In 2002, Halle Berry became the first African American to win an Oscar after years of mostly white actors and actresses. African Americans have been acting for decades, but never got any real recognition." It might be said that that whites abuse blacks psychologically by saying they had achieve nothing in the past .Yet the fact remains that African Americans are most written about, most studied and at times most defended ethnic group in America"(Earns1).African American's Influence on American culture is tremendous and phenomenal. Americans Have embraced African American influence on American culture, but many Americans still segregated our culture. African- American Culture that has been "segregated," but has greatly influence American society in many aspects including style, entertainment, language and much more.
Hip hop fashion and style is a big part of American culture. Tommy HIlfiguer One of today's biggest fashion designers got his start with a target market to African American's style. His designs are based on the way African American dress on the street. Then designers like Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren see this and want to bring it their new and different style to mainstream Americans. Take a look into suburban Neighborhoods and look at what the kids are wearing. Hip hop fashion is something that if you haven't seen it shows a variety of elements using different styles and feelings, yet its raw edge is eye catching and sweet to the soul.
The entertainment industry has been influenced greatly by African American movies, film and music; from Sydney Poitier to Denzel Washington the demand for black in Hollywood has grown. When African American were first put onto the movie screen, they were portrayed as stupid and comical characters, so they weren't taken as real actors .Today, actors are taking on bigger roles in many big critically acclaimed films. In music, African Americans Have bought on blues, jazz and hip hop which lead to the today's modern day rap and rock and roll.
