Let's Talk: Black & White

Throughout history, African Americans have repeatedly been in situations where they have to prove themselves worthy or capable of performing certain actions. A wise man once told me, "In life, you will always have to work harder than the next person just because you're black". This is why achievements are so highly celebrated in the black community; also where the term ' Black Excellence ' comes from. From The Beginning Ever since back in a day, Blacks were only looked at as being useful for sports; basketball and football specifically. So we took that and ran with it. We have had many who have in excelled in several sports. Everything from basketball and football to tennis and gymnastics. History in the making For example, Simone Biles. Simone first came on the scene in 2016 in the Olympics, competing in individual all-around, vault and floor gold medalist, and balance-beam bronze medalist. She has won a total of 25 Olympic and World Championship medals....

Growing up in a white household verses a black household has its similarities, but also its differences. One similarity we've all experienced is asking our parent to go to McDonald's and them saying, "no we got food at home." via GIPHY Talking Back A big difference between black and white households is talking back to your parents. I have had white friends who talk back to their parents and the parents ignore it. Also when responding to parents is different. When my parents ask me to come to them I respond "what" and they tell me what they want. When my black friends dad said my name and I responded "what" he looked at me like I was crazy. via GIPHY Discipline Another difference is discipline. My parents would make us sit on the steps for a few hours if we misbehaved. Some other white parents might take away TV or other electronics from their kids or just sternly talk to them. 

I always find it so interesting how much we all actually have in common; especially growing up in black households. You'd be amazed by how much people with different backgrounds come together. For example, everyone has been in a situation where you are out with your parents and start to get a little hungry. You'll ask your parents for McDonald's, and their response would be "Do you have McDonald's money?" via GIPHY Manners When I was growing up, black kids were more conservative and quiet around their parents when we were young. We were taught not to speak unless you are spoken to, respect elders (which was basically everyone at the time), and not to talk when adults were talking. For example, when a black family is in a restaurant and it is the child's turn to order, the parent will often speak for them. Discipline With that being said, Black parents never tolerate disrespect. Talking back was always frowned upon. Then when kids did get in troub...

Black People can literally make a dance to almost anything. Just give us a beat and we'll make up something so original and catchy, everybody will end up doing it. Many of the dances we do today are from videos gone viral of people goofing around making up moves, next thing you know everyone is busting it out in the club.  So here's my top ten of famous dances within the black culture:

With knowing how to dance you either got it or you don't. A known stereotype for white people is they have no rhythm when it comes to dancing. Although this stereotype is true for me, some white people do know how to "bust a move". Our ancestors had rhythm with dances like "swing dancing" or "the jitterbug," but the dancing gene has disappeared from our DNA. Some Popular White People Dance Moves/Line Dances Many white people now-a-days try to dance to the beat of a song and fail miserably. The most cringiest thing to ever witness is a white person trying to dance a black person dance such as twerking, the running man, the stanky legg, the jerk, the dougie, the naenae, the shmoney dance and many others. If you know you cannot dance to any of these dances please do not try its just an embarrassment to yourself and white people.

Twitter is one of the largest social media platforms in the world and has multiple uses. People use this outlet to receive news (local or national), stay up-to-date on what's controversial and trending, and to connect with others. Twitter has a way of bringing people together, despite the cause. Within the Black community, this is a thing we like to call, "Black Twitter". Black Twitter is basically an open forum that allows Blacks to be unapologetic about who we are. Black Twitter is more personal than some might think. Its something we claim as "ours". We're very sensitive about it as well. When one tries to imitate or make fun of, we immediately go into retaliation mode. This is where other Blacks can relate to one another as well through shared experiences, memes, and trending videos. via GIPHY This is also where we celebrate Black Excellence. We like to shine a light on those who may not get the recognition they deserve. Many people have been ...

Twitter's social media platform has allowed for people of all cultures to express opinions, thoughts and funny memes. White and black culture has created a social media storm known as "White Twitter" and "Black Twitter." White Twitter's culture is presented with more innocent tweets about typical white people thoughts and opinions. Black Twitter's culture is presented as more sarcastic/real tweets of what people really think about certain concepts. The big difference between white and black Twitter is that white twitter is viewed as more fluffy, "happy go lucky" people while black twitter can range from relatable, funny tweets to serious Black Lives Matter tweets. Although white twitter is not fully geared toward such serious issues as black twitter is they do have a few serious hashtags that they can use to either help or hurt a cause. Some of these hashtags include: #whitepeople, #whiteprivilage, and #itsoktobewhite. Although...