Racism And Bias Of The Black President

In the articles Fear of a black president by Ta- Nehisi Coates was about the critique of president Obama’s leadership on matters of race. The critique was on the Obama remarks on the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, which Obama has said “if I have a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” After Obama spoke those words the author said the case of Trayvon Martin passed out of the national- mourning phases into a racialized political fodder. This article upset me because I think Obama should speak freely about race since many white politicians who are proud racist and for segregated can give their opinion without the media hate, but when Obama, do they call him the anti-Christ, racist terms or there are intensely discordant. I think Obama remark

Growing up, I was constantly surrounded by people of the same ethnic race and culture. I was raised in the small city of Temple City where a lot of older generation Asian immigrants resided, which resulted in my schools being mostly dominated by the first generation Asian American population. Because of this similarity of race and culture with my peers, it was fairly easy for me to bond with other students as well as feel comfortable within the realms of my schools and neighborhood. I had little trouble learning and participating in classrooms and also was able to be very involved in leadership positions in extracurricular programs at my high school which was a good learning experience for me.

For centuries Africa American’s have been stripped from their freedom, their history, and their human rights due to racism and white supremacy. However, in 1868 there was a light at the end of the tunnel, African Americans thought there was an end to racism and the beginning of equality when the 14th Amendment was created. The 14th Amendment stated, “All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States… no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”(The Founding Fathers) With the privilege of being a citizen a person is entitled to universal freedom (Walton, Smith). Even though the 14th amendment enforced that the state shall not deny privileges to citizens, it never brought about equality for African-Americans because of racism. The Amendment was intended to create equality, however its meaning was misinterpreted and ultimately benefit white males. Because of this, it denied them of their right to freedom from barriers created to keep African Americans inferior such as Jim Crow Laws, Gorilla Warfare for Voting, and Institutional Racism.

This paper will introduce and define the need for Multicultural awareness as a clinical mental health counselor. It will further explore examples of various topics in Multicultural counseling such as: Racial and ethnic diversity, gender and social economic status. As a result of this research, in Multicultural awareness, the self-assessment rendered the identity of myself. It allowed me to realize what and who I was as “other.” In realizing who I was as “other”, I saw my own self-identity, and some of my flaws. Therefore, this assessment made me realize the need to develop a plan to correct areas of which demonstrated lower scores in: acceptance of change, stereotyping, and assuming may interfere as a mental health counselor if not corrected. Multicultural Self-Assessment After taking the multicultural self-assessment, my results revealed the following about myself. For the most part of this assessment, my strongest points were rounded in cultural diversity and understanding. Contrary to such, I scored lower in the areas of “assuming something is when it’s not,” “stereotyping,” and “adapting new changes” (Petrone, M. C. 2004). Lastly, more often than not results displayed equality, and positive outlook type of personality. For example, in posting to the discussion board, I tried to respond to topics without, disrespecting ones’ values, and at the same time introducing awareness about the topic. First Time I Realized I was “Other” The first

How can counselors work to lessen the effects of racism and discrimination that have impacted Native Americans and Asian Americans?

Racism against African Americans and other ethnicities is still prevalent in our society. Salis (2015) mentions a recent poll of Caucasian and African Americans and found that sixty percent of those surveyed felt racial relationships ha vent improved and forty percent felt they were worse. In this paper, I will identify how a counselor can reduce the effects of racism and discrimination that has affected African Americans. Additionally, I will address what role a counselor plays in reducing the stigma of mental illness within the African American community. Furthermore, I will highlight the legal and ethical issues identified in the video

“Racism still occupies the throne of our nation,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pronounced just before his assassination. Almost fifty years later, we are still faced with the same unchanged threat that makes the words of Dr. King true. As individuals, communities, and a proud nation we have made an everlasting fingerprint for the children of our future, yet we lack the strength of acknowledgment to alter the course of racial discrimination and conquer prejudice. Has the formation of structural discrimination rooted itself too deeply into our subconscious that hope for rehabilitation seems unattainable? As a nation, we voted a man with a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya as the first multiracial President of the United States. Racism has not been eradicated because of the racial background of President Barrack Obama and we have not accomplished victory because of his African decent because prejudice has been too deeply fixed within our society. Social circumstance and the insinuation of race continue to change over time, precisely because race has become a social construct that serves political ends. The prior and present leaders of our nation organize, generate, and endorse the laws and public policy that ensure racism continues to maintain itself against people of color. Our historically racist foundation, the rising effects of structural discrimination, and the view of modernized racism all actively participate in shaping our structural

The author uses elementary school, with ages ranging from Five to Eleven years old, to support her main argument. Beverly Tatum writes, “In racially mixed elementary schools, you often see children of diverse racial boundaries playing with one another,” (Tatum,

How can counselors work to lessen the effects of racism and discrimination that have impacted Native Americans and Asian Americans? (1

Over the year?s minorities have been treated differently in America. There was a point in time when people did not understand people of color and even made assumptions about them. Because of this systemic factors have been established both in the mental health and education system. Counselors had their own perception

There are many people who say that we are living in a post racial society in the United States today and there are aspects of life in which that seems to be true. Yet there are many areas of life however in which race still is an important divider that has a major impact on the experiences of the minority peoples in the United States. In 2010, about 41% of the U.S. population identified themselves as members of racial or ethnic minority groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control, compared to non-minorities, some minorities experience a disproportionate level of preventable disease, death and disability (. http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/populations/remp.html ).

In the Article Obama and Racist America, it explains the dellusiions of racism is over in American because of the election of Obama. According to the website www.Marxist.org, after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a wave of patriotic fervor swept the country, and even many Black people imagined that the country might have finally united across racial lines. However, it did not; four years later Hurricane Katrina devasted New Orleans impacting thousands of working-class Black people. Many citizens believe they were left for dead by all government officials. The after affects of Katrina revealed the conditions of segregation and poverty that mainly involve Blacks, Latinos and immigrants to live an unfair and unjust life. B. Scholars say that

“Racism the belief to distinguish a race with beliefs that they are superior to another”. As racism remains a major setback in America, it is in no Comparison to how it was like back in the days. From the pain it caused and the poor innocent people being tarnished on just cause of the color on their skin, this was a horrific phase to those who lived upon it. We have accomplished enormously but then again we still have much to improve. With the most discreet subtle form, modern racism is slowly catching up to us.

The health effects of racism have been well documented over the last few decades. The U.S. Census Bureau states that racial ethnic minorities will become a majority by the year of 2050, but many privet surveys say this could happen a decade sooner. Because of this rapid population growth expected to happen, it is important that the mental health and issues of inappropriate treatment of minority groups so they are understood and can be addressed sooner.

Racism is “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior”. At this point in the story, the narrator (Obama) compares himself to a dog pressed between strong mouth and isn't able to break free/be released. The jaws are the publicity and the empty bottle he speaks of is the author himself. He recalls uncontrollable anger towards a “mulatto” whose appearance and skin is different, therefore no one respected him nor played with him. This kid is very lonely and has experienced the gruesome reality of life from the beginning. This quote is important because it shows how racism is prevalent in the novel. Racism is a major theme from the novel. Obama feels for