Racism in the US as Depicted by Moonlight, The Black Power Mixtape, and Know Your History: Understanding Racism in the US

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Racism in the US
The term the United States, which is the most feared nation on earth due to its sophistication in almost every aspect, sparks outraging memories and experiences for the people of color. The film, "Moonlight" (Jenkins), the documentary, "The Black Power Mixtape" (Olsson), and the article from Aljazeera "Know your history: Understanding Racism in the US" (Bundles) showcase some of the ordeals, struggles, and achievements the Black Americans have had to go through and also replicated in the US contemporary era. I found it interesting how the sources depict the socio-cultural impacts that the racial segregation dominant in the country has had on the Black community. The back and forth behavior in the fight against racial discrimination, especially against the Black population in the US, has been heavily featured in the article, giving a precise description of the American history that oscillates around Black Americans (Bundles par. 5). On the other hand, the documentary captures the events of a period characterized by intense civil rights movements that pioneered the contemporary black lives matter movement.
Frequently, the Black communities in the United States have been associated with bad habits such as violence, drug abuse, drug trafficking, among other vices. The film "Moonlight" paints Chiron's life as a miserable Black person, primarily because of being raised in a poor neighborhood with irresponsible parents (Jenkins). A critical examination of the film's events shows the Black people's vulnerabilities living in abject poverty. This is evident in Chiron's mother's inability to take care of his son, Chiron being bullied in school, and eventually being taken care of by a drug trafficker (Jenkins). I liked the story because it paints a picture of the reality of what Blacks go through as they live in America. As demonstrated in the article, the historical social injustices that the whites inflicted on the Black people have had a detrimental impact on the Black generations (Bundles). I believe development is a delicate process that need not be interfered with by other external factors like racial discrimination. The external factors arising from the society messed up Chiron's sexuality and self-esteem, a phenomenon which I believe has been replicated among many young Blacks in the US.
The mid-20th century was period when the Black Americans were so much fed up with the oppressive behavior of the whites. The end of the World Wars that the Blacks aggressively fought for and the rise of esteemed civil rights champions of African descent in the mid-20th century fueled further the events that are captured in the Back Power Mixtape (Olsson). The film also depicts the transition from the nonviolent approach of civil rights activism championed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a more rigorous and...