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Helen, Well thought post, but honesty I can say being an African American female I someday hope for change, but I’m more a reality person and from what my eyes can see racial profiling is always going to exist. In my opinion I think once black people became slave that’s how the world will always view them, but as laws have pass for equality then society tries to bandage it a little better and make it seem like all people should be treated fair, but we all know that won’t happen. Just like in the article mentions "majority of black 88% say that the country need to continue making changes for blacks to have equal rights with whites but 43% are skeptical that such changes will ever occur". In my opinion it’s just a repeated cycle of mistreating
is a bleak one to say the least. At this time African American are treated only a little better than
The Author of this book (On our own terms: race, class, and gender in the lives of African American Women) Leith Mullings seeks to explore the modern and historical lives of African American women on the issues of race, class and gender. Mullings does this in a very analytical way using a collection of essays written and collected over a twenty five year period. The author’s systematic format best explains her point of view. The book explores issues such as family, work and health comparing and contrasting between white and black women as well as between men and women of both races.
Earl G. Graves said, “Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King expressed his dream that African Americans would someday be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character, the line between the suspect is a black male and black males are suspect remains dangerously thin.” Our nation needs to follow the five-step plan outlined by ACLU to allow our members of society safety and equal rights for one another.
One of the most destructive forces that is destroying young black people in America today is the common cultures wicked image of what an realistic black person is supposed to look like and how that person is supposed to act. African Americans have been struggling for equality since the birth of this land, and the war is very strong. Have you ever been in a situation where you were stereotyped against?
From its first utterance in 2008 to herald the rise of Barrack Obama, the concept was misguided and delusional.” I somewhat agree with what the author is saying about race, but not completely because the actual definition of “Post-Racial” literally means “after race” or that race does not exist. Like Mr. Capehart I believe a post-racial society is not realistic; that there will always be differences between cultures, no matter what steps, precautions, or measurements you take to eliminate the racial tensions. However, I am not saying that we cannot greatly diminish the tensions and prejudices, and therefore I disagree with Mr. Capehart. The way race is viewed needs to be changed. If you are able to change the way people view and look at race, you can reduce racial tensions and racial inequalities. Changing the way people view race is no easy task and doesn’t happen overnight. I believe it’s a long process that will be difficult and will be met with opposition. Racism is the root of the problem. I found this point brought up in the article, “The Fallacy of a ‘post racial’ society” to be very interesting, “The racist and anti-Semitic hate group…” called the Ku Klux Klan, that is known for, “…white sheets, cross burnings, and has a history of other
No matter how much people try to stop discrimination of other peoples it will still always be there. A couple of weeks ago in Bowling Green an example of this behavior showed us that it is currently still a very real problem. The incident was that students that attended Bowling Green State University sent out some very discriminatory tweets about African American students who also attended the college. After these hateful tweets were posted in the Twitterverse a flood of responses followed the posts. There were many students who saw these tweets and were either appalled that anyone would say something ...
Finally, we as a nation need to educate ourselves in the reality of the effects that racial profiling can have on individuals and keep in mind what is taught to us as young children that we cannot judge a book by its cover. We are all entitled to the same rights and freedom regardless of our ethnicity and color of our skin and until proven otherwise we should not live in fear of being targeted by those sworn to protect us just because the color of our skin.
It is not a coincidence that the majority of people in the correctional system are black, but there is the hope that through the knowledge and respect of one another those grievous acts that divide people into skin color, race, ethnicity, and religion can find a common ground. Common ground as in laws that everyone can agree on, not just what the majority decrees as being justice. There isn’t any government that can achieve this because of the seemingly infinite amount of strife in the world which causes people to become refugees and flee to strange countries. The only way that I can perceive the extinction of unconscious racism is the development of science which can prevent hardships. A common enemy has historically been known to bring people together, whether that enemy is a shortage of food or lack of resources, the most basic needs of freedom and liberty bind all men together with a goal in a positive direction.
When people hear the word 'diversity', they often think in terms of black and white. I believe the true meaning of diversity is not simply about skin color, economic background or the face value of any other characteristic, rather it is the increased knowledge and sensitivity gained from unique experiences. The strength of diversity then comes from having many points of view and trying to reconcile them by finding common truths or resolving differences amongst people. Being a person of mixed heritage, my father is black and my mother is white, has definitely affected my life and contributed to the development of qualities that enhance my ability to embrace the uniqueness of those around me. Being raised in a single parent household and the values passed on to me by my mother have also been strong influences in my life. My greatest contribution to my community is the ability to create relationships between people of diverse backgrounds and a desire to understand others' beliefs.
Of course things won 't be different over night but if we work little by little then it definitely could change and make the american dream more achievable to the African American. Education would be the biggest turning point if changed. The mindset of everyone should be changed to become more equally understanding. There shouldn’t be any favoritism or neglect most importantly . African american students shouldn’t be left hanging just because of assumptions that they don’t have the same level or even more of intelligence as the white student. School system also shouldn 't hold them back from excelling by not giving them proper material. They deserve the same treatment and privileges as the white schools. Teachers should also have a level of equality that doesn’t make them feel the need to be of ignorance and negligence just because they feel that the african american child doesn’t belong. We should also change the stereotyping because of the area we live in . No one purposely picks their living circumstances . Just because little timmy lives in the highest crime rated neighborhood doesn’t mean that he’s the one committing the crimes. Most kids are trying to there hardest to get out of the place they’re living but if society keeps telling you to fear the black man instead of getting to know him then how exactly are we supposed to achieve our dream. You can’t belittle us for being poor when you won’t even give us a shot at succeeding the same
As a young black woman, I can’t help but to be drawn in by the black man’s story. African-Americans who started off as property, then promoted to second class citizens and finally equals but maybe not the same, have a long standing history somewhat separate from the rest of America. Forced to be a part of a country where they were only desired when they were merely dollar signs driving the south’s economy, and soon just considered a nuisance rather not dealt with, blacks have faced many tribulations. Oppressed for many years, blacks have come a long way. That being said the race dilemma in America still lingers. Today every citizen is entitled to the same rights and pursuit of happiness but it would be naïve to say that difference don’t exists
We started this Government and Politics class with reading a speech from Barack Obama during his campaign for presidency in 2008 that was a response to comments made by the minister of the church his family has attended. Barack says, “It’s that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress had been made.” President Obama was regarding the state of the treatment of Black people in the United States. He took a stance that is present in many white people throughout the U.S., and one that I believe definitely needs to be acknowledged in the discussion over the treatment of Black Americans. But on the other hand, I truly believe that there is a problem with the treatment of Black Americans in our country, and to deny that would be a denial of various statistics. The combination of the huge amount of police discrimination towards black people (which leads to the various brutality cases) along with massive socioeconomic gap between White Americans and Black Americans are both major issues plaguing the United States that need a solution for the betterment of the nation. This is where my opinion comes in. I agree
Being a resident of South Carolina, African-American Culture was chosen as part of the applied learning project for the Intercultural Nursing class, because African-Americans make up more than a quarter of this state’s population. According to the 2010 United States Census Bureau, the total population for South Carolina (S.C.) is 4,625,364, with 27.9% being of African-American descent. The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding and sensitivity to issues and cultural variances or phenomena that are unique to the African-American Culture. Another goal is to identify nursing interventions that are important for the nurse to consider in caring for this population. These phenomena’s include variances in social organization, communication, space, perception of time, environmental control, and biological variations associated with the African-American culture. (Giger, 2013 and South Carolina minority, n.d.)
The world has lived through generations of racism and racial profiling. After the days of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Civil Rights Movement, the American people thought they had passed the days of hatred and discrimination. Although Americans think that they live in a non-racist society, minorities today still live in the chains of oppression and prejudice through sports, schools, and social media.
It is important to realize that even though it is the 21st century, United States of America is not a post-racial society. A post-racial society is considered to be “a society free from racial prejudice, discrimination, and oppression” (Adams et al., 57). The reason I state that it is not post-racial is because racism, discrimination, prejudices, and oppression occurs every day. Although racism and discrimination does not have as much public support as it once did, it is still evident. Since there is not as much public tolerance for either issues, people may hide their racist or discriminatory beliefs. Also, discrimination and racism is not as candid as it once was on mass media, but there are still subtle hints of both.