Although the fight to stop racism has made huge strides since thirty years ago, racism is still alive and well today. Racism has become such a deep-rooted part of society that it often goes unnoticed in our everyday lives. In Brent Staples’ “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space," and Austin Clarke’s “A Stranger in a Strange Land,” both authors speak of how they deal with the …showed first 75 words of 865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 865 total…lives of these authors, for I myself have no idea what their everyday lives are like. However, if I were able to make a suggestion, it would be for Clarke to start experiencing life in Canada. He may meet others, who feel just as “hollow” as he does, and perhaps, he might even find a new “river” to call home. Bibliography "Just walk on by..." Brent Staples "A stranger in a strang land" Austin Clarke