... uncle and a cousin out of their vehicle and into the rain, for the purpose of searching the car for drugs. Wilkens recalls seeing a young white boy, about six years old, in a passing car with his face pressed against the window and he couldn't help but to think what image will forever be ... see his ID. When the policeman examined the ID he could not believe that Rep. Ford was a member of Congress and that he was driving such a nice car. At which point Rep. Ford told him, "If I was treated this way, I can't imagine how folks who don't have the access to the things I ... the Advancement ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... " were very rich in self-pride and the struggle of their people. Though William was a man of great character and class, he did not let his resentment of his Pullman car porter or steward job destroy him or humiliate him. He often spent time in and around the courtrooms and argued the cases with friends and family members. Thurgood's grandmother even ... " were very rich in self-pride and the struggle of their people. Though William was a man of great character and class, he did not let his resentment of his Pullman car porter or steward job destroy him or humiliate him. He often spent tim...

• Word Count: 4823
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... year scholarship to study dance and drama at the California Labor School. Afterward, she attended George Washington High School. It was then that she decided she wanted to be a street car conductor. She was determined to have the job, and all Maya could hear were her mother's words of advice, constantly running through her head about the erroneous mistakes of self ... " (Angelou 259). She applied for the job several times, and was constantly rejected and insulted, then finally, she succeeded. By acheiving her goal, Angelou became the first black female street car conductor in San Francis...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and women working an average of 41.5 (U.S. Census bureau, 2003) and still our income to debt ratio is growing in the negative every year. We strive for a bigger house, a nicer car, "the finer things in life" as they are called. In many families the dual income is not an option; it is a necessity just to pay the bills. I was working in ... for a time and I watched as many young couples and families sat in the finance manager's office and actually reworked their home/family budget just to get a nicer sound system in a car that was already costing them twenty percent or more of the monthly...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of Justice report stated that in 1999, African Americans were 20% more likely to be stopped than white Americans, and police were more than twice as likely to search the car of an African American or Hispanic driver than a white driver. Certain police are taking advantage of their position of authority. Increasingly the police are seen by people of color as ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of police in certain situations can often be overly aggressive inducing fear, shock, and stress. An account from a black petty hustler by Irwin stated, "They came back to my car and got me out to search me. I had four codeine pills in my hand. One of the cops from the vice squad or narcotics, I think, grabbed my hand and almost ... ...

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... and the Fly Girl image of black youth. It was perpetuated in the music video industry. Getting paid, drinking forties, rolling, sex, beepers, fly gear, a dope sound system in the car-it was all part of the impulse and imitation that continued to move Black youth that flocked to hip-hop in droves. It was the image of hip-hop. But ... ...

• Word Count: 4261
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• Grade Level: High School

... the scene. One of the officers said that Gammage ran three red lights before stopping after the officer flashed his lights at him. The officer told Gammage out of the car and saw him grab something was reportedly a weapon, but was his cell phone. The officer knocked the phone out of Gammage's hand and they scuffled. The other officers beat Gammage ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... anything. Malcom and Shorty would break into the house and based on the plans the women gave them they would steal things of value while Rudy waited in the getaway car. Things were going relatively well until Malcom broke the watch he had stolen from one of their jobs. When Malcom took the watch to the jeweler, he recognized it from ... ...

• Word Count: 4036
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• Grade Level: High School