"The War Within Us"

“The War Within Us”
In his article “ From The Content Of Our Character,” writer Shelby Steele refers to the many problems black Americans are faced with, as he reflects on his own struggle to individualize his identity growing up as a black man. Steele points out that movements such as “black power” did nothing more than confirm he was in fact black and that alone became his identity. He reveals how black Americans have used their blackness to become victims in a society of racists. Steele concludes that today black Americans have the same opportunities as white Americans and it is their choice to embrace these opportunities.
For example, Steele illustrates though the black power movement did confirm his blackness, it did nothing to individualize his identity as a black man. I agree that movements such as black power and the Black Panther Party did acknowledge black Americans for the color of their skin and their right for equality. The age of the “Negro�...