In the Spirit of Structural Racism,
Hollywood’s Blacks: Servants, Slaves, Ghetto Moms and Thugs
Lupita Nyong'o accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "12 Years a Slave" at 2014's Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. The absence of black Oscar nominees comes after decades of demeaning stereotyping, the author writes. LUCY NICHOLSON
While working with two black co-workers a few years ago, the topic of black history came up and we decided to challenge each other. Although they were a few years away from graduating from college, I realized they had limited knowledge about the achievements of historically important black Americans.
I was surprised they did not know the answer to questions such as, “Who was the first black female millionaire?" and "Who was Benjamin Banneker?” I was shocked at the answers I received.
After thinking about this I realized their lack of knowledge was certainly not related to intellect but was a result of our culture, where the achievements of historically important blacks are absent ...
http://www.newsweek.com/hollywoods-blacks-servants-slaves-ghetto-moms-and-thugs-308436
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Hollywood’s Blacks: Servants, Slaves, Ghetto Moms and Thugs
Lupita Nyong'o accepts the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "12 Years a Slave" at 2014's Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. The absence of black Oscar nominees comes after decades of demeaning stereotyping, the author writes. LUCY NICHOLSON
While working with two black co-workers a few years ago, the topic of black history came up and we decided to challenge each other. Although they were a few years away from graduating from college, I realized they had limited knowledge about the achievements of historically important black Americans.
I was surprised they did not know the answer to questions such as, “Who was the first black female millionaire?" and "Who was Benjamin Banneker?” I was shocked at the answers I received.
After thinking about this I realized their lack of knowledge was certainly not related to intellect but was a result of our culture, where the achievements of historically important blacks are absent ...
http://www.newsweek.com/hollywoods-blacks-servants-slaves-ghetto-moms-and-thugs-308436
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