Essay from the year 2020 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: 1.3, Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft (Social Sciences), course: Media Psychology, language: English, abstract: This study was conducted using a variety of secondary literature to reach its conclusions. It delves into stereotyping and the reinforcement of stereotypes by the media. It gives insights into how the media portrays black men and how the history of race in the United States plays a role in the current media portrayals of black men. During the research, it was necessary to investigate different factors that play a role in the media. Stereotyping, racial ideologies, systematic oppression, and gatekeeping being predominant themes in this subject. All of the information was collected to answer the central question of how mass media portrayals of black men influence white and black perceptions and stereotypes, respectively, in present-day American society.