Black Racism Race

With the rise in the #BlackLivesMatter movement, racism has been a hot topic of discussion in news, music, television, and in film. America is finally beginning to understand and confront the effects of racism in society. Although the country still has a long way to go in regards to reform and achieving true equality, the acknowledgement of the existence of racism is a large first step. Despite the frequency of conversations about racism, there is still one vital aspect that is ignored and overlooked that greatly contributes to the hindrance of true change. Colorism. As a society, when speaking of racial inequality in the black community we fail to realize the role colorism has and the effect it has on those that suffer from it. Colorism in the black community is one of the main things that keeps us from

Today, racism and racial discrimination is something you see everyday. Whether it be in a news story, an article on social media, or something that you personally witness, but what is racism? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes racism as a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. This means that one race will discriminate another because they believe that their race is better. Some people think that the only people that can be racist are white people. Their definition of racism is summed up to white people discriminating against the minority including African Americans and Latinos. Their definition of racism is not true. Racism does go both ways. Anyone is capable of saying, “Hey, my race is better than yours for this reason.” This is called reverse racism. The term reverse racism is referred to as discrimination against racial majorities inflicted by racial minorities. Reverse racism does exist and it is just as common as racism (“Racism”).

People usually respond to race-related discussion in various emotional ways that range from deep culpability and embarrassment to extreme pride and hatred toward another group. Recently several stories reported in national or international news seem to add more focus to the ongoing debate about racial discrimination between black and white. But my concern is how to deal with racial discrimination when it comes from people of the same race.

There are not many people in the United States that claim to be racist. When it comes to the question of race, most people believe that they are colorblind. However, it is a fact that race and racism are inescapable parts of the country`s cultural heritage and social history. The issues that surround the definition of race and racism, are the product of a long and controversial history of diverse American society.

There are many layers to American racism. I will break it down to 3 layers and explain the consequences these types of racism have. The first lay is historical racism. Historical racism is what most stereotypes what racism is suppose to be. In this category you would think of things such as lynching, the enslaved people working the fields, use of the word nigger, segregation and Jim Crow laws but that isn’t even the start of it. The first step to successfully enslave a people is to “keep the mind and take the body”. Europeans in America would go about doing this by use of torture, physical and sexual abuse. While today’s American racism isn’t so obvious or physically brutal as most think the outcome is still the same.

The article I chose for our discussion two is (Why I’m not talking to white people about race) The title appears quite intriguing due to its representation of white individuals that illustrate discussions about race and racism — the focus of Reni Eddo-Lodge, a British feminist and journalist in her articles. The book is referring to specific underpinnings of British racism. Over the years, Eddo-Lodge reviews Britain’s history and current structural prejudice, the opportunity for white people, feminism, and politics. Moreover, Eddo-Lodge wasn’t trying to exclude white individuals from the discussion or includes them on a guilt trip, but instead, she’s simply trying to express that it’s too much and she’d had enough

Civil rights leaders feared it would be a scandal and wouldn’t be sympathetic to the white community.

Do you believe that everyone in this world has equal rights? Well if you think that everyone in this world has the same rights your wrong. Racism has been going on for years and still to this day racism is a big part in today’s society and will forever be a part of history. Throughout the years not much has changed from having African American slaves to having immigrants.

Systematic racial discrimination perhaps imbeds in any American institutions since the country was established by the founding fathers. The first obvious discrimination happened in earliest chapter of the U.S history, when the Constitution had set up the conceptual boundary for the nation. It is also known as the national identities with boundary described in the context of “Who is an American?” by Eric Foner as “... a state of mind, ‘an imagined political community’ with borders that are as much intellectual as geographic.” For America at the earliest time of its history, its identities were deserved for white male who were the immigrants from Europe continent. Virtually this early discrimination of the Europeans on their new land constructed a system of racial discrimination to all who are not white. The white immigrants in the system basically identified themselves as Americans and excluded many other groups of people residing in the same continent. The systematic racial discrimination undoubtedly has been one of the most provocative and baffled problem which sets up the boundary among all groups of people based on their differences and needed to be changed in the future, for the ideal of equality embraced by the Americans throughout their history.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended all state and local laws requiring segregation. The “whites only” signs have ceased to lurk over water fountains, bathrooms, and restaurant counters. However, that is only on legal terms and paperwork. Many Americans don’t want to admit it, but segregation is still around. Sometimes by design or by choice. The 21st century segregation exists only in our school systems and communities. It also permeates our society in ways we don’t even realize.

Race and racism are concepts which are unavoidable in one’s day to day life. When my mother was laid off from her job in Colombia 12 years ago she made the choice to immigrate to the United States. I was six when I arrived in the United States, but I had never really dealt with the matter of race before then. The concept of race is not as prominent in Colombia the biggest divider is socioeconomic level. In my six years of living in Miami, I don’t remember any racism directed towards me or my family. We relocated to Kentucky when I was around 8. Moving to the state gave me the opportunity to become aware of my race and the race of others.

In the United States of America increased incidents of racism have been conveyed through the media, all of which are targeting Americans of colour. Racism has existed for hundreds of year, although it was seemed to be removed from civilised society by such names as Martin Luther king, or Malcom X, it has remerged in the twenty first century. I personally believe that with history repeating itself Americans would have learned from mistakes. However as Police officers abuse their power, hate groups rally to protest, and children being slaughtered, racial abuse/discrimination has gone unseen by the public.

Racism has been a major issue for over centuries. Some may say, racism is eradicated, but there is always going to be a glass ceiling. Today, United States undergo a protest also known as Black Lives Matter. If my individual was to witness this event, he would definitely gather the community and raise awareness, was well as the changes that need to be mad without uprising. Locally, I would join a small organisation within the community that examines this issue, along with publishing our community’s opinion via blogs and websites. Furthermore, I would be the representative who speaks at different corners of the community to spread awareness. Nationally, I would speak my mind by organising a huge protest that would attain the government's’ attention, so they realise that everyone is entitled to the same human rights regardless of their ethnic, race and skin colour.

Racism consists of ideologies and practices that seek to justify, or cause, the unequal distribution of privileges, rights or goods among different racial groups. Modern variants are often based in social perceptions of biological differences between peoples. These can take the form of social actions, practices or beliefs, or political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other, based on presumed shared inheritable traits, abilities, or qualities. It may also hold that members of different races should be treated differently.

Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, and Hank Greenberg all faced some sort of racism during their lives and their professional careers. Racism was found in every sport between the 1930s and the 1950s. Some sports hid the racism better than the others did. The role of racism and ethnicity in American sport did not change significantly between the 1930s and the 1950s.