Richard Wright

Choose any one of these writers and, first, find a direct quote of his/hers that reflects his/her philosophy. (One of the best places to find that quote is https://www.brainyquote.com). Next choose a current situation or problem, explain its origin, then tell how that writer’s philosophy might be applied to either explain or solve that situation or problem. In other words, if that writer were around today, what might he/she do to deal with that situation or problem? How successful do you believe the application of that philosophy to the problem would be?

(Hint: The more narrowly you define the situation/problem–meaning the more you focus on an event as opposed to a subject area–the easier it will be to apply a philosophy to it. For example, it’s better–and easier–to discuss Marcus Garvey’s philosophy regarding the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in particular than it is to discuss it regarding police brutality/abuse in general.)