Racial Discrimination : The Blacker The Berry

As children grow up, they become the person they turn out to be because of experiences and the culture and society they grew up in. Nations are affected in the same sense because the people living in a nation affect how the nation is influenced and builds its character.

We have issues: more specifically , the United States has issues, continuous and all-encompassing issues of racial inequality.The United States is experiencing a outburst of racism, as can be seen from the 2014 killings of two unarmed African-American men, to the brutality of white supremacy in Charleston and the string of arsons in black churches across the South. Of course, it’s nothing new for a nation with a long history of extreme racist violence—the most recent lynching-related death occurred in 1981, hardly a lifetime ago, when Michael Donald was hanged by two members of the Ku Klux Klan.The United States, however, continues to avoid its history on race, refusing to confront its past in a “post-racial,” “colorblind” society, and that policy of systemic ignorance is particularly strong when mention of racial equality is brought up. Although the concept of equality has never truly existed in this world, as can be traced back to the very beginnings of recorded history we see the nobles ruling the commoners, conquerors reigning over the conquered, the will of man dominating women; the United States needs to acknowledge the fact that racial inequality still exists within our country and has in no way progressed towards betterment.

As Anita Hill once stated, “We have a history of gender and racial bias in our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.” RACISM- Another word for ignorance; another way of saying nature should have had only one type of flower or one species of animal. Racism is like looking at a box of crayons and not seeing all the colors. Racism is another word for fear- fear of the unknown. For many of us, those of diverse races and creeds are the great unknown. The simple question that begs asking is: why? What role does race truly play in the criminal justice system and is the system truly as colorblind as many individuals believe it to be? With this country’s shameful history of slavery, the Jim Crow Laws, and numerous other racially biased injustices, it seems likely race does, play a role in the countless facets in the United States (U.S) criminal justice system. Our system is clearly, not, color blind. Although a handful of naïve people remain oblivious to the racism ubiquitously occurring, negative attitudes toward people of color are, even now, prevalent in our courts. Not only is racism found in the corners of our streets, but also, it is found where we work, in schools our children attend, and, most significantly, in our justice system. It is about time for people to start examining the causes and begin looking for resolutions to this severe predicament. We – As America, have the ability to

Over the course of American history, it is no question that other races have been disadvantaged because of their heritage and minority status. Slavery and discrimination have led to severe drawbacks for African American society, to give an example, which is unfair and unfortunate to those that have worked so hard and lose just because of their race. Luckily though, racism is coming to a much tighter close as time goes on, and people of color are much less discriminated than they once were. Privilege exists within every American due to the great freedom the country offers. Cultures are not structured to hate or isolate another culture; things like this happen because the people within those cultures have different viewpoints, which may cause

If there is one thing I have noticed during my, admittedly, short sixteen years, it is the racial discrimination and obvious bigotry of the those who are not "white". Stereotypes and detrimental comments are slung every which way. Others, rely on subtle jabs while some are oblivious to the offense of the people they are around.

What is Discrimination and how does it affect African-Americans who are interested in obtaining a high level of education in today’s social climate compared to the past generations? Discrimination against Blacks today is more covert due to the fact most kids attend public schools within their demographic unless their parents take it upon themselves to invest in the Childs future. Most people contend that the way the school systems are setup now segregation is taking effect on a slightly different scale. If for instance a family could choose to send their child to a much better school outside of the lower income neighborhood they may reside would that student become just as successful as the kid from the higher society neighborhood? It’s a known

Throughout history, people of minority ethnicities have been discriminated against. Furthermore, this is largely caused by high ranking administrators operating in the prison system and our economy, which favors non-Hispanic, non-Arabic Caucasian people more than other races or ethnicities.

In conclusion one would say discrimination continues to be an issue for black minorities in America. It’s important to recognize that black minorities get mistreated more than other minorities because that’s unfair. We’re supposed to all be treated equal not based off of our skin color or race. Stopping police brutality is one way to start making change. It’ll stop chaotic riots and people being against one another. It’ll help us to come together as a whole. Taking away discrimination will change the way we interact with one another and we will start building our society back and will be given a positive outcome. This is what needs to be done in order for African American not to be the most discriminated against and stop the

In our history and lives, humans tend to judge others. If they think they are not like themselves, they are weird and judge them of what they are. This problem is affecting our society today and was a bigger problem in our history. Our society’s achilles’ heel is judging others and not accepting who they are.

Aristotle once said “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.”

Black privilege also allows them “to move conveniently in and out of white reality at will. On any given occasion, I can act like a white person better than most white people and do it with finesse and elegance, and two seconds later I can become super Black, declare my history of exclusion and deny ownership of my own behavior.” (Na’Im Akbar, “Perspectives”, p. 47) This is called “shifting;” a reflexive defense strategy used by black women employed to cope with biases and discrimination in Corporate America.

Since the beginning of the American Civil War, the black discrimination and persecution problem has become a controversial issue. Some argue that the legal soundness and the awareness of the equality make huge breakthrough of the black discrimination issue, while others propose that the violence action towards the black still exists in the society . Although both the book “To kill a mockingbird” and the research article agree that the discrimination phenomenon should be prevented , the book pays attention to the fact that the black should employs the societal power to fight against the violence and inequality, while the movement “Black lives matter” advocated that the black should form a collective group, relying on themselves to fight for the victory.

Racism is all about difference and power. A song, Black, Brown and White was recorded and it implies that there were more people from the black side who experience unemployment than people from the white side (Bloch & Solomos, 2010). This is a clear manifestation of racism in songs for the issue tackled degrades the abilities of the black people. Although the effects of racism are not seen, it has its psychological effects on blacks and the racists.

“The Blacker the Berry” by Kendrick Lamar was released February 9th, 2015. This incredibly racially motivated song has created controversy throughout America because it tackles racism, hypocrisy, and hatred head on. Although Stephen Best argues that the past defines the present without question, and Hartman believes that many important African American stories have been silenced due to lack of evidence, Kendrick Lamar’s song “The Blacker the Berry” complicates and adds to their arguments by introducing a certain level of hypocrisy that forces the listener to understand a much more complicated moral position than is generally allowed, perhaps an inevitable one.

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said, “We have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways”. This quote rings true where equality in the workplace is concerned. In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson”, we see what social discrimination looks like through the eyes of children who are observing a wealthier part of town. In their eyes, they see and injustice and question why it is not being altered into something centered more on equality and equal opportunity. Toni Cade Bambara’s story “The Lesson” is written to make a point about racial discrimination in the workplace and social inequality.