Black Men and Public Space, by Brent Staples.
Morgan Allen Ms. Mayo ENG 101-1035 30 October 2012 Just Walk on By In Brent Staples’ essay, “Just Walk on By” the author describes his experiences, feelings, and reactions towards the discrimination he has faced throughout his life as a black man.Black Men in Public Spaces is a piece of autobiographical writing that deals with issues of racism and discrimination in the United States.In his short essay, Brent Staple relates a few of his nighttime experiences in the street, which revealed the way in which he was perceived by the others.As a member of the black community, Staples discovers that he is shunned by the strangers that he meets.Black Men and Public Space, by Brent Staples Brent Staples (b. 1951) earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Chicago and went on to become a journalist. The following essay originally appeared in Ms. Magazine in 1986, under the title, “Just Walk on By.
Brent Staples' Black Men and Public Spaces Antoinette Johnson English 100 Prof. Horna October 3, 2012 In the essay “The second shift”, by Arlie Hochschild, he explains how the wives of two-job families with small children typically work an extra 24-hour day in a year, between the pages 145(bottom) and 148(top).Brent Staples essay “Black Men and Public Spaces” represents this idea yet it shows the highly negative aspect of how someone responds to who we are. In his case though, Staples explains the prejudice side of human nature when they see someone due to our look. He explains of the first time he had an experience with racial segregation he.
Staples concludes by noting that even though the fears of black men among most white people are valid, there is no good in separating the rest of the black men from the streets. Works Cited. Staples, Brent. “Black men and public space.” Life studies (1992): 2-32.
