Should African Americans Be Feared?

In order to find truth to anything, one must make multiple suggestions, ask many questions, and sometimes ponder the unspeakable. Without doing so, there would be no process of elimination; therefore, truth would be virtually unattainable. Now, in our attempts to either find truth, express our beliefs and opinions, or generally use the rights we are given constitutionally, we are often being criticized and even reprimanded. Our freedom to voice our opinion(s) is being challenged, as critics of free speech are taking offense to what seems like anything and everything merely controversial and arguably prejudice. As people continue to strive for a nation free of prejudice and discrimination, where everyone is equal, safe and

From the segregation and discrimination of African American’s to threats towards Muslims. Sadly discrimination in the United States is still happening today. These people that are affected are not equal to the other people who aren’t getting discriminated against. Studies show that it racism and discrimination is a big problem and it’s getting worse. “In a new nationwide poll conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly half of Americans -- 49% -- say racism is "a big problem" in society today” (Shoichet, CNN). Discrimination is a big problem and it’s only getting worse. Racial tensions are on the rise. The Muslim community has been repeatedly harassed and attacked because of their religion. “They have been harassed, fired from jobs, denied access to public places, and otherwise discriminated against because they wear hijab” (ACLU). Society sees them as future terrorist because terrorist in the Middle East claim to be Muslim. Society plays a big role in discrimination. “Racism is inevitable in any society” (Shoichet, CNN). There is always going to be racism is society. It’s going to happen to different people. That doesn’t mean that it should be brushed over or ignored. Society can manipulate other people into thinking that what they say is correct. “They perpetuate certain ways of seeing the world and peoples within that world” (Jiwani, Racism and the media). Society can change the way some people

In other words, obvious and direct forms of racial discrimination in the United States are viewed as socially unacceptable. For example, instead of talking about a need to put more African Americans in prison, “we talk about locking up more and more people, [but] what we’re really talking about is locking up more and more black men” (Alexander 105).

Race is everywhere in the world. But people need to understand that race isn’t color. Anyone can have color; people can be a Hispanic and have very dark skin and still be referred to as a black person. Race is culture and culture is everywhere. It disgusting how we can't get along with each other and we’re in the 21st century. In the race forum at John Hersey High school (Janu, Bruce) it was said that there’s still a lot of racism going on in the world to this date. He gave the example of many lynchings in Texas. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” Scouts dad is called a “nigger-lover” (Lee Chapter 9) and the only reason he is called a “nigger-lover” is because he is a lawyer and he helps anyone out when they are in trouble. Another example in the “To Any Would-Be Terrorists” (Nye n.p) article says that when the word “terrorist” is said, people automatically think its referring to the middle east or

Our obsession with judging our fellow man rather than trying to understand him as well as our penchant for creating smokescreens to cover the real issues are ripping out our hearts and trampling our souls. We live in an enlightened time, but yet we stand guard at the gates of yesterday protecting a past that has little to offer but distrust, anger, hurt, and alienation from our fellow man. We live in a society of non-discriminatory intolerance. We live in a society often unwilling to acknowledge the truth behind its sins or that it has sinned. As a people, we are quick to denunciate but slow to act and take responsibility. Regardless of the color of our skin, we have embraced intolerance to the point that it has become our norm, and it is that intolerance that now lays siege to all that we love and care for as a nation.

African Americans experience specific events of danger related to race that overwhelm the nervous system and require us to recover. These dangers may be real or perceived discrimination, threats of harm and injury, police incidents, and humiliating and shaming events. The aggressors may be black or white. These events stand out in our memory and have long-term impact on our perception of ourselves and our social environments. As mentioned in the previous discussion, some African Americans are stronger after recovering from these events, and others have long-term declines in their ability to cope with future stresses and threats.

According to the NAACP, one in six black men had been incarcerated as of 2001 and studies show that if current trends continue, one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime (NAACP). Not only are African Americans being convicted more frequently but they receive harsher sentences for the same crimes. These unequal sentences and convictions are an issue because everyone should be entitled to the same level of justice. This injustice is hurting not only the people being sentenced but is affecting society as a whole.

Did you know, every 28 hours an African American is killed by a police officer or security guards? If not, have you seen the popular trend #blacklivesmatters on sociable media? This is truly unfair to them because the police officers are not treating them inclination other relations of different breed. Police official do not parley African Americans equally inasmuch as of policies that aim African Americans, increased count of black deaths object by to inhumanity, the number of somber vs. pure apprehend.

Just the other day as I was watching the news I became aware of another police involved shooting of an unarmed African American man. With that being said after watching the video a handful of times I came to the conclusion that this man was not posing an intimate treat to law enforcement offices. This can be said to be true because the man didn’t appear to be doing anything out of the ordinary. In fact it looked like he was doing what law enforcement would have wanted him to do. Nevertheless another unarmed man was killed, this time with his hands in the air.

According to PhycologyToday.com fear is an emotional response induced by a perceived threat, which causes a change in brain and organ function, as well as in behavior. Fear can lead us to become narcissistic, to run away from various issues, or to freeze up and become victim under circumstance, or it may come in the form of a discovery.

The killings of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and many other victims, have sparked concerns over the 14th amendment. This amendment grants citizenship and equal protection under the law. Activists believe that this amendment is being violated because black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to get killed by a police officer than white Americans. Police officers are more likely found near black neighborhoods due to poverty, unemployment, segregation, and irresponsibility when serious crimes occur in these communities. Police officers tend to kill unarmed black Americans because of this bias. “About 13 percent of all black people who have been fatally shot by police since January 2015 were unarmed, compared

The rise in bigoted rhetoric is not something entirely new to the world, but it's outdated and I truly believe, like most, that its place in society is unacceptable. For most of human history, the struggle for equality has always been present and has always been fought for. Although our progress has built up over the past several millenniums, the undeniable stains of imperialism, white supremacy, and sexism continue to persist today.

Unfortunately, I've seen this in today's world as well. One example is one of my best friends named Afye. She was the only muslim at our school and had to wear a headdress at all times even while playing sports. Unfortunately, many students saw this as an opportunity to discriminate her. She, her parents, and one of her grandparents were all born in America, yet she was told to go back to her own country and called things like terrorist. Huck fin really reminded me how how even though the world has changed cruelty lingers still; it's just disguised as patriotism. People are still using rumor, and generalizations to justify there immoral actions. This is what impacted me the most from Huckleberry Finn and taught me what it means to accept someone different than

African Americans were treated unequally and unfairly ever since the British colonized in 1607 until the late 1900s. Even though slavery against the blacks and any other race has been illegal since 1865 in the U.S.A. and in 1834 in Canada, racial tensions were still very high. This generational issue was still prevalent during the mid nineteen hundreds and affected the war greatly. “We cannot fight to crush Nazi brutality abroad and condone race riots at home. Those who fan the fires of racial clashes for the purpose of making political capital here at home are taking the first step toward Nazism.”This problem raises many questions, but, there were three ideas that this essay will focus on. Firstly there were no medals of honour handed out to anyone from the African American descent. Secondly, it was reported

The Christians believed that the Africans were dark due to the fact that they were sinners, so they were burned from hell as their punishment. Many Christians thought they were evil because of how dark they were, so many of the whites viewed the blacks completely different from them and they did not share any similarities with them. They viewed them as inferior to the whites since they never had complexion as the whites. They did not have ingenious manufactures, such as art and sciences. The blacks were considered rude, barbarous, and were associated with ugliness, compared to the whites. (27-28) Since the people from Africa were darker from them, they thought that their characteristic as a person, and their intelligence levels was also different