Blog 4

In my recent Race, Gender and the Media class we watched a documentary on the "black newspaper." From the late 1800's to the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans had their own newspaper. Of course, back then, racism was a huge factor because African Americans had just been freed from slavery. Nowadays, African Americans are supposed to be portrayed equally in newspapers and magazines next to the white man. Although we have integrated the two newspapers together, I do not believe African Americans are treated equally.
On every woman's magazine cover around the country, white women are displayed. Rarely do we ever see an African American displayed on the front cover. I believe that African Americans fought for their right's a long time ago, yet the media is treating them like a minority.
In all honesty, this is wrong and something we should change. African Americans should be free to have a newspaper if they feel they need it, and should be able to be displayed on the front of a magazine.