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Racism has existed in many facets of life, such as, how the media portrayes African Americans negatively, whether it's on television or through newspapers and magazines. The aspects presented by Zora Neal Hurston in her novel I Love Myself When I Am Laughing and Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive are still applicable today. This essay will review Zora's discussions on racism associated with the print media, Jim Crow Laws, and corporate America. This essay will also analyze the reviews according to how racism is being handled today more positively or negatively.

Ms. Hurston describes racism in her article "What White Publishers Won't Print" as white people feeling they have more brains than African Americans, and they do not provide African Americans the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities (Hurston 169). This sign of racism is still going on in the world today. I can relate to this issue very well. I have experienced working under a white owned store, where whites would work the register, and African Americans work the floor. Why couldn't African Americans operate a register? The whites felt that "Negroes" did not have the same intelligence, but simultaneously, didn't give them the

Ms. Hurston's experience in her article "My Most Humiliating Jim Crow Experience" is still being experienced today as proven. When she was ill she went to a white doctor and did not get the best treatment, because of her skin color. While Jim Crow Laws, however, appear to be nonexistent today, in some instances it still remains. They are unwritten Jim Crow Laws. For example, there are some white schools that do not have any other race attending besides whites. There are black schools that have no other race attending, but blacks. There are high level jobs in the business industries that appear to be exclusively for whites. It is sad to know that this will never end.

Although it is not stressed enough through society on how everyone is equal, racism is always going to be here. Even though laws have been established to prevent racism today, there are still things that are allowing racism acts to go on. The media will never start looking for positive roles the African Americans play, and although Jim Crow Laws seem to be out of the picture, there are still jobs, schools, and businesses that appear to be open only to one race. There are still white people who will always view a certain black friend as their special friend, but view others as a "stray nigger" as Zora stated. One day I hope we all can be looked at as equal and then the light can shine on us all.

There is a lot of different music being created today. Many artist make disturbing remarks stating that they would have never come out if they knew the opposite race would be listening to their

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