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The characters throughout the play shows that they felt they couldn't do something a white person could do just because they are black and get treated differently. But if something is unfair and you stand up for what you want, then you will get what you want. Race plays a big part in this play because if the Youngers weren't black, they most likely wouldn't have experienced the things they went through just because of the color of their skin. The story would be different because of something small like that. Following your dreams is important no matter what your race is because if it unfair or something that you want then you should stand up for it like what the Youngers did.

Morgan compares the historical account of black women in the antebellum south who were considered oversexed mistresses and whores to white slave masters. She exposes the brutality of black women, as they were considered strong for to taking it. This unrealistic myth of a strong black woman continues today while ignoring the fact they are not exempt from pain, they learn to adapt for survival. According to Morgan, black women are just as endangered as black men with illness, drugs and death. In the section of endangered black men, Morgan is unsympathetic of the black woman’s attitude toward black men and believes they are no difference than a white racist by not seeing the black men’s beauty and worth.

This phenomenon has led to serious problematic implications for Black women. As Wallace claims, it is not beneficial for Black women to make them feel they are invincible and unsusceptible to the dangers of the world. It is an injustice rather, to perpetuate the stereotype as being weak is the key to becoming strong. Black Male/Female Relationships Wallace states that Black men have an affinity for White women, that has resulted out Wallace (1979) states that there has been a breakdown in Black male and female relationships due to a

Alice Walker, a poet and activist once said that “a womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.” Womanism is just another shade of feminism. It helps give awareness to the experience of black women and other women of color who have always been at the forefront of the feminist movement, but made invisible in historical texts and the media. Although feminism addresses and fights for gender equality, it rarely addressed equality and justice for black women in the civil rights movement. On the other hand, womanism not only fights for the gender equality but for justice against racial oppression against African American men and women. “Lemonade” is Beyonce 's call for the liberation of Black women.

Lily Owens’s morality causes her to challenge the prejudices that existed against blacks during this time period. Lily does;t always make the best decisions, however, her intentions are pure. The choices she made were motivated by her desire for love. “The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being

Being an African American she comes out strongly to condemn the oppression that the blacks underwent in the hands of the whites. She makes this factor a pillar for her argument saying that she cannot be identified with a name that originates from people who oppressed them and still oppress them. In other words, Dee is speaking from a vengeance point of view, “I couldn’t bare it any longer, being named after people who oppress me” (Everyday use p.53) and via this she now helps us to understand the reason as to why she dropped her original name and took another. This step seems satisfactory for her but in real sense it is betrayal to her own heritage, we can say that she is fighting a lost battle. Walker (1973) gives Dee a character that is full of ignorance and arrogance and by doing so she is able to achieve the theme of betrayal of heritage.

Through her, we are not only hopeful for the future of an equal society, but we can also see just how much of an impact racism has on the perception of black people in this society. Most especially, through Skeeter’s unwitting ignorance about black people which is alluded to through her assumption that they were all illiterate. Her inclusion makes the reader empathise with the black people who are unjustifiably isolated by the white

Since the abolishment of slavery black women are no long being forced to alter their hair; however the underlying principle still remains as society indirectly forces black women to alter their hair in order to “fit in” as society says having straightened hair symbolizes femininity. Once again these standards exclude black women as their “kinky” hair does not fit into societal norms of feminine. Therefore they must alter their hair, may it be chemically or thermally, in order to come close to the dominant standard of beauty (Donald,year). In essence, among black women hair alteration is done because of outside pressures and as times process they began altering their hair as a means to feeling beautiful within themselves rather then self hatred.

A famous writer once said a woman 's hair is her glory. What a great day it will be when African American women realize this about their natural tresses. While it is perfectly normal to want to change your looks by trying different styles, why alter the natural make up of the strands that grow from the scalp? Instead of choosing perms and other dangerous chemicals to completely alter the natural texture of the hair, black women should learn to manage, style, and love the God-given hair they have been blessed with since birth. Although it may not be the most popular thing to do, African-American women should wear their hair in its natural state.

The colored woman has the position in society that can and must influence change because she understands what it is like to be inferior in terms of race and gender. In doing so, the colored woman has the special ability to understand social struggles and be the one to spark revolution by being an “active agent.” She says, “No other hand can move the lever” (Cooper 125). Also, Cooper’s idea of agency, the capacity of individuals to influence social change, is ultimately difficult to defy, especially for a minority group. Therefore, there can’t be a one-way street; in other words, other races in society need to reciprocate positive change. To relate Cooper’s ideas to Princeton, the Black Justice League is the collective group that is initiating the change, but the change will only be successful if the other races on campus support it as well and vote for the expunging of Wilson’s name.

Organizations like the Combahee River Collective and some great figures like Assata Shakur, Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, and Jesse Jackson didn’t only inform about the struggles of the they accompanied, but also the action they proposed to overcome those struggles. Combahee River Collective organization emphasized the theme oppression or injustice, especially in the Black feminism. According to the Combahee Collective organization, “The fact that racial politics and indeed racism are pervasive factors in our lives did not allow us, and still does not allow most black women, to look more deeply into our own experiences and define those things that make our lives what they are and our oppression specific to us”, it can be inferred that, oppression wasn’t just a new issue, but it was effecting the lives of the black women even from the beginning. Talking about oppression, Combahee River Collective specifically

Instead, “Black women is a strong black women”, according to Evelyn White who is an author and domestic violence advocate (Martinson, 2008). Although African American women are viewed as being strong, this leaves them with limited resources when they need care because they are somewhat obliged to their caregiver role. Overall, the problem of not recognizing African American women as victims immediately as white women which can limit their resources when they need help and making them have to prove they are a victim once they overcome their fear and seek help relating to domestic violence (Martinson,

I hate knowing that cultural appropriation is still occurring. The fact that white people are able to take the African American’s originality without going through the same negative reaction as black people is unfair, and this goes for all the “trends” they decide to copy. White people are privileged. They take aspects of the African American culture, yet they do not receive the harsh feedback that African Americans would get when they do the same thing. I believe that white people should stop using the excuse that it’s “just a hairstyle” or “just a trend” and realize that African American people wear what they wear for a reason.