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Monday, January 21, 2019

Black is Beautiful

No weigh how cliche it whitethorn be, dense masses are indeed beautiful. In the sense that sear dry wash exists in almost all split of the world. In addition, their wash drawing plays a significant part of the worlds history, as much as the world has been an important part of theirs.The people of various countries contributed a considerable deal in building bare peoples self perception, as well as the exposure they project to the society. With all the triumph and misery they be film faced, they nourish substantial a thinking that made them stand out. Evident even in their pieces of literature, are their desire to be noted as a fibrous race, equal to some(prenominal) other race, and despite the sla real and mockery, they are very proud of who they are. The poem, Primer for Blacks, by Gwendolyn Brooks the first black poetess who won the Pulitzer Prize speaks of how being black should be embraced.That it is not merely having blueish complexion, but it is also a mind se t. Black people should be mindful that their people are equal to those who regard them as an insufficient race (Brooks). The conscious shout of the slack in Black isIts groovy to be white. Thus all that is white has white strength and yours. (Brooks) This stanza states that blacks may say that they are also white. It may be interpreted as having gone through suffering, their race rose with the strength and capability that any ordinary white man might have been able to do.Given the kindred sensibility and abilities, it is but righteous to assert that they are as top-notch as any other race, and thus should be perceived and pass judgment as so by the society and more importantly, themselves (Brooks). I am a black woman tall as a cypressindestructible Look on me and be renewed (Evans) Another notable African-American writer, Mari Evans, wrote I am a Black Woman. different Brooks poem, which pertained to all black people, Evans poem presented all the different aspects of a Bla ck womans strength that should be greatly appreciated.Although it pertained to the women of the race alone, it still did not fail to extend the core truths that Brooks mentioned in her poem that they have suffered in the hands of other races, through thralldom and discrimination and yet they stand tall and proud.The hardships of their lives made them invincible and as such are fountains of hope and inspiration that may be an envied by other races (Evans). Ive been a singer All the way from Africa to tabun I carried my sorrow songs. I made ragtime. (Hughes)A third poem that presents the great pride in being black is Langston Hughes Negro. Like the 2 earlier given poems, it spoke of the capability of blacks to survive trying generation and to survive it with dignity, a feat that should be acknowledged.It presented the dark times that black people have suffered chthonic different races how they were servants even in the earliest time recorded in history and how they remained to be discriminated until the present. However, through the handling of irony, the poem was able to share how the blacks remain majestic even under slavery. They have made architectural history during their enslavement in Egypt and they have opened a new genre of music with their woes.These achievements prove that their travail and patience in the time of their bondage, paid off in a way that allowed them to claim that as the night, the blacks will continue to live for other day (Hughes).I am a Negro Black as the night is black (Hughes) Like the night that inevitably comes after day, the black race is going to remain as part of history. All trio poems mentioned their contributions in the civilizations of other races. All poems also mentioned the suffering and bondage that they have gone through, all of which bore fruits of goodness to the history of the people that they have served.It also brought about good for them in a way that it has cause them to be the people they are today. The events in the past gave them the right to be proud of who they are.Like metal is served to heat in order to become firm, their race underwent hardships to become the people who can equal any other race. As such, all three poems showed proof that black people should be certain and embraced. They should not be judged by their color, but by their contributions in carriage and history.As such, the black race should be perceived with respect not precisely by the whites but by all other races for who they are and for the things theyve collectively done for the worlds development.Works Cited Brooks, Gwendolyn. Primer for Blacks 1980. verse Foundation. 19 February 2009 <http//www. poetryfoundation. org/ memorandum/poem. html? id=182443>.Evans, Mari. I am a Black Woman 1970. Mr. Africa Poetry Lounge. 19 February 2009 <http//www. ctadams. com/marievans2. html>.Hughes, Langston. Negro. 1920. Amanda A. 19 February 2009 <http//amandafa. blogspot. com/2007/12/negro-by-langst on-hughes. html>.

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