An Exploration of Racism and Injustice through the Framework of Critical Race Theory in Friday Black (2018) by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Abstract

Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (2018) masterfully examines American racial injustice, particularly towards Black people. Short stories in the book examine present racial discrimination and injustice. This study analyses Friday Black (2018) short stories for racial injustice using Delgado and Jean’s Critical Race Theory (2001). The study seeks to investigate racial prejudice and its effects on black individuals. Textual analysis describes the chosen writing. The proceeding, vocabulary, and tone show racial discrimination and unfairness. The study found that black individuals are degraded and marginalized in individual, social, and legal actions. Cultural, individual, and social racism creates mistrust in people, institutions, and social values and structures through tone, materials, stereotyped depictions, and underestimating of black people.