Malcolm X  Views Toward Women

Malcolm X  remarks on young women in America having  little moral values and

no spiritual values because they care too much about material things. He expresses that their are too

many unwed mothers before their teens. He views his mother as a week women but his half sister

Ella as a strong black women. It is interesting that he views both these women differently, 

His sister Betty is one of the few women he actually trusted. Malcolm X was Anti Women for the

most part and didn't touch a women in 12 years.

Epilogue on Malcolm X

The Epilogue told from Alex Hailey's perspective changed my perception of the book on how people looked at Malcolm X. Malcolm X was seen as a hierarchy, a leader to the people when he was set on stage. In the book it states " I don't know how i got up on the stage, but i threw myself down on who i thought was Malcolm but it wasn't . I was willing to die for the man, I would have taken the bullets myself"( pg 443). This shows the significant impact Malcolm X had on his followers who never less know each other personally but, would sacrifice their own life for his. The new things i learned about Malcolm X is he didn't want to go on stage that day but  he did anyways . The reasons he went were to " ease so of this tension by telling the black man not to fight himself " (440).Malcolm X was on only there for himself but the people to speak on what he believes and impact them.We learn more about sister better in this section at the scene where Malcolm is already shot. sister Betty is covering her children and screaming "My husband! their killing my husband" . My perception of sister Betty  is shes very caring and distraught at the sight of Malcolm body she is quick to cover her children eyes but cant help him herself.
Malcolm X was the "outlook' people needed to get there voice out Malcolm preached about things they believed in a  wanting a more accepting world, When Malcolm was shot it was like losing a brother , father a part of yourself to the people that followed him. The impact on Malcolm death caused a widespread of his name to go out and more people to carry on his legacy.

Alex Haley Epilogue

At first Malcom was very cautious about Haley because of new reporters, and because of his skepticism and his trust. He let his friends know who he trusts and what percentage he trusts them at. He left napkins because Malcom scribbled on them referring to answering to the subject that Alex Haley was asking.

Malcolm X view on women

    From what was shown in the book you can say Malcolm x finds women
Inferior  to men because of he states they are fragile and weak by nature.
Malcolm states that women who he had interactions with were deceitful tricky and untrustworthy .
He compares his mothers higher education to his father who isn’t as educated as her and states that higher educated women can’t resist the urge to correct an uneducated man,. This causes the man to lose his manhood and discipline the woman . He believed that a dominating woman is a danger to man and uses Ella as an example.
His views change more towards the end with him apologizing to his assistant after he lashed out on her for saying brother Benjamin x should go first in front of Malcolm and Benjamin but he stills that they are not the same as men.

Epilogue and finishing up w/ Malcolm X

The Epilogue is the only chapter of the book that is told directly from Alex Hailey's perspective. How does this point of view change your perception of the book? What new things did you learn about Malcolm X by reading this section? We probably hear more about Sister Betty in this section than any other in the book. How does it shape your perception of her?

Some other questions:

• On the first page of the epilogue, Hailey refers to the Nation of Islam as a cult, not a religion. What tone does this word set? 
• Why does Hailey leave napkins out when he interviews Malcolm X? 
• What is your sense of Malcolm X's view towards women? 
• Hailey, when he first was interviewing Malcolm X, asked about his mother. Why does this make an impact on Malcolm X?
• What is the significance that Malcolm X called Alex Hailey in the middle of the night, told him he trusted him 70%, and hung up? What is your sense about their relationship? 

Spend some time this week reflecting on what you learned by reading this book. You'll need to return to the book for the final exam so now might by be a good time to reflect on the central messages you found here. 

list of subcultures
-hippies
-punk
-goth
-skater
-artists
-juggalo
-grunge
-seapunk
-sneakerhead
-streatwear

Subcultures

List of subcultures
1.Sneakerhead
2.Nintendo
3.Pop-music
4.Rap
5.Skate punk
6,Skater
7.Hip hop
8.pop fashion
9.Gamers

Subs in Dubs

Steamers
Sound cloud rappers
Internet personalities
Anons (4chan)
Blizzard players
YouTubers
Korean Christianity
Baathist
Atheist
Sports fan
Kpop stands

          Mecca , Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah ,city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Sirat Mountains, Island from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam.He was born in Mecca and It is towards this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer.All devout and able Muslims attempt a Hajj to Mecca at least once in their lifetime because It is scared. Only Muslims are allowed to enter the city.

 
https://www.britannica.com › place › Mecca

proper nouns

PLACE:

The Holy City is found in South Carolina which is one of the oldest congregations in the South. It is a church known for its tolerance for all religions and its numerous historic churches.  when the town was first founded it was known as Charles Town and was named after King Charles II. the church was discovered by the french Scots Presbyterians in 1670. The city has seen periods of great wealth and as well as great poverty. Charleston was a place where people could  practice many religions such as 45% Calvinist, 42% Anglican, 2.5% Quaker and Jewish, and 10% Baptist. 

https://www.searchforcharlestonrealestate.com/blog/why-is-charleston-called-the-holy-city.html
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-charleston/

Subculture

Car culture
Emo
Goth
Amish
Vape
Bro
Clubbing
Gopnik
Prepper
Rave
Video games

Subcultures

Hipster

Hippy

Goth

Biker

Anarcho-punk

Cosplayers

Junglist

Metalhead

Skater

Rocker

Subcultures

1. Pokemon 
2. Pop culture 
3. Irish culture 
4. K pop
5. Hentai 
6. Anime 
7. hippies 
8. hipsters 
9. furrys
10. Vape nation 

subcultures

-Goth

- Emo 

- Skater

- Punk

- Hipsters

- Gamer

- Streamers

- Underground artist

- Street artist 

- Steam punk 

Subcultures

• Heavy Metal
• Drag
• Pop culture
• Hackers
• Skater
• Vampire Lifestyle
• Video Games
• Nerd
• Emos
• Memers
• Hypebeast

Proper Noun

Essien Udom is the author that wrote the book Black Nationalism: A Search for an Identity and he is 

a professor of political science at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. In 1963, he was astonished by 

the extension of a collective identity among all blacks since he visited the country that he was going 

to. He thinks that the racial tensions would be seen somewhere between the nationalists and the 

integrationists. As an author, he made a book that determines life and meaning of The Nation of 

Islam. He explains that The Nation of Islam is was made primarily as means for miserable urban 

blacks to attain a national identity, a sense of ethnic awareness, and qualify in a society that refuses 

them these privileges. Essien Udom's Black Nationalism is used as an ideology and political force.

Mount Arafat is a granite hill about 12 miles east of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is one important place in the Muslims pilgrimage. The mount Arafat is also know as the "Mount of Marcy" according to Islamic tradition. The hill is the place where the Prophet Muhammad stood and delivered sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life. Muslims believe that prayer on this place is their best chance to erase past sins and start a new.

life.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arafat

https://www.rferl.org/a/pilgrims-at-hajj-gather-at-mount-arafat/30102926.html

https://religionnews.com/2018/08/20/muslim-pilgrims-gather-at-mount-arafat-for-hajjs-pinnacle/

Super Proper Nouns 3

" 'Muslim from America' excited everywhere the most intense curiosity and interest" - Page 349 of Malcolm X.

The purpose of that quote as a proper noun was to highlight of the importance of the religion in America as they where the prime example of extremism. What they want is independence the most by opining there own business like barber shops and bars. The extreme part was that they hated white people as much as whites used to hate blacks at the time. In the Wikipedia article, they believe things like white man is the devil and that they are the "Asiatic Black People" which would help spread toxicity on both ends.

Proper Noun

The Proper Noun that I choose is Prince Faisal."Prince Faisal is the absolute ruler of Arabia" (Chapter 18, first line). This sentence tells me that Faisal is a very important person and he makes certain laws and rule because he is a prince. While doing my research on Wikipedia, I found out that Prince Faisal was king of the Arab Kingdom from 1921 to 1933. He was the third son of his father Hussein bin Ali(the Grand Sharif of Mecca). Faisal has four children (three princesses and one son). When Faisal was king, he tried to introduced diversity. He was open to new religion and ethnic groups. Prince Faisal wanted to create unity between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. These two groups of Muslims were different in their belief systems. Prince Faisal was apart of the Sunni Muslims and they chose Abu Bakr to be their prophet's adviser to lead the Muslim state, but Shiite Muslims favored Ali. Prince Faisal promoted pan-Arabism because his goal was to create an Arab state that would include Iraq. Even though, pan-Arabism was his goal and he believed in including many religions to create diversity; with achieving his goal he started to isolate religions.

Julian Mayfield - Proper noun

Born on 1928, Julian Mayfield is a African American author and novelist and a well known political expatriate of West Africa. He was sure of his future path to be a writer since he was young. He wrote his first novel at the age of 12. He experienced his first encounter of direct discrimination when he went to apply for a job as a copy boy and was told they do not hire "colored" copy boys. He did a tour of duty in the Philippines but was medically discharged in 1947. He spent the next few years studying social sciences and drama and acting. He directed and acted in several broadway plays and starred in "A wedding in Japan", and "Detective story". He admitted in his unpublished autobiography he had been in various left wing communist groups while also writing articles for Paul Robeson's newspaper. He later left the group when physical threats were drawing closer to him. He married a Puerto Rican women and moved to Puerto Rico and became a news caster for the country's first english speaking radio station. Julian was accused being an accomplice in a malicious incident where two couples were held at gun point and were kidnapped by a white terrorist group. He fled to Ghana with his wife and was hired as writer for Ghanaian newspaper. He lived in Ghana until 1966 where he relocated to Spain. He returned to the U.S where he taught at Cornell University. He talked about the adversities of the West Africans that lived there and wrote about the decolonization topics that were on the rise.

http://archives.nypl.org/scm/20734

PROPER NOUN

In the autobiography of  Malcolm X by Alex Haley in chapter 18, Malcolm heads to Mecca, Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer. All devout and able Muslims attempt a hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. Because it is sacred, only Muslims are allowed to enter the city.
( https://www.britannica.com/place/Mecca )

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam , it is a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, all who follow the Muslim faith are expected to make at least once during their lifetime as sign of devotion this is seen in chapter 18 when you read that Malcolm x wants to learn Arabic by the next time hes participates in the Hajj.

https://www.dictionaryfocus.com/?action=definition&word=hajj

Proper Noun. 

In the autobiography of Malcolm X, he travels to Beirut, the seaport capital of Lebanon, as mentioned in the book. Beirut is where Malcolm X spoke about the black mans condition in America. Beirut, Lebanon is one of the oldest country in the world, inhabiting five thousand years. It has been the digging ground for archaeologist, who finds flint tools, dealing back to the middle and upper Paleolithic, through Neolithic to the bronze age. There's several religion in Beirut, Lebanon, the main two are Islam (Sunni & Shia), the next one is Christianity, which includes the Maronite Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church.

 https://www.britannica.com/place/Beirut

Proper Noun-Holy City Of Mecca

During Malcolm X's visit in Mecca , he describes being shown the landmarks and how some looked very old while others appeared to be brand new, similar to Miami suburbs. It is the center of the Islamic world and home to the prophet Muhammad who founded the religion. Ancient Mecca was an oasis on the old caravan trade route that linked the Mediterranean world with South Arabia, East Africa, and South Asia. By Roman and Byzantine times it had developed into an important trade and religious center, and was known as Macoraba. In Arabia it is believed that after Adam and Eve were cast out from paradise they went their separate ways which led to Eve ending up by the border of the Red Sea near the port of Jeddah.

Proper noun

Cassius Clay was a highly coveted American boxer who became and inspiration for Africa Americans. He meet Malcolm x in 62 but did not join the Nation of Islam at the time due to his boxing career. After his championship win in 64 he changed his mind and joined Nation of Islam. Cassius clay changed his name to Mohammad Ali after joining the Nation of Islam. He became a huge boost for the Nation of Islam because he was very well known all over America.

proper noun(CH18)

In page356, Malcolm was greeted by Professor Essien-Udom in Lagos.
Where is Lagos? Lagos is in  Nigeria’s largest city, sprawls inland from the Gulf of Guinea across Lagos Lagoon., the capital of Nigeria since its amalgamation in 1914,

Lagos

Proper noun

Mecca 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca

In the book chapter 18 Malcolm X  talks about traveling from Mecca to Beirut , Mecca is also spelled as Makkah. This place is located in Saudi Arabia in the city of hejazi. Mecca was the birthplace of Mohammad and the place where the Quran was seen first. Mecca was ruled by the decedents from Mohammad as independent rules and/or a larger population.According to Wikipedia mecca is on of the holiest city in Islam as its home to the Kappa and direction of Muslim prayer. Malcolm x relates to this as his religion is the Islamic faith.

Proper Noun

MT Arafat - Highest peak in Turkey, In Malcolm X's biography he states that  he had special prayers which offered the wildest drives that he ever faced with nightmare traffic. Mt Arafat also has 2 volcano peaks and is deemed as a religious landmark of Noah's Arc.http://www.memidex.com/mt-ararat

Turkish Parliament (Proper Noun)

The "Turkish Parliament" that Malcolm X refers to in chapter 18 is the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM). Malcolm mentions it when he references a time he talked with a Turkish statesman named Kasem Gulek. The TBMM is comparable to the Legislative Branch in the USA, though Turkey's TBMM has only one house. (We have a house of representatives + senate.) Still, the TBMM is the only authority able to pass legislature according to the Turkish Constitution. The majority of the 600 seats in the TBMM are occupied by members of the AKP, or the conservative party of Turkey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey

Proper Noun

Mecca is in a desert valley in western, Saudi Arabia, it islam's holiest city, as it's the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad. Malcom X went to Saudi Arabia while he was there he experienced what amounted to his second life changing epiphany as he accomplished the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, and discovered  an authentic  islam of universal respect and brotherhood.

https://www.thoughtco.com/malcom-x-in-mecca-2353496

Proper Noun

In the book Malcolm X the proper noun that I found is Cassius Clay. Cassius Clay is the birth name of Muhammad Ali, he changed after he converted to Islam. He said that it was a "slave name" and he didn't wasn't it so he changed it to a "free name".

https://news.yale.edu/2016/06/09/muhammad-ali-originally-named-ardent-abolitionist-and-yale-alumnus-cassius-clay

Ghanna

Malcolm X visited the West African country of Ghana after he left Mecca. Ghana is a country that dates back to the 11th century. It became independent of Britain in 1957, seven years before Malcolm X visited. Many black Americans settled in Ghana. These are the "ex-patriots" that Malcolm X refers to in his autobiography.

Late night writing with a little blood

One thing that I've noticed about the movie is that vampires are the only Classic Horror Movie Monster (C.H.M.M) choosen to represent the main character in the film. There are other monsters like werewolves, frankinstaine and zombies but why a vampire you may ask. The reason for this from what I know is that vampires are known for sucking blood of course but the action itself leads to a sign of being self-distructive. The point of this was like vampires, they have a story where they descend into the rabbit hole and then end up being dead normally by sunlight or a wooden stick to the heart. The relation between the main character and the monster is that they kill to feed there addiction to blood but like drugs it can descend into the same madness as the main character himself. Addiction can spread very easily with the women in the movie killing a gest for a blood ritual just like the vampire would if he wants to make a new companion by trading blood. The final comparesing was the rabbit holes in both the move and usual vampire stories had the vampire to always die while in the movie, he was killed by a very bright looking cross which simbolizes judgement for all the wrong doings he had. This is what I want to say about the movie.

" History and Culture Join "

A humanities culture when Maclcom X embraced True Islam and Abandoned Racial Separation.

The personal journey through the Middle East and West Africa was very spiritual.

Malcolm X, Mecca

Why did Malcolm X's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca have such a profound impact on him? How and why did it change his views on white people? How did it help him reevaluate his interpretation of Islam?

Everything that we've read so far is what he said before he was assassinated. The final chapter, which we will read for next week, was written by Alex Hailey after Malcolm X was killed. What final thoughts do you have about the book? What questions do you still have?

 How blacks were treated in each setting

 In Malcolm x life African Americans were treated as lower to whites they couldn’t share facilities with whites go to the same restraints or ride on the front of the bus. In the movie ganja and Hess aren’t treated this way they are verbally assaulted by whites and are treated more as equal since they are in the 70s. The movie and malcoms life show 2 different views on African Americans in the us and I think Malcolm would like Hess world more because he would be treated better. There is still separation with blacks hanging out with there own people in the movie you don’t see many who’re people but there interactions aren’t negative

         

       How ganja and Hess relate to malcolm x

   
     The movie has some similarities to Malcolm x with religion because Malcolm x became religious while in prison and converted to Islam. Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam and began to fight for the rights of African Americans through movements and tv. In Ganja and Hess,Hess doesn't want to have the addiction to blood and goes to a church. This experience changed him and he followed the steps of his assistant mida when he killed him self by standing under a cross.  There are also some concepts in the movie were you see mida drunk on a tree with a noose attempting to take his life. In malcolm Xs time African Americans were lyniched by mobs and it could be a symbol to those times.

Racism is so sad when someone or society thinks that one race is superior to the other.

No type of prejudice should be tolorated in this day of age.
I do not think anyone is better than any one else. Everyone in life has challenges.
Intellectually abilities may be the cause of some challenges we face in life from birth.
Racism has existed throughout human history. No one is better than the other and should be judged by the skin color, language they speak and sometimes it is not always understand properly, their customs, the place they are born. You Tube displayed

Spike Lee interview

I thought that you all might like to see an interview I did w/ Spike back in 2015, not long after his film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus came out. That film is a remake of Bill Gunn's Ganja & Hess which we're watching this week in class.

Ganja & Hess and Malcolm X

This week we're screening the classic art film Ganja & Hess (1973, directed by Bill Gunn). It's hard to overestimate the effect that Malcolm X and other black nationalists had on the culture of the 1960s and '70s. The entire genre of Blaxsploitation film (Shaft [1971], Super Fly [1972] and many others) came out of the activism of the Civil Rights era. Even though often the politics in these films was submerged or even nonexistent, the films' very existence as cinema was political. Prior to the 60s, black people essentially didn't exist in films except in the role of servants or slaves. With Blaxsploitation, black men and women became the heroes of mainstream films.

• What connections can you make between Malcolm X and Ganja & Hess?
• What role does violence against black people play in both texts? 
• The myth of Icarus is important to Malcolm X's narrative (it's the title of Ch. 15). African mythology (and Christian) also seems to be important to Ganja & Hess. Discuss why these old stories are being used in these modern texts?
• Discuss the ways that G&H and Malcolm X differ narratively. Why would Bill Gunn choose to tell his film in such an unorthodox manner?

Peace Walker

I thought of a good idea for a class assignment. What if we write a short essay about how we write an essay. Now I know what your thinking, did we already know how to write an essay? Your right, but the more in depth of how we write like mindset, small techniques, and how we type (Literary.) You also might be thinking, what is the point of this; I might as well eat Spaghetti N' Buns right now. Although Spaghetti N' Buns is nice have, but the actual point of this is to take and learn info from other people to be a better writer and the professor would also know which kind of teaching and tottering for certain people. This could be beneficial for writers of any skill level.

Why are there still segregated neighborhoods in NYC?

New York City it is one of the most diverse states in the U.S. For example when moving to such a big city a person would want to be in an area where they know they would fit in. the common reason for segregation in New York is because people who want to be in a neighborhood where one can share the same culture, traditions, language, and sometimes even race. Even though it is common to people from other races interact with each other, one may feel as if there is no one they can relate to. segregation in neighborhoods does not mean that its a bad thing, its just a way that people can feel as if their at home or with family.  

Blogging this week...

Since there is no reading due this week (10/10), there are no blogs due either. If you didn't do any entries last week, you can get credit this week for making them.

Separation of the Races

You guys are making some great comments this week on the blog. One thing I was particularly interested in was this idea of the differences between races. Hank writes on his post about the difference between "skin" and "culture." I think this is very astute. We have to remember that what we call race is pretty much just the amount of melanin in the skin. All the other cliches that people have traditionally used to describe blacks, whites, Asians, Latinos, etc--hair, lips, eyes, etc.--are either generalizations or even racist. Think about it this way: Barack Obama is called the first black president. But he has a black father and a white mother. Why is he called black then? Probably b/c he identifies as black. If we think about the way that people self-identify, then we're talking about ethnicity (culture) and not race (biology).

I also wanted to share w/ you the map that I mentioned last week that shows ethnicity in NYC. What is the ethnicity of your neighborhood? Does the map reflect your assumptions about your own neighborhood? In what ways were you surprised by the map?

A simple question about Malcom X with a simple answer included.

Did prison corrupt Malcolm?

Before Malcom was in prison, he was apart of a life of crime. He would do illegal drugs then sell them, attempt to murder somebody who is drunk, and even does robbery. When he finally did reach to prison it had a both positive and negative impact on Malcolm as further on in the book, he would get a dictionary to read and write more sophisticated. However, when he was informed about the religion of Islam his views on race were different. He was always not shore about blacks and whites mixing together and at that point anything could change his mind. Islam's main gimmick was to hate the white man and become independent from the whites. As being independent is not a bad thing but labeling whites as "the root of all evil" is problematic in it's own way. This would also make people like him just as bad of what whites did to blacks before. Prison had helped him in a productive way but also made him less ethical towards whites.

Is the separation between races good or bad?

Is the separation between races good or bad?

this question is a tough on to answer. on one hand I believe everyone was treated equal and there was no separation based solely on our skin color and where we are from.But in the case of Malcolm situation the separation causes more attention in the problems of inequality in the world, this draws concern from the other races to look into what Malcolm wad fighting for. This is the only reason i could look positive on the separation on the races is to draw more attention to one to come together in the end. In a ideal world the separation of races wouldn't be a thing but in my eyes it would contribute to a thing that holds us back as people from coming together as equal.

Why does Malcolm think Islam is superior to Christianity?

Question #1
Why does Malcolm think Islam is superior to Christianity?

Malcolm believes Islam is superior to Christianity would be because he sees Christianity believing in the white eyed blonde hair second coming of Christ. But in the Belief of Islam Jesus would be the dark skin Jesus where a time blacks weren't looked down upon.

                                                    Did prison help Malcolm x

                

         I think prison helped Malcolm x because he was able to change from a criminal to an activist. while in prison Malcolm began to learn how to read and write which he used to read about slavery and this started his life as an activist for black rights. His brother would convince him to join the Nation of Islam. Malcolm listened to what their leader Elijah Mohammed preached about and soon converted to Islam. Joining the nation of Islam helped Malcolm gain recognition and soon he would be known after they premiered a TV program the hate they preach. i think prison helped Malcolm x because he was able to change his life from being a criminal to joining a movement to better African Americans.

     

                               Did Malcolm x hate white people?

    Malcolm x was part of a TV program called the hate that they produced and he was interviewed by Louis Lomax. in the interview lo max asked Malcolm are white people evil in which Malcolm respond " that white people collectively were evil". they later go on talking about how The nation of Islam is  teaching the African american children to hate but he corrects them saying they are teaching them the same as whites children. With what he said in the interview and the nature of the program it could be interpreted as anti white from  how the members put the white race on trial to them teaching in schools run buy The Nation to hate whites. The statements made by Malcolm indicate he has a dislike for white people because of how they treat the African Americans as inferior to whites.

Why are there still segregated neighborhoods in NYC?

In New York City, we are known for having a large population. Our population is very diverse. We have many races from all over the world living in NYC, like blacks, whites, Spanish, and more. Some races like to be with their own race and do not like outsiders. Going into many different neighborhoods you get to see the good and bad. We all know not all the parts of NYC are great or the cleanest, but then we know some places where the artwork is amazing. Every neighborhood has a good and bad side to it. Some neighborhoods give you the "stare" look of where people make you feel like an outsider. Sometimes when I go into the rich neighborhood parts of the city people stare at me. I know in their heads they are probably saying why is she here? Many stores and different places look at blacks and whites the same way too. Even though segregation has ended many years ago, some people still believe that we are still in that time. Sometimes if a white or black person sees you hanging out together with different races they might view that as wrong. I believe that some people still believe in segregation and need to have more of an open mind. Seeing those stares is not the nicest feeling. Some people jump the gun and are quick to judge you but do not know your story. Many people and even me sometimes judge a person, but skin color and how a person looks does not show their life story. Sometimes the person with the not so best clothes can be the richest person in the world. We need to change how we view people and try to be nonjudgemental.

Is separation between races good or bad?

The separation between races is bad because with separation most races would not interact with each other. Races would be put in groups of their own kind and not be introduced to new people. Staying with your own race is not bad, but it's not the best. Being introduced to new races means you get to try new things. You get to try different food, clothing, traditions, and more. Different races teach you all something new in life. Today, in society we sometimes have separation. We see it a lot in many neighbors where you see mostly black or white people. We also see it in school. We see all these races with their own sometimes because some people are scared to branch out. It is great to have friends and know people from your race but it wouldn't hurt if you tried making new friends with different races. We are human and at the end of the day, it does not matter what skin color or race we are, we are all people.

The Hate That Hate Produced

The hate that hate produced had the essence of black unity but in a controversial sense because many people thought in the process of Black people having their own community, it was their attempt in claiming superiority over the whites. It also included notions of blaspheming the Christian faith as it does not hold the core beliefs that all men are equal, instead it was only for personal gain turning the worldly life into heaven for the White people. 

10/2 “The Hate That Hate Produced”

In the clip you can see what Malcolm X is talking about when he claims that the tv program was edited into a collection of “shocker” images by including images and videos of Elijah Mohammed, Malcolm himself and many other Muslims participating in their meetings. Audio clips were also included to increase the shock factor, with phrases about the white man’s devilish behavior echoing throughout the video. I agree with Malcolm X’s belief that the word “Hate” in the title of the program incited an extreme public reaction along with the way the program was set up to make it seem like the sole mission of these Muslims was to spread hate against the whites instead of showing that they just want to live their lives away from the control of the white man.

The Hate That Hate Produced

While watching this video I noticed that it was mainly talking about racism. It talked about how Muslims isolate themselves form everyone, they had their own barbershops, stores, and schools.

the hate the hate produced response

In the hate the hate produced the ideas that were presented was things such as the separation of the white man from the muslim culture that they created. one point they talked about how they isolated themselves with separate community’s such as having their own barbers , supermarkets , schools etc. In the video they also talk about the leader Elijah Muhammad as their leader , Mr.Muhammad would teach to his people about how the the white man were the cause of their pain .

The Hate That Hate Produced

This video's main focus was about racism especially the way they talked about Malcom x and his group.

Malcolm X, Week 4

In these chapters, it becomes clear that the Nation of Islam is presenting their version of (black) Islam against what they see as a white Christianity. Why do they see these two religions as being incompatible for the black citizen at mid-century?

Other questions:

• Why is the white man a devil, according to this version of Islam? 
• What role does Islam play for Malcolm both during and after his time in jail?
• Why do new converts to Islam get a new name? Why do they get an X in their name? (i.e. Malcolm X)
• Why is it significant that the Nation of Islam doesn't teach its followers to "turn the other cheek" (246 in my edition, Ch. 13)?

What questions do you have about the reading? 

Jesus' Color

Both Marinda and Shania have brought up the color of Jesus (see the end of the chapter "Saved" for this section of the book). Both bring up the idea of Jesus' color and say, correctly, that we don't know for sure. In fact, not everyone agrees that Jesus was a real historical figure. However, this is the way he's usually presented in Western Christianity (this is a simple Google search):

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS828US831&sxsrf=ACYBGNSKvQHYukchDNF9jj3a5gKWFXeI-g:1570042123059&q=jesus+christ&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji0pvYnv7kAhWVlp4KHS0iD90QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1644&bih=923

As you can see, the vast majority are white and blond. However, if we search Northern Israel (which is probably where the historic Galilee existed), then we get a much more diverse range of skin colors:

https://www.google.com/search?q=northern+israel+inhabitants&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS828US831&sxsrf=ACYBGNRKDzTs3jrBjs87wm-EsUo_5AcgRg:1570042305615&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFgqKvn_7kAhVQtZ4KHTYgBWQQ_AUIEygC&biw=1644&bih=923

Why does Jesus's color matter, or not?