The consumer market in this case being black men in a population whose general segment may not financially even be considered the lower middle class. Malt liquor is not found everywhere; its discriminating distribution infiltrates these areas overwhelming the coolers in corner stores and gas stations in our neighborhoods, and not those areas where the middle and upper class reside. ... So in every instance, every negative affect derived from the consumption of alcohol may be that much worse when choosing to involve malt liquor into the picture. ... The consumer market in this case being blac...

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The term "white flight" derives from the idea that if more blacks or minorities in general, move into an area, the whites will leave due to a disgusting sense of backhanded racism. ... Blacks have always been treated like second-class citizens, all because of their skin color. ...

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"American History X" is a movie that was made in the year of 1998. This film is starring Edward Norton who plays the lead role of Derek Vinyard. This movie takes place in Venice Beach, and Compton. It portrays the life Derek before during and after his involvement in a gang. The story is told th...

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Toomer was a middle-classed and educated mixed-race man, making it highly probable that he would have been called this slur as well, as he did not want to be 'confined' by his race as a Negro man. ... As just like sugar cane stalks, which grow in the south, black Americans derive their nourishment from the soil. ... Before transatlantic slavery, Caribs the indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean islands had their own slaves, who were forced into slavery mainly due to what we would now consider to be classism. ... The main economic force driving the transatlantic slave trade was t...

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She is constantly reminded that her father deserves no respect because of the deep black color of his skin, and Emma Lou's stepfather's "only satisfaction in life was the pleasure he derived from insulting and ignoring the real blacks" (16). As founder and leader of the blue veins, her grandmother teaches Emma Lou that she was not a part of the superior class, and her mother sees Emma Lou's birth as a tragic mistake she would never escape. ...

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The Colour Purple Chapter 1 The first few pages begin Walker's narrative of the life of Celie, a fourteen-year-old black girl who lives with her dying mother and her sister, Nettie. Her stepfather, Alfonso, is portrayed as the villain of the narrative, first demanding sex from Celie's sick mother and then demanding it from young Celie herself. The reader is struck by the colloquial, black-southern language of the text, as well as the graphic scenes of sexual abuse. Celie writes her story in the form of letters addressed to God. It seems she can trust no one else with her...

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• Grade Level: High School