How does being a member of a minority group empower?

How does being a member of a minority group empower?

Introduction

United States of America is a diverse country and there are many races that live here. The African American community is one of the most dominant communities in the US. This is one of the immigrant groups that came unwillingly to the US. Race may be defined on the basis of natural and biological origins. Some describe it on the basis of social and cultural values that a group of people adhere to. The African American race in my community descents from the ancient African slaves that lived in America. African Americans make the largest racial minority in the United States. The current president of United States of America also belongs to this racial minority group. The many studies on African Americans and the racism against them present the African Americans as a commodity and an object for people to study. This community is represented in the US on various platforms. Being a minority group has several implications. The question arises whether being a member of the minority group also empowers. I personally do not think so.

Discussion

In her story Cinderella, Anne Sexton's talks about the myth that fairytales are. Fairytales talk about never never lands and happiness and bliss that do not exist anywhere in the real world. They make us yearn the unattainable. She uses sarcasm to prove her point and make people see that the happy endings are not always true. In the real life not everyone gets to accomplish their dreams. We have to fight for them and sometimes even after so much of hard work, all one has to face is disappointment. In her story there is no romance like in the fairytales of Walt Disney. She presents to her readers the real ending. The ending which is either marked by uncertainty or the ending which is marked by unhappiness. She talks about the fact that the dreams we dream remain dream or even if people manage to achieve them the outcome of the dream is much different from the outcome that they had expected. In the same context, just being a part of the minority group does not empower anyone.

In order to empower a minority group, we first have to understand what are the dynamics of that group in a certain region. For instance, if the African American community in the US is empowered or not will be determined by examining what is the general status of African Americans in the US. African Americans look different. When the world thinks of Americans, they think of whites. This is the general attitude although African Americans make up an essential part of the American community. Moreover, America has produced many notable and celebrities that have their racial background in the African American culture. These include my personal favorite maestro in the field of music Beyonce, Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Booker ...