Racism And Racial Discrimination In The United States

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.

Racism is the trend of thought, or way of thinking, which attaches great importance to the notion of the existence of separate human races and superiority of races that are usually associated with inherited physical characteristics or cultural events. Racism is not a scientific theory, but a set of preconceived opinions they value the biological differences between humans, attributing superiority to some according to racial roots. Even in such ethnically diverse country as the United States, racism continues evident against people of different ethnic traits and skin color. According to Steinberg (Steinberg, 1995), racial discrimination has been the most important cause of inequality between whites and blacks in the U.S. Because of that, minorities in American society have been fighting over years for equal rights and respect, starting with the civil rights movement in 1960s. Also, public policies implemented since 1964 in the United States have been instrumental in reducing economic inequality between blacks and whites, such as the affirmative action, a federal program that tries to include minority groups by providing jobs and educational opportunities (Taylor, 1994). From this perspective, does racism still play a dominant role in American values and American society? If so, what are the consequences of this racism that still remain in American society? What is the impact of the Barack Obama presidency on the unending fight against racism in this country?

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.

Almost everyone has heard the famous hymn, “Jesus Loves the Little Children,” but not all understand the true meaning when it says, “Red, and yellow, black, and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.” The moment sin entered into the world, perfection no longer existed. This loss of perfection changed the way humans viewed each other. It made one ethnicity view another ethnicity as inferior, and in doing so, created what people now know of as racism. For centuries, racism has been a part of society, shaping the way humans view each other, but with the aid of Young Women 's Christian Association (YWCA) - Stand Against Racism, racial discrimination and injustice can be eliminated.

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”).

Systemic racism occurs when policies and practices exist is institutions that discriminates against and excludes one group or exclusively fosters another. The system is setup so that it doesn't need individuals to discriminate themselves because it is structured so that discrimination is omnipresent. Systemic racism is responsible for the inequity of schools between poor minority neighborhoods and rich white neighborhoods, because it puts restraints on their ability to learn and what they learn, which then hinders their ability to attain equal status.

Racism in America is really something a lot of people may not understand, and why it happens. Many hate crimes has been committed back to back in our great country. Some theories suggest that people are so disturbed to do such bad things as hate crimes it is most definitely a form of racism. Why do people do such harmful crimes? Great question it really takes a heartless person to take lives due to the color of the skin. How do this happen? There is so much hatred in the world now and less love and compassion in the world now until it’s just it scares me to even go to church is there any place safe? Anytime you can take a human life without remorse that’s a great problem that person is dealing with, and everyone is looking for answers.

Surprisingly, people have heard of this phrase more often than not from Donald Trump, “When Mexico sends their people, they’re not sending their best… They’re sending people that have lots of problems…” With the recent ISIS attacks, immigration dilemma, and notorious candidates for the 2016 presidential election, there has been a growing problem that we have all faced. The problem is racism. Currently, many people are facing this problem because they are being discriminated and targeted on social media and in real life. Although it seems to affect only certain groups of people, racism is something everyone has experienced either directly or indirectly. Many people might have experienced a microaggression in a lighthearted conversation or even

New reports fill the air with the same old tired story; an African American male was shot and killed by an armed officer. Most no longer feel fazed by broadcast like these. One simply writes it off as the cultural norm. What’s one more dead black person anyways? In the 1960’s, racism was once something America strove to abolish. Today, in contrast, racism is now embedded into the minds of millions of Americans. In fact, most people have become so accustomed to racism that many have foolishly begun to believe that racism no longer exists. However, in ‘Young, Black, Male, and Stalked by Bias’, author Brent Staples argues racism is still prevalent in America and until the American nation can evolve into a racist free society, noting but hate and death will arise. Unfortunately, the real question regarding racism remains to this day difficult to answer. When do racist thoughts begin? Some may argue that racial preconceptions develop as early as grade school, “where voluminous data show that children of color are far more likely than their white peers to be suspended, expelled or

Ideas of racism and equality have been a great conflict in the U.S. during these past few years. There have been major protests saying that “Black Lives Matter,” “ White Lives Matter,” and “All Lives Matter.” The problem with these protests are that people are saying negative things about each other and it has been bringing high tension throughout the United States. I just think these protests are making us look inhumane to foreign countries and I think we as Americans all have equal rights and it’s not like one race rules the rest. It’s just really sad how America is changing this drastically. For the past two weeks, tension has been rising since Donald Trump became our newly elected president. Most people after the elections were frightened

Race refers to the physical form of some common genetic characteristics of the crowd. This is born, cannot be chosen. While ethnicity refers to the people with the same experience, cultural background or language. The United States as a migrant country, immigration culture, complex skin color, ethnic racial relations are complex. The race of society has been going on for more than half a century. Racism is a self centered attitude, and racial differences determine the history of human society and cultural development. Racial discrimination has always been a serious social problem. Racial discrimination is further convinced that the disaggregated differences are linked to hierarchical evaluations, and that various human races determine their culture or personal achievement, implying that certain races are better than others. Racism to the German Nazi regime and the United States as the representation of the past, the German Nazi regime

Being an immigrant to this country, I have always been treated differently. People have laughed at me, bullied and made fun of me simply because I am Indian. I have always wondered that I am just here trying to accomplish something great and help out those in need in any possible. Then why people treat me differently? What have I ever done to them? I have tried to escape these situations in the past by trying to be different from what I really am so that people will like me. But how long would I lie to myself? One day, I told myself I am tired of being someone else and I am just going to be myself and I am not going to care about how I will be treated by others. Due to that significant decision, today I belong with the right people who care about me and I care about

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.

For this week’s assignment, I would like to share my summative reflection on this course with the class. I will reflect back on this course to recollect on specific parts that I have learned that made an impact in my practice of psychology.

After living in a place like Bend Oregon for 18 years I haven’t ever noticed a difference between blacks and whites. Bend has been said to be “one of the whitest places to live”, yet I never viewed a city by its race. Being racist to me meant that it was the whites who had a problem with the blacks and whites didn’t want anything to do with blacks. I hadn’t actually seen racism in action from anyone here. Now, after watching the film Crash and reading the essays “Blinded by the White: Crime, Race and Denial at Columbine High” written by Tim Wise and “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” written by McIntosh, my understanding of race, diversity, and communications have changed.