Police attitude towards African-Americans
A few issues stand in the way of comprehensive completion of the study. As such, the limitations that arise serve to restrict the scope of coverage of the research. To the extreme Swaine et al. (2015) observe that statistics accounting for the n...
Medias portrayal of African-American men
Based on the nature of the research, it is apparent that the study cannot be restricted to a particular theoretical framework to inform the course of inquiry that the paper seeks to adopt. In fact, various theoretical underpinnings prove of relev...
The History of African-American Suffering
The following section of the research report delves into definition of terms used in the context of the research paper. As such, the terms include popularly used terms, however, in the context of the research report hold specific meanings. For pur...
Modern Medias Representation of African-Americans
The earliest try at amendment of the legislation was in 1875 when a bill sponsored by Charles Sumner and Benjamin F Butler was debated and passed in Congress guaranteeing equal treatment to all citizens of United States regardless of the pigm...
Why media portray African-American males as criminals
The study data collection tools comprise computers, internet connection, access to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Such materials apply mostly to data sources associated with modern media platforms which makes it imperative to have an internet c...
Medias Representation of African-Americans Case Studies
The following section of the research report presents case studies of select cases of police brutality in chronological order recorded between 2011 and 2016. The analysis of each case presents ramifications for the medias portrayal of African Ame...
The case of Eric Garner
The case of Eric Garner is one that presents emotional appeals from various concerned parties among which are civil society and concerned citizens. The case that involved the choking of Garner leading to his death left people enraged and concerne...
African-American stereotypes
The Washington Post article describes Tamir Rice as a person who was not given a chance. As such, the police officers are described to have not considered the possibility of the threat that Rice posed before engaging by firing at him. The video a...
The Case of Walter Scott
Walter Scott aged 50 was on the fateful day stopped by traffic police officer Michael Slager over a broken brake light. The officer shot Scott while he was running away from the officer as he fell down to his death. The report that Scott later r...
The Case of Freddie Gray
The police reports indicate that Freddie Gray was chased down by Baltimore police on foot before he was apprehended and arrested for possession of an illegal switchblade. The officers bundled him into a van as seen in a witness video recording ...