Racism Through Me Speech

“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.

“Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group”.

Today we’re faced with multiple forms of inequalities and injustices. None of them are in no way, shape or form are okay or justifiable. While we as a people are striving to deal with the obvious forms of injustices, there is another form that is a real quiet one, but it can be heard throughout the world that we are living in and is a severe problem that needs to be addressed. The type of injustice that I’m speaking on is called: Environmental Racism. This has been a definite issue that not only affects the environment, but it also has effects on communities, individuals and it effects the economic system in the long run as well. Environmental Racism needs to be brought up in conversations within our communities as well as our local governments, so they will not forget their remains a problem.

Racism in Australia is a big problem and needs to be stopped. Racism refers to anything that has the effect of disadvantaging someone from what their racial background is. It affects peoples well-being along with it not being a good look for our nation to have. Is it really okay for people outside of our country to look and us and think that there are still people that are being racist? Opportunities for people should not be judged on their race. This is not fair. Racism is definitely not okay and should be stopped.

Africans have long faced racism in their long history in America. They have had their identities and rights lost under centuries of slavery. Even after the Civil War, the inequalities between African Americans and Caucasians did not cease to exist. From these troubles, many strong people have risen and been able to tell their stories. Among these include a former slave who traveled north and gained freedom, Frederick Douglass and civil rights activist, Malcolm X who both wrote their own autobiographies about their journeys against racism. While Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass lived about a century apart, they share similarities in how they faced and combated racism through education, inspiration by other people, and their eventually finding of freedom.

“Racism is still with us. However, it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. - Rosa Parks

Racism had been around since the 1400s although the actual term “racism” was first notably coined in 1902 by Richard Henry Pratt after his well-known phrase, “Kill the Indian, save the Man.” Millions of humans worldwide were and still are affected by racism in the most negative ways, such as the bus ride with Rosa Parks or the famous words of Martin Luther King Jr. Alongside these names stands Lorraine Hansberry, the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun and one human that was personally affected by racism.

“Racism is still with us. But if it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully we shall overcome.”- Rosa Parks

In modern times, most of the world has banned slavery and realized its negatives, and most of the world certainly seems aware of the problems with racism and discrimination. The past has fought hard for the rights of the people today and the people who will soon exist tomorrow. Martin Luther King Jr. had definitely fought restlessly against racism during his time. He had a dream “that [his] four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” He did

At the introduction of his essay, he expressly stated that he has spent the better part of his life as dissenter. To be a dissenter speaks outright the way he behaves in society because of his adherence to the liberties provided in the First Amendment. In avoiding discussions particularly the Freedom of Speech would just give the impression of tolerance specially the protection from government regulations concerning bad speech but could be achieve by practice of all concerned individuals.

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

Good evening, my name is Alyssa Bosley and, to begin, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I am 15 years old and currently live in Northern Kentucky. I pretty much follow the basic teenager routine. I stress about schoolwork, listen to music, like hanging out with my friends, and I 'm racist. Wait, did that last one surprise you? The unfortunate reality is that I, along with over half of America, benefit from the effects of white privilege at the expense of people of color. Despite not being interwoven into typical introductions and conversations, white privilege is the acceptance of certain social, political, and economic rights or benefits granted to white people that people of color are inherently not entitled to at an

As Rosa Parks once said "Racism is still with us, but it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and; hopefully we shall overcome." Racism still affects up to forty nine percent of our society today. I didn't legitimately take into consideration the hurtful things being said until they were directed towards my boyfriend and I. Racism has personally affected my life in the last year. I feel a sense a hatred toward people who are racist. Not just racist in the way of skin color, but racist against religion, women, or anything else.

"Racism is evil- and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs." President Donald Trump has finally spoken considering the incident that occurred at Charlottesville. After responding to the attack that killed an anti-racist protester by a white supremacist, he was criticized by many people because he did not say a word about the incident until a few days after. Trump failed to condemn the white supremacists successfully. This is an example of why we must persuade people, make them understand the issue, and we must not wait for things to be improved. Politicians and campaigns have tried to deal with racial discrimination that affects millions of people, but the problems of racism continue.

Racism is unjust, it shouldn’t be tolerated. It gives people no reason to live. They do a lot of good work but in the long run it doesn’t get them far. They feel like second class citizens. Racism robs people of a sense of accomplishment and makes them feel empty, worthless, and unnecessary. It demeans them deeply, it takes away their dignity. This particular feeling was shown a lot in Angelou’s essay. During the speech, Donleavy mentioned how great athletes they’ll all be. He talked about how this one guy from their school was a success and they will also be successful if they did the what the guy was doing. People of color are associated more with being athletes than having intelligence. “Unlike the white high school, Lafayette County Training School distinguished itself by having neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court, nor climbing ivy. Its two buildings (main classrooms, the grade school and home economics) were set on a dirt hill with no fence to limit either its boundaries or those of bordering farms”(paragraph 2). This is not the best looking school out there. In the quote, Angelou mentioned how the school didn't have a lawn, a tennis court, or climbing ivy. This is quite sad since nature can be a big motivator or an inspiration to some people. Most of us get very busy and not having time to take a break and collect ourselves and refocus, but taking a walk after working for so long can help people recollect themselves and have a tranquil moment. Everything derives