Issue Of Racism Today

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Racism is an issue that still exist in our world today. A lot of people do not realize how much racism is in our schools, workforces, and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. Racism was bad in our history and you would think that it would not exist today but sadly it’s still here. People need to start thinking about why racism still exist and find ma solution for it. Some people have this theory that it depends how you are raise and your surroundings but that is not the case at all. No individual is born a racist; a person can only learn to become one as they grow from child to adulthood. Some of the many issue of racism are the following: media, institutions, government, anti-racism groups, and family.

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