs. I think there should be more opportunities for African-American people. I think that there should be better jobs for black men and women. I ...read more