Racism On Racism

“The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.” US Representative, John Lewis said this in his return to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial he spoke on 54 years ago, during the March on Washington. Racism has been around since the beginning of time, but it is not human nature. Racism is something that is taught, and given the amount of time that has passed since To Kill A Mockingbird and the March on Washington, one would think that racism wouldn’t be a serious issue any more. Although race relations have improved along with other social issues from the time of To Kill Mockingbird, racism and discrimination are major problems in today’s society.

Racism throughout time has had a powerful negative force in society. There have been many efforts made to relieve racism. Racism is still present in America, although many people are doing their best to put a stop to racism and its somewhat devastating effects on young black males in society. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee) The negative stereotypes and racial profiling that Americans hand down from generation to generation are damaging not only to the minorities but to those perpetuating them as well. The behaviors that are kept alive because of these negative stereotypes and the behaviors associated with them, create an emotional and social struggle as well as presenting obstacles when receiving an education and employment opportunities.

Norman Podhoretz in his “famed” 1963 essay, ‘My Negro Problem—and Ours,’ recalls growing up in terror of black males; they were ‘tougher than we were, more ruthless,’ he writes—and as an adult on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, he continues, he cannot constrain his nervousness when he meets black men on certain streets” (Staples 2). Staples gave this information to win over the audience by stating the name of a famed author and by giving a perspective of someone white and educated the audience is likely going to see this as factual information. This information helps establish their reasoning on deciding whether or not it is worth listening and believing Staples and the need to question his credibility. The author is stating that people’s fear of black men isn’t ridiculous or unreasonable and he understands why there is a stereotype to begin with. Staples would rather point out something that’s been experienced by many people of many races for generations. He states this in order to build credibility with the reader to show that he recognizes both sides of the argument and can sympathize with those that see black males and even see Staples as a possible

McIntoshs adds “Whiteness protected me from many kinds of hostility, distress, and violence, which I was being subtly trained to visit in turn upon people of color (4). Having been born into the white race I find this to be very true. I can’t name a handful of times where my race has been the cause of discrimination, injustice, or even inequality. However, a friend of mine can name countless times where her African-American descent has put her in unfortunate situations. A few years ago we decided to go out to dinner together. Quickly after being seated our waitress came back to the table stating she needs to move our seats. She said, “one of our customers feels threatened by your party and asked for you to not be seated in the same section.” I was so taken back on how two females myself being white and my friend being back could cause someone to feel the least bit “threatened.” Looking around it was quite visible to me that I was not who they were talking about. The restaurant was packed with all white people. I was furious with the whole situation that someone could say something like that because of one's race. My friend was beyond mortified and so upset. In my perception, it’s horrible that racism is still around today. Why should a person be judged because of the color of their skin? We are born into our races not by

Here in the year 2014, racism is till very obvious to everyone’s eyes. Minorities aren’t treated well in restaurants, they are given fewer choices than white people with the same background, and they also are still the last ones to be chosen on the playground or in gym class when picking teams for dodge ball. No one is born racist. It is something that is taught through cultural transmission, just like language. Slavery was abolished in 1865 under Abraham Lincoln, which was only several generations ago, but the hatred that some older white folks have for African Americans is still unreasonably alive. How might the events that have recently occurred in Ferguson, Missouri affect how racism plays such a dominant role in today’s society involving

Ultimately, the narrative of systematic oppression defines black history in America, yet the systematic oppression from the past caused cultural impediments that combined with systematic oppression in today’s society affect the black community presently. Constantly, the media portrays black people through mostly negative lenses as they’re depicted as having no class, being too aggressive, or through the most typical and praised roles of being slaves or nannies to their employer’s children. Similarly, the wealth gap between black people and other races still exists as a remnant of the injustices black people faced in the past. Furthermore, police brutality continues to occur with little consequences to the officers who attack black people for

Racism has been the most provocative topic in American history; it has seemed to transcend other struggles, and fester its way into almost every facet of American culture. It has grown like weeds in an unattended garden in to the ideology of America. Politicians use it as a tool for reelection, corporations use it as a way to exploit, and the media uses it as a way to control. But the underlying question is where did it come from, how did it translate itself into political power, and how and what did African Americans do to combat that power. Many of the answers to

It seems as if every day there is something on the news dealing with racial issues. Racism has been around for centuries and it does not seem to be disappearing anytime soon. During the past few months there has been a significant rise in racist acts specifically towards African Americans. From police brutality to white nationalist rallies there have been several acts of racism committed throughout the United States.

The years is 2016 and yet racism is still a problem in the society today. The African American community are constantly being faced with problems that the white Americans place on them. Problems such as how a presidential candidate can still run and still be a racist, not being able to afford the necessities in life due to unfair pay and, most importantly the fear of being killed for unnecessary reasons. African Americans are constantly being brought up in the news but none of it is showing the good of what the African American community is doing. Instead they are showing that the African Americans are robbers and drug dealers and other illegal things. The evidence of unfair treatment that Americans of color have faced is a proven fact that

A culture’s rules of conduct are considered the norm and in the United States the accepted norm is white. “Through norms, in-group members know how to react toward the acts of outgroup members that surprise, shock, or annoy them or in any way go against the shared expectations. Anything contrary to this “normal” state is seen as negative or deviant. When minorities “act uppity” or “don’t know their place”, the majority view this as a violation and can have strong reactions because they appear to threaten the social fabric of a community” (Parillo, 2014, p. 27).

‘Nigger’ to people of color, or mistaken a Black male as a criminal. All of

This article highlights a recent and ongoing issue in America: violence, police brutality, and black lives matter. This article covers the social aspects of racism in America, and how African Americans are treated differently, often times viewed as a “threat”

Racism is an unpleasant defect left on the American people, a painful reminder of the gaping wound inflicted by the horror and inhumanity of the African slave trade that began in the 1500s. Although, there has been a great deal of proceed made in the century and half since slavery was officially disguised by the united states government in the form of Abraham Lincoln’s independence Proclamation in 1860, it has by no means disappeared. It still rears its distasteful head even today in myriads forms, including the snowball effect it has had upon many sides of the lives of black people even today. Although we now have many nationally visible black citizens and have even gone so far as to put a black president in the white house, we

Racism is defined as “Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one 's own race is superior” (Oxford dictionary, 2016). It is obvious that racism in America is not as cruel as how it use to be many decades ago, as someone’s skin colour or beliefs cannot dictate his or her own rights and freedom. However, racism has never gone away, it remains an issue and a struggle to this day. Numerous people may believe that America has transformed into a country of colour blindness and are accepting of any race; however, to those people, this issue may go unnoticed, as they believe that racism is only seen in the past. To those people who are directly impacted by racism, it has always been a major issue from the very start till the now. African-Americans or any minority of different racial groups face several challenges in their everyday life, like the difference in income, education, health, and criminal justice. This essay will outline the main problems of racism that still occur in the community of African-Americans, particularly focusing on racial profiling, shooting of unarmed black citizens and different criminal justice that has been unfairly justified.

We have seen lately on the news as well as on social media a great disrespect and unfairness to the African American community, we have seen the law informant beat and kill men and women over a minor offence. These are the story’s that make it on the headlines of the newspapers “white male cop beats or kills African American over minor offence”. This causes people to get upset and wanting to do something about it, every person has their own way of believing they are helping, but what is happening is individuals wanting to fight fire with fire and complain when the fire spreads. A great man once said “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”. This isn’t what happens to every African American in the Unites States and it also doesn’t mean that every cop is corrupt. What it does show us is that racism has no