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Movie producer Ava DuVernay investigates the historical backdrop of racial imbalance in the United States, concentrating on the way that the country’s detainment facilities are excessively loaded up with African-Americans. The film starts off by explaining that the U.S. is 5% of the world’s population, yet has 25% of the world prisons populations. The film…

Gender inequality issues are still prevalent in the 21″ century. Simply, take a look at the way in which advertisements, pop culture, the media, the common workplace, schools, and even sports, subliminally undervalue women and without question, honor men. Conventionally, most sports are perceived as being male dominated; however, as time progresses and the world…

Introduction Johnny Culpepper Bundy is an individual, who for many people, merely exists as a footnote in the annals of crime history, overshadowed by the infamy of his adoptive son, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. However, a closer look at the life and character of Johnny Bundy offers valuable insights into the man himself and…

According to “ study moose.com” Around 27,000 public schools and nearly 14,000 private schools have uniforms. The first US public schools known to institute uniform policies were in Maryland and Washington, DC, in the fall of 1987, with Cherry Hill Elementary School in Baltimore, MD, gaining the most publicity They want them to decrease bullying…

Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner were abolitionists who strongly believed that all slaves should be free. Though they didnt succeed in some of their goals they inspired other abolitionist and slaves that they should fight for freedom. Nat turner was born into slavery in Virginia. As he was growing up he was known as a…

Since the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, about one out of three pregnancies end in abortion. This means that 1.5 million abortions are performed in the United States each year (Flanders 3). Not since slavery has an issue posed a greater moral dilemma. It ranks among the most complex and controversial issues, arousing…

It didn’t happen all at once, it was more of a slowly developed appreciation and love for it. I knew I wanted to change the world but I had no idea how I was going to achieve this feat. After all I’m one person and how can a lonely individual like me impact the world…

Taking a Stand; Ta Nashi Cotes African Americans have Historically been subjects to severe oppression, this oppresion is deeply embedded in American society. Inequality lies in political, economic, and social aspects of life for most African Americans. The problems faced by many African Americans today are rooted from slavery, hundreds of yeas of Jim Crow,…

Suicide is a very pressing issue amongst today‘s teenage and young adult population Historically, suicide is an action that has been occurring since the earliest days of civilization; however, with the advent of new technologies, suicide is an issue that has been garnering national attention due to new technologies that are almost omnipresent in our…

There’s been a lot of hate and negativity in our world lately, and it’s hard not to fall in a funk from it all. Hatred is a complex, effective state alloyed with aggression. Youth are disproportionately affected by violence. Between the ages of 12 and 17, they are twice as likely as adults to be…