The Current Conditions Of African Americans Essays - Mississippi

Current Condition of African Americans One of the current conditions in the African-American community is the Family Unit. According to the family education article, High out-of-wedlock birth rates, poverty, diseases, absent fathers, and the lack of a family support network for many young African-Americans have led to serious problems in America's urban areas. The persistence of these crises has helped to perpetuate negative images of African-Americans, and have contributed to the increasing polarization of American social and political life along racial lines. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they ?die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.? Around 27-28 percent of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted. The two regions that account for the bulk of the deficit are South Asia and sub-Sah aran Africa. I believe that African Americans are looked at as being under class. Despite the rise of an educated African-American professional class, and despite many economic and social advances for African-Americans as a whole, inner-city urban areas have remained under inspired and underdeveloped for so long that they have developed a seemingly permanent sense of despair. These areas remain stubbornly prone to epidemics of social dysfunction and particularly to problems related to crime and drug abuse. The persistence of serious social problems in inner-city areas has led to a tragic perpetuation of racial prejudice, and to talk of a permanent African-American ?underclass.? I read an article where it talked about the world wide conspiracy by whites to destroy the black race. The author talked about researching on the condition of black people in the western world and Africa. The author stated, ?this is a very complex subject and therefore I?m sure the causes will be equally complex however these are some of the things that have caused me to wonder whether we are facing a world wide conspiracy of destruction by whites?. There seems to be a huge breakdown within the black family unit in western countries i.e. high incidence of single parenthood, high incarceration rate of black men into the western prison system, high level of unemployment amongst blacks in western countries in relation to white populations, lack of knowledge of self and our history, lack of respect amongst our men for our women, and high incidence of interracial marriage (particularly amongst the men).? With regards to Africa, most countries on this continent are under puppet leadership which is being controlled by the west I also read an article where an oldest African American woman died at the age of 113. According to the article she seemed liked a beautiful woman. She lived in three different centuries. Her name was Mississippi Winn. In the article it talked about how she was never married and lived independently until the age of 103. ?She was the city's oldest citizen, the nation's oldest African-American and the 7th oldest person in the world? (Article). She was 113 years old. Born on March 31, 1897, Miss Mississippi Winn's birthday was celebrated throughout the City of Shreveport with community and religious leaders, family, friends and residents who all proudly shared in the joy of Miss Winn's celebration of life. Since her 110th birthday, each year Mayor Glover took great pride in proclaiming March 31st as "Miss Mississippi Winn Day" in the City of Shreveport, urging all citizens to join in the celebration of her life, longevity and her many contributions. The oldest known African-American is n ow Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, South Carolina, who is 112. The world's oldest known living person is Eunice Sanborn, 114, of Jacksonville, Texas, according to Young. It?s always nice to read on issues concerning the worldview on African Americans and other issues that we are faced with in today?s society. Reference: www.globalissues.org/article/26 www.worldhunger.org/articles topics.cnn.com/topics/african_american_issues