These values were instilled by her mother and grandfather's teachings and life experiences. ... It was after these experiences that changed Janice's racial identity. ... Janice credits these experiences and the mentoring of her professors, for her ability to succeed in a multicultural world. ... It was very important for Janice to experience racism first hand, because it created an identity about how she thinks of herself. ... There are many unanswered questions about Janice's childhood which makes it difficult to determine whether she successfully completed each stage, but I w...

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Most minorities experience racial discrimination. ... Many African Americans grow up in poverty and watch their parent(s) struggle and they continue to be a part of that struggle as they enter into adulthood. ... African American men experience higher rates of unemployment, educational underachievement, incarceration, violence and trauma (Blackwell, 2011). ... Whether it is obvious or not, everyone is being affected by this issue, not just those who are experiencing it. ... As previously stated, this issue affects all of us, not just the population who is experiencing this issue. ...

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Think about it like this, people who have had bad experiences with African-Americans will automatically just associate that bad behavior with the entire group. ... I do not know if I am stereotyping myself but having been around a few African Immigrants and my experiences with them just lead me to believe that the women in Africa have more respect for themselves and the men show more respect too. ...

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Naomi Wolf the author of "The makings of a slut" uses her experience as woman viewing other women to express the hypocrisy and lack of unity amongst women in society. But she aims for the root by using young girls to expose this trait which transcends in adulthood for women. ...

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Each temple had special groups such as the Fruit of Islam (boys) and The Muslim Girls' Training Classes to prepare their young for adulthood. ... Jazz embraced the nuances and jagged edges of the collective black experience but it could not self-consciously energize the nationalist philosophy in quite the way the more lyrically focused hip-hop does. ...

• Word Count: 4261
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School