Wk1-dq1: Discussion on Social Issues, Community, and Inequality

This discussion post addresses the importance of writing about social issues, emphasizing the opportunity to understand and find solutions to people's problems. The author reflects on their research and its significance, highlighting its potential to educate others. The post then describes the author's community, comprised of Black individuals facing racial inequality and social injustice. It connects the issues to Hughes's writings on racial inequality and explains the author's personal responsibility to their community, driven by a desire to address problems such as poverty, economic inequality, and rising crime rates. The broader topic of the discussion is racial inequality and its implications within the community. The author also provides the reference of Hughes's work.

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Why is it important for us to write about social issues?
It’s because through social issues we can be able to learn about people’s problem and
experiences. This will help in finding solution to their problems in our current life, the problems
are reflected in the struggles people go through to achieve their goals.
Why does your research and your writing matters?
It reflects upon the lives of people and this educates those who will go through my work
as they can learn how they can deal with their problems. My research has gone deep into
analyzing how to deal with this problems including the impacts.
Remind your class about your community.
Our community is comprised of blacks who tries to earn a living from their daily work
but hindered by the unfair treatment from the other races due to their perceived superiority. They
are subjected to social injustice due to their race.
Explain how Hughes word related to you?
Hughes talks about racial inequality which exist in our community as everyone is not
accorded equal treatment because of their race (Hughes, 1947). Social injustice has been
currently witnessed given that we are a minority group and some of our rights are violated on
this basis.
Reasons why I have responsibility to my community.
My aim is to intervene in the ongoing problems facing my community at large due to
certain aspects of my personal life that motivates me.

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Hughes felt compelled to write about racial inequality social injustice, and African
culture. What’s compels you?
The love that I have for the people in my community, is what drives me to write about the
ongoing problems facing this community such as racial inequality, social injustice and the
African American culture so that the world can get enlightened about this.
Specific issues that affect our community
Poverty and economic inequality has drastically affected the living standards of people in
our community leading to degrading way of life. The death rate has risen given the rise in
crimes.
The broader topic of this discussion would be on racial inequality and its implications in
our community.

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References
Hughes, L. (1947). My Adventure as Social Poet. Clark Atlanta University. Retrieved
from https://www.jstor.org/stable/27335