In current events, every time the word “race” is brought up it means someone is trying to achieve a political agenda. We’re not appreciating the way people identify themselves but rather condescending those that are different and making them feel insecure about their distinctiveness. It is important for individuals to link their national identity, ethnicity, […]
Daniel Cohen Discussion Blog Post #1 Ginetta E. B. Candelario wrote a splendid analysis of the Anacostia Museum’s Black Mosaic exhibit, which covers the history of black immigrants in the Washington, D.C. area. Candelario’s principal argument is that the U.S. has a very binary concept of race, whereas many black immigrants from regions such as […]
Race is no intrinsic biological component of identity but may be used at the discretion of the individual in order to either strengthen or shed light upon a related longstanding history and culture. In “Racial Formation,” Michael Omi and Howard Winant propose the definition, “race is a concept which signifies and symbolizes social conflicts and […]
