Essays on Just Walk on By

In Brent Staples’ ‘Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space,’ Staples portrays the matters, stereotypes, and censures he undergoes as a black man in public settings. Staples offers his viewpoint by introducing the audience into believing he is committing an offense but ultimately...

While we work to change the tolerance in America, the prejudice response of perceiving black men as criminals, is still a regular occurrence. In his essay, “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Ability to Alter Public Space” Brent Staples analyzes the effects...

Forced Assimilation In “Leave Your Name at the Border” by Manuel Munoz and “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space” by Brent Staples, there were quite a few common themes of racism being perpetuated, whether consciously and intentionally...