Still on the Obama watch

The mass media can contribute a lot to the socialization of black men and women when it comes to how they portray the Obama's. A lot of white America has a bad picture in their minds of black people here. What they see on TV is black people selling drugs, killing each other, and basically being ignorant. But that's not what the black community is all about. With the Obamas the media has the power to paint a different picture of what we really are. There are many families out there like the Obamas that have high values on education, family, and things of that nature. So as america see's that in the Obama's maybe there opinion about the black culture could start to change and the fact that we are different could be a easier pill to swallow.

My Mother Said She Never Liked that Name for a Girl Anyway

I think that the authors give many great ideas when it comes to blacks not relying on the government for assistance when disasters happen. But knowing my people i don't know how realistic a lot of these ideas are considering that our resources needed for making a lot of these things happen are limited. But i do agree that we have to start looking at ourselves to help our own people, but i still feel that the government is a much bigger organization than we could ever create on our own, so they have to be held accountable for their actions and deliver results when the time is needed.

I am Definitely a Obama Girl

I definitely see the Obama's as being an inspiring family. They give many African Americans hope that even though you are black you can make it out of any situation that you are in if you work hard. Another thing the Obama's do is show the rest of America that there are black stable families out there and that we have many values just like the next race. One thing I like about Michelle is that she supported her man when he decided to do something that many people thought he had no chance in doing. I think that support is something that we need in black families that we are missing. Another important thing for America to see is that all black men arent deadbeats and there are many that are willing to take care of there families and Barack shows that.

The White Mainstream

In my opinion when you identify the values and and cultural norms as being white your basically saying that this is how whites are doing things. When it comes to who sets those norms it would have to be the media because they are the ones that have the power to put information out there to make people feel a certain way about things. All cultures are different so what some cultures and races value are going to be different than another race. When it comes to what most humans value i would have to say that we are all alike when it comes to things like education, family, and life.

What I learned from this class

What I expected to learn from this class is really more about my culture. I wanted to learn about things and people in our history that would not have been taught to me in high school or any other class I have taken.

About Me

My name is Rubin. I am 24 years old and i was born and raised here in Springfield (cant wait to leave). I am a junior and my major is Business Admin. This is my first year here at UIS and from the short time that I've been here i really like it. When i graduate i want to move out to Texas because i like the warm weather and i have family out there that I'm close with, plus i want to get away from here. I have no kids!!! I dunno what else to say so I'm going to cut this short.