The Controversy Behind Pepsi’s “Live For Now” Ad with Kendall Jenner

The Pepsi advertisement, “Live for Now” was released on April 4th of 2017. The rhetorical strategies that Pepsi uses within the commercial are repetition, metaphor, symbolism, imagery and juxtaposition. The commercial is juxtaposed with the controversy surrounding the Pepsi advertisement, which features Kendall Jenner, a Kardashian, the first family of American entrepreneurial celebrity. The sheer … Read more

Police Brutality: Strategies for Ending Excessive Force in America

 Police brutality has taken place for a very long period of time in the United States of America. In the article “What is Police Brutality”, the author, S. Danilina, gives the definition that “police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians”. Some examples of police brutality … Read more

How NWA Impacted Future African Americans Through Hip-Hop Music

African American culture has become widely known for their Hip-Hop music and interaction with police brutality and the government. Through this, different African American artists created something to combat these issues. The actions and choices that artists make during their career, influence future generations to expand the legacy. Along with the influence that Run DMC … Read more

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Revealing Deindividualization & the Impact of Power

The Stanford prison experiment is one of the most influential and important experiments conducted in the history of psychology. In a study to explore social identities, Philip Zimbardo questioned what would happen if ordinary people were assigned the roles of prisoners and guards, he wondered if these people would adapt characteristics attached to those positions. … Read more

Protecting Minorities from Police Brutality with the Civil Rights Act: Exploring Hate Crimes and Bias

 The topic I would like to explore is Hate Crimes and the question of how does the Civil Rights Act protect against police brutality and the defense of minorities but also dismiss these rights as well? This question comes to an issue that all ethnic minorities, as well as people of color all, have … Read more

How the Black Lives Matter Movement is Changing Society

Black Lives Matter and Racism Racism is when a race believes that it is superior to another competition resulting in discrimination, hatred, and prejudice towards people based on their color, national origin or ethnicity. Most people associate racism only with the acts of violence, harassment, and abuses, but also name calling inappropriate jokes, or rather … Read more

Solving Racial Disparities in America’s Criminal Justice System

Abstract: America is one of the most racially diverse and independent countries in the World. What draws so many people to this country is their “melting pot” American dream. But despite the advantages of America, there are many underlying issues that plague the nation. One of these issues is the racial disparities among minorities in … Read more

Uncovering the Black Power Movement in American History

The fight for equality has been fought for many years throughout American History and fought by multiple ethnicities. For African Americans this fight was not only fought to gain equal civil rights but also to allow a change at achieving the American dream. While the United States was faced with the Civil Rights Movements a … Read more

Addressing Racial Profiling & Police Brutality through Communication: Integrating the Model

 Another major cultural issue which has contributed to the prevalence of racial profiling and police brutality against Africans-Americans is prejudice. According to Martin and Nakayama (2013), prejudice is the negative attitudes towards other people that are based on faulty and inflexible stereotypes. In the society today, African-Americans have continuously experienced prejudice in the hands … Read more

MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech: The Rhetoric of Hope for Equality

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. He spoke to over 250,000 people in Washington, D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial for the “March on Washington” which was part of a civil rights demonstration. King was one of the major civil rights leader and conducted many … Read more

Police Brutality, Media Coverage & Public Outrage: Negative VS Positive Outcomes

 One recent case that got mass media coverage was the school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14th, 2018. At 2:19 pm, former student Nikolas Cruz, who was expelled for disciplinary reasons, entered the school carrying an AR-15 rifle and proceed to open fire on his classmates and teachers, leaving seventeen dead. He then … Read more

Unshakeable Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech 55 Years Later

Fifty-five years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his riveting “I Have a Dream” speech. King combined vivid images, a passionate tone, and historical references to create a narrative of determination and hope ingrained in the American consciousness today. The fame of the speech can … Read more