African American Inequality

As it talks about racial inequality in chapter 10, the definition of racism is the belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior. White people are actually at the top while the others (the minority groups) are at the bottom. Considering that the laws of the USA revolved around white men in the beginning of this country, it’s not surprising to see how little people are not aware that racism still exists. They claim that it’s the 21st century, slavery happened in the past and it should stay in the past where it belongs. No. We’re going to recognize what white people did to African Americans. We are going to see how white supremacy is ugly and not needed.

Inequality between races in the U.S. seems like a distant, long forgotten thing of the past. However, the gaps between the varied races in the U.S. are just as real as they were before. Asians are perceived as smart hard-workers with cruel parents, hispanics are identified as lazy illegal immigrants, whites are portrayed as dumb party-goers, and blacks are discerned as scary and evil thugs. The ways these races are viewed is extremely harmful to the way they are treated by society. These people tend to be treated badly starting at a young age, making the stereotypes they are accosted with harder to overcome. Stereotypes are taken to schools and jobs, causing imbalances almost everywhere, but the most damaging stereotypes are given to blacks, as they are treated like criminals

There are many problems that exist in the world, whether that be political, economic, or even social issues. These issues can affect individuals, both directly and indirectly, in doing so can lead to detrimental effects on society. One way to get involved in an issue and help spread awareness is through a movement. There are many movements in the world where people stand up and fight for a cause they believe in, in doing so can bring about change that leads to a better world. In specifically the Black Lives Matter movement is a global platform that helps black communities when they are faced with injustice. Black communities are faced with inequality, injustice, racialization and many more struggles that other communities don’t have an issue

Racial injustices and inequality have been in place in various areas of operation within the society. The existence of the notion that a given race is more superior to another has been the main source of the constant injustices across different communities. The inequality and racial injustices within the societies are deeply rooted which it makes difficult to develop policies and strategies that can have a significant impact if the past events and actions are anything to buy. Thus, the increasing inequality across the United States is based on wealth and social status where racial consideration is key in many societies. Even though there have been efforts to ensure that there is better engagement among different races within the country, there are no significant steps that have been made as the inequality among races keeps increasing.

One would not want to live a life if they knew their chances of reaching their goals, were almost certainly downsized or marginalized by their race. Well, sadly this is the case for Blacks in America. Blacks are often found to be, at the bottom of the American society. America is suppose to be “The land of the free, and the home of the brave,” allowing all citizens equal opportunity. However in a harsh reality it is not, but instead the land of the incapacitated, and home of the Whites. Looking back in time, America has always been a country of racial inequality that benefited Whites and demeaned any other race. Examples of racial inequality in our history consist of the American-Indian war, slavery, Jim Crow laws, and general discrimination. Thus the term “White Supremacy,” meaning Whites have dominance and are superior, came about. The feeling of Whites Supremacy is still felt in today’s society, and is one of many reason why race still matters. Even though the are many theories of why race still matters, it is important to realize 3 major reasons why that is so. In short, race matter because of the increased likelihood of minorities experiencing: poverty, racial profiling and Institutional racism.

The 1960’s was a time of revolutionary change in many different aspects including civil rights for African Americans. A lot of attention was brought towards the south in the United States, where many contempt African Americans were tired of racism and denied their basic human rights. Unfortunately, despite the countless protests and loud civil rights movement, little has changed in contemporary America. Today we see a similar movement arise from the newer generation protesting racism and police brutality against black people, particularly black males. Both movements are led by symbols and fueled by media attention, marking them as important events in US history. During the 1960’s the United states saw the civil rights movement; in modern times it has become a movement to protest police brutality, unfair profiling, and corrupt justice, to black Americans since the shooting of Michael Brown.

“Black people can not be racist, prejudice yes but not racist. Racism describes a system of disadvantage based on race. Black people can not be racist, since we can not stand to benefit from such a system,” (Dear White People). In the United States’ society, the oppression of black Americans is ingrained and rooted in history (“The Oppression”). With our country of immigrants, blacks were bought here by force and were kept as slaves for one-hundred fifty years (“The Oppression”). Granting that racism is a problem for many ethnicities, racism against black Americans is considered “justified” because racist ideologies borrowed from slavery, as well as the century old apartheid system called Jim Crow, which

As Mohandas Gandhi once said, the purpose of civil disobedience is not “to defeat or humiliate your opponents, but to win their friendship and understanding.” During the Civil Right Movement African Americans were not the only ones fighting for equality, and desegregation. In 1960, the lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, NC, which were race segregated, created a domino effect of other sit-ins all over the South, including not only black, but also whites. This led to the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and 3,600 arrests nationwide. The alliance of whites and blacks in this demonstration shows how blacks were not looking for “special rights”, as some people suggested, but for equal rights that even whites accepted that civil disobedience was completely justified and was actually very gutsy thing to do; when taking into account all the harassment the activist who participated in in the sit-ins experienced ("A Selective List Of Historic Civil Disobedience Actions.”;

Tracing back to the earlier centuries, blacks have suffered the most severe form of racial discrimination. White extremists have always treated blacks as lesser people, and in this manner, unprivileged them of basic needs and rights. Before the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.A, the situation in the country had a very harsh picture of racial inequality. Life was hard for blacks, due to the fact that they had no rights, no justice, and no voice. The United States needs to establish strategies for eliminating this inequality as all men should be treated equally. Racial injustice is a conspicuous variety of discrimination by race where people have restrictions to fully access different organizations, for instance, churches or colleges due to their

Being minorities, African American men, women, and children have frequently encountered injustices in the United States. There’s many people that blame society, many people that blame the white men, and many other people that blame the African Americans themselves. Although in the Million Man March, black Americans from every part of the nation came together, not to blame anyone for those injustices, but to strive for a better tomorrow.

It is surprising to think that the civil rights movement happened about 50 years ago. My grandparents were alive to see this take place. Since then we have seen a great movement towards equality, but true equality in terms of civil rights has yet to be accomplished. Many minorities still face discrimination today; we often see stereotypes of different races casually displayed in films and books. These issues are still prevalent. The system in which we inhabit today still has hints of systematic racism which aids in separating us. We can see this in the difference in punishments given to white and blue collar crimes. Often times those within the lower economic strata will face harsher punishments for lesser crimes. Being caught with drugs can

Along the way, an organic uprising morphed into organized blocs with specific demands. Activists arranged national conferences so local groups could connect and swap strategies. It was a movement rooted in the rejection of police violence, and its greatest symbols were the names of Black youth like Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and Michael Brown – young, unarmed men killed by

Today many people believe that we have obtained racial equality. However there are multiple reasons and statistics that contradict those arguments . For decades African Americans has been deprived of basic rights, “If America had racial equality in education and jobs, African Americans would have two million more high school degrees…(Raines)”. There are many drastic racial gaps from education to owning property. Throughout America’s history blacks have been limited, when it comes to education, property, and other things. If people truly believe that after four hundred years of enslavement and limited rights, can be fixed within one generation they are wrong. The African American community has faced

Stratification is the leading cause of inequalities that make upward mobility nearly impossible for some racial and ethnic groups. Societies’ cultural beliefs often reinforce the inequalities of stratification. Parents and the elderly have direct control over what people learn about the ways of the world and what sort of things may be considered normative in society. Racial inequality is the disparity in opportunity and treatment that is inflicted upon a person due to their race and or ethnicity. This social class, like all the others, is created by society. Through establishing norms and routine behaviors, social classes are created by people, for people over a period of time. The idea of separating people in to distinguished classes is not something that always happens intentionally however, it is a natural human behavior as a means to simplify life and all of its complexities. Racial inequality exists in contemporary America. Especially in the form of unintended consequences. Race and ethnicity affects a person’s chance of finding quality housing, employment, health, etc.

Several of today’s inequalities come from the past. In the film, “500 years,” the crippling reality of the past is carried on the future. Slavery put countless African-Americans under the ownership of white people. They were whipped, beaten, raped, abused, mistreated, and the list goes one. From generation to generation, these inequalities have travelled. Though many like to believe that we are all treated equal, this is unfortunately far from the truth.