“Black Characters in Search of Reality”

In Brent Staples essay “Black Characters in Search of Reality” (2012), he states that African Americans play roles in many of today’s dramatic works from being in billboards and commercials to being on television advertisements for pharmaceuticals, real estate, and financial services that are stereotypical.   Brent trying to inform his readers that African Americans are being unfairly represented in today’s dramatics arts and that today’s black community is ready for change. I believe the intended audience for this writing is any of today’s African Americans and other Americans.

Overall after reading “Black Characters in Search of Reality” I agree with what Staples stated. In some cases it’s true that there was racism in media back in the past but in today’s society things have changed. Today’s media has changed in many different degrees and so has the roles and representation of African American on television and in the media as well.