Racism, Violence, And Violence

The idea of violence is instilled in everyone’s head in some way or another. From the time we are born we are equipped with the idea that we must react when we are upset. When someone affects us in a negative way, there is an idea in our minds that urges us to fight back or cause harm to that person. This idea of causing harm stays with us from childhood until we take our last breath. Since 2013, there have been 242 school shootings within America. Even worse, there have been over a thousand mass shootings in the country resulting in mass casualties. Most recently, one single man murdered fifty-eight people at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada and injured over 240 others. Although the motive may have been different between these shootings, one thing remains the same for all of them, the act of violence.

Nonetheless, BLM does receive a great number of criticisms. Some people point out that it wouldn 't last. The movement is blamed for its having no coherent structure and no powerful leadership that it will eventually fail. Opponents said that Black Lives Matter actually worsened race relations in America, pointing to the polls that show Americans opinions about race relations being worse in recent years, but BLM supporters asserted just because they have pointed out racism in America doesn 't mean the group was to blame. Republican candidate for President 2016 Chris Christie has turned up his criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and support the police. He also accused the group of calling for the deaths of police officers. BLM has

In the world we live in today, racism and police brutality are raising concerns that society needs to be aware of. Beginning from the mid 1900s and on, racism was an ongoing problem that many individuals acted on from day to day. Whether it was mainly whites who hated blacks or vice versa, there never seemed as if a solution would ever come about. Based on this article about racism and police brutality, it talks a lot about how brutality following the Rodney King incident has change and is more exposed due to updated technology. Racism is not a thing of the past, it exist in this day and happens everyday in front of our eyes. Another point from this article is how the media portrays black as intimidating and scary which often times is the reason why police officers act the way they do when they are encountering a black male. Today’s society is taught to be afraid of black men because they are dangerous and unpredictable. The media account is a short video of how police brutality is caught on camera and how the police are portrayed because of these videos. Because of the new technology officers are no longer able to get away with brutality and not having to answer for there actions. This media account is more of an awareness video of how if someone sees the police physically abusing someone, they should take there phones out and record everything that is going on. Today’s camera phone as said to be the police’s kryptonite because they capture everything that is done by the

Many don’t realize this, but our life is forever indebted in danger. Our life, as in, minorities. This isn’t a dream nor is it long overdue. It has been time and time again when African Americans are placed on the backburner as we watch the members of our communities and societies whom have less melanin than us take what they want believe is rightfully theirs. No one has ever took the time to seek what we deserve for all the horrible endangerment we’ve been put through for years and years to come. I believe that African Americans whom stand together in regards to the Black Lives Matter protest are fighting because we know of the injustice we have had to endure that dates back to so long ago that we just can’t stand on the sidelines

I agree with you that sports reminds us that there is but one race on earth an that’s the human race. I have personally seen people argue and be mad with each other and then

As my point of discussion, I chose to review the concept of ethnicity and policing, therefore, I chose to review the journal article “Racism and Police Brutality in America” by Cassandra Chaney and Ray V. Robertson (2013). The initial concept of the article was to identify he changes that have been made in law enforcement since the Rodney King incident of 1991. Additionally, a consensus of how law enforcement is view by the community was to be gauged from the findings of the investigation.

In the United States, many deaths have occurred when a cop has shot a person of a different race for an unjustified reason. Majority of these victims have been unarmed and their reasoning for being shot is unknown. It seems as though since these victims are of different races, the reasoning can be suspected to have something to deal with racial bias. Racial killings are becoming more and more common to the world and are a bad epidemic for communities to face. The killings can cause many outbreaks and can make a community feel less safe to its’ citizens, especially those of color. In today’s society, equality of the races has been an issue and the outbreaks of racial killings do not help the fight for overall equality. Since the beginning

"I am an educated black man, business owner, father, husband, I apologize I look like a thug." This is a quote from one of the signs held up at a protest for Michael Brown. Michael Brown was shot by a police officer named Darren Wilson. Brown was shot about six times after Wilson targeted him for walking in the street with a friend. Police brutality and violence on black people has become prominent and indicates racism, negative stereotyping, and white supremacy in full effect with the police. Michael Brown is one of many crimes done be the real criminals in uniform.

America as a people revel when it comes to our freedoms we think we experience it better than other countries out there, but the defenders of our freedom are becoming frightened and disliked because of the intolerance performed by specific policemen. United States policemen play an important role in our citizens lives. Their job is to protect and serve from all hurt, harm, and danger. Lately in the twenty-first century we have been experiencing pain and hatred from our police departments. Seemingly our police department look only to make arrest against those of color. That is where the role of police brutality and racism comes in. Police brutality has become a repetitive topic rolling off our citizens tongue and being used in action by our police departments. Think to yourself and ask yourself what is the purpose of police brutality? Does racism cause police brutality?

Racism occurs when one ethnic group or race discriminates, dominates, excludes or attempts to eliminate a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. It has been one of the most common issues in humanity. racism is the root of hate crime. Racism has been around since before the United States of America was established. Although historical events such as slavery, Columbus discovering the Americas, the tragic Holocaust led by Hitler and the 911 terrorist attacks have all been influential to racism and hate crime the most important and recent cause of the rise of hate crime in the United States has been the election of Donald Trump as president.

Black voices around the country were being heard as they protested for their lives. It almost seemed like déjà vu for the black community. However, this time, unlike in the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s, the Black Lives Matter movement had a powerful tool in their pocket: social media. The creation of the hashtag “Black Lives Matter” galvanized the movement throughout the nation, as posts from people on both sides of the spectrum spoke out on their thoughts over the current police violence against African Americans. Although the hashtag originally began on Facebook, the Black Lives Matter movement has been able to reach a wide range audience through Twitter.

Annotated Bibliography Lamar, Kendrick. To Pimp A Butterfly. Top Dawg Entertainment. 2015. CD One of my sources is Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly”, the reason behind the choice of this sources is relation it has to my topic “Race in America: The Unifying Nation”.

Like the 1968 Olympic Games, millions of Americans are ostracizing these athletes for disrespecting the flag and the overall country (Brown, 2017).

This research study “Race, Racism, and Discrimination: Bridging Problems, Methods, and Theory in Social Psychological Research”, (Bobo 2003) explains why people become racist. No one is born a racist this is something that taught or imprinted by your peers and parents. This study just wanted to find way to stop stereotypes and discrimination based on race. They addressed three guidelines for future research about discrimination which is engages minority group, create theoretical and methodological bridges, expand on how gender intertwines with

Sports, admittedly, have had a huge impact on our culture. Some of us even use sports as an excuse to gather our family for some quality time with each other, whether they just hangout for the sake of entertainment or engage in a meaningful conversation full of fervid passion when discussing spectacular plays, athletes, and coaches. However, people talk about the multitude of positive traits that sports are associated with, one must be informed about the abundance of issues that sports face; issues that keep sports from being what we want it to be- free from malicious intent and more along the lines of a peaceful collaboration perpetuated by authentic equality; coming together to proclaim our love for the game. Inequality, for example, is