The problem has a long history. For centuries now, black males have been seen in a negative light in school, college, in the media, and in their families. Urban Prep Academy of Chicago, which is an all male inner-city school in Chicago, who for the past two years has sent 100% of its graduating seniors off to four-year colleges and universities, should serve as a model school for blacks in the inner-city (Unknown). If there are more African American males in jail than there are in college, then this is a huge issue. In America, blacks have fought to have equal rights, and equal access to a better future, so it is time for blacks to start acting like it.
The other points are as important but more information needs to be gathered to properly identify and explain each point. Each “ * ” will be explained in the sub-headings below. 3.3.1 Strengths With successful brands such as Earls, Cactus Club, Joeys, and Saltlik, Stan Fuller has created a restaurant empire with a focus a “premium casual” dining. With such strong brand presence, Earls was able to expand into the United States. The first location in Miami preformed above recent expectations even in a market where the average consumer is more price conscious (Sutherland).
GLORY The film is based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry that was made up entirely of African American men which was the first of its kind. The story is told through the eyes of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who was the unit’s commanding officer during the American Civil War. Colonel Shaw was the main character who displayed all the qualities of an effective leader that we discussed in class. If I had to describe what type of leader Colonel Shaw was I would describe him as a transformational leader. Transformational leaders are under the assumption that people will follow them because their inspiring.
However at current their duties also include protecting “the Vice President and family, US foreign diplomatic personnel, former Presidents and their spouses for 10 years after leaving office, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and spouses within 120 days of the general elections” (About.com: US Government Info). These are no small task and require a large number of members to accomplish all of these tasks. As of present the “Agency currently employs over 2000 male and female uniformed officers who investigate more than 1,500 threats every year”
The first sergeant is one of my leaders in that he or she serves me by helping out with problems I may have with peers or channeling my problems or suggestions to officers who can help. No matter whom my leader may be, there is always the possibility that he or she can be White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or any other race. My current squadron commander is African American and the group commander is Filipino. The first sergeant is of Hispanic origin. This is only one example of how diverse my military community is and that race has no influence on who can be a part of my community or in a leadership position.
From what my parents say, those were great years, despite Vietnam and the Cold War; but it was the years were the civil right movement occurred where Martian Luther King Jr.’s speech “I have a Dream” brought the nation to say that maybe blacks and whites can be equal. ”The Civil Rights Movement helped forge a new black middle class with considerable political and economic power” (Goffman page 195). In the 1970’s, blacks got their rights and became equal to whites. They became citizens of America, got the right to vote, attend schools and colleges with other white kids and people, and the freedom to practice their chosen religion. The 1970’s was also the year drugs and crime really started to increase in cities and neighborhoods.
Then, a glorious thing happened on January 1, 1863! President Abraham Lincoln set forth the Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the Civil War. This course of action did not end slavery by any means, but it did allow for the African Americans into the Army and Navy, to help fight for their freedom. By the end of the Civil War there were an estimated 200,000 Black men in these particular branches of the armed forces. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) This was a major step in the right direction for the African
The Niagara Movement was one of the most influential movements in American history it had a huge impact in the African American community. The ideas that they encouraged pushed blacks to fight for true equality. Equality was just a word to so many African Americans for it had never been realized in their lives. Most African Americans just settled for the right to be a citizen but the Niagara movement encouraged the fighting for the same rights as those of a white man. Without this movement there would no telling where blacks would be today group that were primarily organized by W. E. B. Dubois .this was to get freedom and let blacks think for themselves and to have the faith and the mental toughness.
His story gave many African Americans hope. All could see that he rose out of the shadows of nothing so why couldn’t they do the same? All black men, women, and children came together to overcome one thing; racism. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were a significant peace to the puzzle because they had the power to unite people into one cause. Without these men’s ideas of non-violence retaliation the black race would not have been seen as the victim, instead the problem.
It was World War I that led President Woodrow Wilson to formalize the draft. This act led to the successful registration of some 24 million American men. Our nation of freedom and a volunteer military only require mandatory military service when faced with a recruitment crisis during time of war. Even then it is still selective service by drafting. Now, not everyone who was conscripted was willing to serve their country and they were label “draft evaders” or “draft-dodgers”.