Racism Speeches

One of the most prominent components of the text is that the black body is constantly under threat. Coats argues that “the question of how one should live within a black body… is the question of life.” He shows how racism works through the control and exploitation of black bodies and the delicateness of black bodies that results within a racist society. Coats writes that racism is a natural experience. Throughout American history, black men and women were chained, beaten, labored, and killed. Now, they experience police brutality and nonsensical shootings. Arrested for trying to get into their own homes and shot because they look suspicious or their hood is up. Shot because they inhabit a black body. It is the subtle ways in which a black body must conduct itself in public. Violence is consistent in an America that is still divided by race.

josh “They said something like my grades are too low and that I keep disrupting the class and that I am spreading hate speech by explaining my opinions on subjects and what the actual facts are, I’m not kidding this is so bad I’m telling you because you need to be careful they might charge you with thought crimes and have you expelled.”

During the lifespan of a single individual, racism has more than likely been observed at least once. Racism snarls and shows its nasty teeth like a vicious animal. Martin Luther King Jr. and, in modern times Ta-Nehisi Coates were able to shine the spotlight on the effects of racial prejudice. Both stood for equal rights and even though the rights were granted during King’s time, the problem of racism is still lingering. Coates writes a letter to his son titled Between the World and Me. Coates uses this letter as a way of advising his son of the things that he should be mindful of as an African American teen. King, on the other hand, wanted to write to all Americans to let each of them know the effects of racism and to argue for every person to have equal rights. King not only led the Civil Rights Movement, but also gave a very powerful speech titled “I Have a Dream” (Martin Luther King

It can be argued that the entire article makes an ethical appeal, as Coates is writing about a black body; his own black body. He takes you on a journey through the world from the lens of what it means to be black, or in particular a black man. He tells stories from his childhood, to his college days, to the situation he finds himself in now. We see this exemplified by his use of first person as he refers to the violence that the black body must bare in the following excerpt,”and should one live in such a body? What should be our aim beyond meager survival of constant, generational, ongoing battery and assault? I have asked this question all my life. I have sought the answer through... the music of my youth, through arguments with your grandfather,

November 9, 2016 was one of the most terrifying days in the nation for some Latinos, African Americans, Muslims, members of the LGTBQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Fear and hopelessness filled the streets and homes of the country: it was obvious, Donald J. Trump had been elected president. Doesn’t it seem like a joke with extremely poor taste? Many Americans thought he was just one humorous prankster, especially knowing that Trump’s campaign was ran by racism, sexism, islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia. There’s no way Americans would get this man to office, right?

Although racism has been an issue throughout history and it still is today, activists like Martin Luther King Jr and Obama have addressed it. Obama gave a speech on how we are equal and should all be treated as such even though we come from different backgrounds. Although people look differently every nation were slaves to another at one point in history. To bring up slavery and have that be the reason why white people are racist is unreasonable. Comparing Martin Luther King Jr’s letter while he was in jail to Obama’s is difficult on many levels. Black people were still segregated and Martin Luther King Jr was imprisoned for protesting it. Obama and Martin Luther King Jr both did and do want the division of people to cease. Although racism will never totally vanish whether it is Mexicans hating white people, black people hating white people, or even white people hating black people we cannot blame an entire race of people for the one supremacist who is. Differences amongst societies will always clash but we can all work harder together to come together.

Racism is looked down upon in today’s society but it is still everywhere. Whether it is used as the punchline of a joke or someone just out right calls someone out for being a certain race. I have personally been victim to racist comments all throughout my life and it is quite upsetting knowing that someone can be cruel to me just because of the colour of my skin. Now I have also been lucky enough to be born in a place where racism is not a huge problem while others are not so lucky. Let us take the recent shooting of Michael Brown for instance. This teenage boy was shot six times even after surrendering (“Shooting of Michael Brown”). Or even the Trayvon Martin shooting, where this 17 year old boy was also shot and killed for no good reason (“Shooting of Trayvon Martin”). The

GOD I'm going to delete Facebook I swear why is everyone and everything racist these days it's so aggravating! Who cares what color YOUR SKIN IS AND GROW UP SERIOUSLY NO ONE. CARES IF YOUR EYES ARE SLANTED OR THAT YOUR BLACK NO ONE CARES IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH JAPANESE FRENCH, JAMAICAN,SPANISH I DONT KNOW IF YOU KNEW THIS BUT YOU ARE STILL A PERSON! If you feel like someone is being racist towards you look in the mirror and see if your a humble and well educated person but if you act like that ignorant ass little girl Danielle or like a gang banger who says "nigga" "pimp" or "hoe" all the time THEN GUESS WHAT?!? NOONE IS GOING TO LIKE YOU AND ALL! May I repeat ALL races have people to talk like that! Not just blacks or Mexicans EVERY RACE

In our society, the controversial problem of racism has been a topic quite often talked about. Cases of Martin Luther King Jr., President Obama, Rosa Parks, etc. emphasize this point. Alveda King, a civil rights activist, stated, “Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It’s a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.” Today, we face racism everywhere and there are very different aspects to it. “The word ‘racism’ is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything” (Sowell). Our society faces racism that is in movies, magazines, campaigns, and other everyday things that may happen. Even with all of the racism that is in our society, there are solutions and measures that people can take to make a change.

My views on illegal immigration are simple, and they always were, stop the boats. Why do we spoil our great land with foreigners? They come in on boats that cause trouble to our nation’s naval forces, they wish to come here in boats that will likely sink faster than a brick for high prices. And if and when their boats sink we save them from their failure. These boats are not sea worthy. And the risk is still taken no matter the situation.

I received information on an upcoming community forum on Race and Culture in America. I'm very interested in the topic and it's direct and indirect impact on specific policy areas of interest including but not limited to: education, health care policy and social justice in America!!!

After researching racism, I have found out that racism continues more and more every day. There never really has been an end to the ongoing discrimination. Trying to figure out why this continues is difficult. The only thing that is coming out of this is that we cannot let others be able to be themselves. Even to be able to walk out in public and not being judged at all is extremely hard.

“Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it” - a quote from Ruby Bridges. The average american naturally learns about the effects of racism at the age of 4. Although there are many good things about this, the fact that toddlers are naturally learning racism from their parents and people around them is quite concerning. Over the last 100 years, 62 million people have died from some form of racism. That is over 20% of the United States’ current population. The reason it is so important for school-aged kids to learn about the effects of racism is because these kids are the future of our generation and if they do not stop this, no one will. Spreading awareness about the damage that racism has done will hopefully

I have learned that the world is racist and that everyone does it. You will always have people who will discriminate against you. Not everyone is going to like you, and there will be obstacles in your way that you need to overcome. Life isn't easy there will be tests that will bring you down, and you might want to give up. Only the strong get up and and move forward. Mimi is a half black and half japanese girl and she faced a lot of hard decisions throughout the story. Sometime you need to stand up for what is right.

The first day of this course I felt confident that I was educated on racism and oppression, however after reviewing my initial video from the first few weeks of class, I quickly comprehended that in fact I had not been appropriately educated on racism or oppression throughout my life. I was among many individuals in society who were convinced that they looked at all individuals equally, so color of skin was never a factor taken into consideration. Unfortunately, I didn 't realize how damaging the colorblind approach was. In reality, I was ignoring racism as a whole, when telling myself that color of skin did not exist.