Essay On Problems Facing America

Protesting in the National Football League has been going on, as some of the country’s most beloved and highly recognized athletes are seen disrespecting the United States of America on national TV every weekend. The players’ reason for the protesting is police brutality, you can see them kneeling, raising their fist in the air, or even sit in the locker room while the national anthem is being played. Although I do understand what they are trying to do, I believe that there definitely better ways to go about their protest. The protests started in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, took a knee during the national anthem. When question about his actions he responded by saying, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour”(Lake). While some people sided with Kaepernick most people took offense to his decision to kneel. In him doing this it has caused a league wide outbreak in protest; as players and sometimes even whole teams take a knee or show some type of protest during our country's anthem.

Racism in America is no longer a big problem because segregation has been abolished for more than forty years. ("Primary Documents in American History.")Now African Americans can do so much more than they ever could before.("Primary Documents in American History.") They can do things such as professional sports, vote, get good paying jobs, and own a business. Although African Americans can now do all the things whites can do that doesn't mean racism is completely gone. There are still many racist people in the world and there probably always will be.

In the past weekend in the NFL, players, coaches and team owners alike took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice in the United States. The first person to bring this topic in to the limelight was 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. There were waves of exalt and hate storming towards Kaepernick but what did it mean for the NFL almost a year after that incident it seems as if the whole league has caught on. Yet this peaceful protest has been under scrutiny especially by President Trump who exclaimed that athletes taking a knee should be fired. There are also, certain folks who believe that the flag is sacred and should be respected as such and anything others id disrespectful towards the country and the people who die

When most people in America think about racism and where it started, they might think of the days of the Middle Passage when people from Africa were brought over on slave ships. They might also think of Colonial America when blacks were being separated from their families and sold to the highest bidder. However, racism started hundreds if not thousands of years before that time of Colonial America. To think of a possible solution for racism in 2015 is honestly very hard. Coming from the point of view of a natural born Jamaican female, and with the racial tensions in America coming from Colonial times, it is hard to come up with a solution. With the eruption of more publicized racial problems within at least the last two decades from Rodney

In the United States, there are constant protests occurring throughout towns, cities, and states, over the injustice unfolding across the nation, whether it’s regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement, equality for African Americans, or the ‘Take A Knee’ protest. These individuals protesting refuse to back down from what they believe in, and are fighting for “one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” One main conflict that is encountered every Thursday, Sunday, and Monday, is the ‘Take A Knee’ protest that involves professional football players taking a knee during the National Anthem. Why are football players taking a knee during a time where all should be standing and respecting the National flag and anthem?

In the NFL and other American sports there is a growing problem. Many players are kneeling during the playing of our National Anthem. These players actions has caused players in others sports like Baseball and Hockey to protest. These events has caused many people to express their opinions on the subject whether agreeing or criticizing.

America is among the super powers in the world but this does not prevent it from having problems. Just like other Nation's America struggles with some issues. The list of the problems is endless however there are some issues that are of importance as compared to others. Therefore these issues should be recognized and addressed as such. Among these issues are; the upward transfer of wealth. Since 1970's there has been a continuous trend of the rich getting richer as the middle class and poor remain in their states with no change whatsoever. This has been a continuous process; approximately 90% of the gains that are realized from the years of economic recovery go only to the 1% which is the rich in the society. The other 99% do not gain from this and that is why they remain as they are whether the economy has recovered or remains the same (Darkworld, 2013).

Imagine yourself at an NFL football game and the National Anthem is about to begin and they ask people to please stand, but some people don’t stand including some of the players. Over the course of the NFL season more and more players have begun to kneel during the national anthem, silently protesting oppression against people of color, police brutalities, and the criminal justice. The United states of America need to be more strict on the criminal justice, equality and hiring/training police officers because there will be less police brutality and less protests which can exert into people getting hurt or worse dying. The players are kneeling because of all the corrupt things that are happening to people who are usually doing nothing and are

While the situation is better than it was a generation ago, racism still exists in America. First, crime is the most important topic related to racism. Black men are treated differently for committing crimes, and they often end up in jail while whites are often set free. The police profile black women before a crime are committed. Next, stores show racism every day. Sales associates watch black males on security cameras. The associates think that white people will buy products. Last, schools have a history of racism. White teachers are only willing to teach white students. The black or poor neighborhood schools are fixed up for basic needs, and the white or rich schools have luxuries. These are the examples why racism still exists in

The NFL has just started to disrespect the flag by kneeling during the national anthem. They have been trying to free their expression rights in other ways. America's gift to my generation is freedom of expression. Not only players are kneeling during the anthem, it is affecting college players also. It also affects their standing and their pocket book.Losing thousands of dollars every year.

Finding solutions to concepts such as racism are tricky. There is no perfect fix for anything having to do with racism because it’s so rooted in our past as a country and is considered a very sensitive topic. The main issue with finding a solution is that everyone can not suddenly come to the conclusion that we all need to stop being racist. Obviously that would make life a whole lot easier, but this country is full of many different people who all have different beliefs and opinions. People who are racist can not be convinced to change at the drop of a hat, and sadly there are still many people out there who are genuinely racist. Even people who are not be labeled as racist can hold some kind of prejudice, whether they realize it or not. This

For many years, racial tensions and police brutality have been some of the most talked about issues that face America. From debates on police brutality on black people, to the debate of black lives matter and blue lives matter, race has become such a big topic today and shapes so much of today’s discussions. People use different ways to bring attention to the issue, most used the black lives matter protest, however a new peaceful protest arises where people, mostly football players, take a knee during the national anthem.

Many of Americans today do not take the time to realize that our nation is little by little falling apart. Our leaders are corrupt, our environment is being destroyed, and there are thousands of children being born each day. The three major social problems facing the American citizens in the 21st century are births to unmarried woman, being able to trust or government and or leaders, and lastly destroying the environment.

It is impossible to eradicate all racism because our country is so large. Racism has changed from systematic to what Dinesh D’Souza calls episodic. In his words racism will always exists but it no longer systematically prohibits the lives

It can be depressing thinking about all of the problems in the world. I can list a large number of problems that need to be fixed, and there are certainly even more issues to which I am not privy. It is difficult to rank problems by their importance and declare that solving world hunger is more important than reversing the effects of global warming, or vice versa. That being said, I believe that the world's most pressing problem is the inequality and discrimination rooted deep within the foundation of our society.