According to statistics gathered from the Sentencing Project (2014) “In 2010, African American comprised 17 percent of all juveniles, but 31 percent of all arrest” (p. 1). Similarly, Kirby et al. (2014) stated that “African American youths have higher rates of juvenile incarceration and are more likely to be sentenced to adult prison” (p. 3). Based on statistical data from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, black youths by large commits more violent crimes than their white counterparts (Hanser & Gomila, 2015). As a matter of fact, “Even black civil rights advocates such as Van Jones, President Barack Obama’s former green jobs czar, confirmed the aforementioned
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Racial bias and cultural stereotyping exists in all cultures, and it is not exclusive towards black people. Society and particularly the media, has portrayed black people as thieves, rapist, and scums of the earth who has not accomplished anything for over a century as compared to other minority groups who came to America after them. That being said, those who are bigoted by social norms still believe in all the negativities about minorities, which then causes them to create a subconscious stereotype and racial prejudice in their mind. The Clarke Doll Experiment was conducted on black children and the purpose was to provide answers regarding which doll (a black doll or white doll), were nicer, smarter and prettier (Proulx, 2011). After administering the tests to the following black children, Dr. Kenneth Clark revealed that a majority of black children prefers to play with the white doll because it is prettier, and have positive attributes such as intelligence and trustworthiness. Dr. Kenneth then asked each individual black child to pick the doll that closely resembles them, and a majority picked the black doll, whereas others simply ran away crying (Proulx, 2011). The Clark Doll Experiment tells us that black children interprets black dolls as bad, and …show more content…
Terrorist attacks occur sporadically worldwide and one such incident was carried out on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada, where a suspected lone wolf fatally shot and killed a Canadian soldier who was guarding the parliament building (Palmer & Ljunggren, 2014). Another incident occurred on October 23, 2014 by a suspected Islamic convert in Queens, New York. The suspected Islamic convert critically wounded two NYPD officers with a hatchet (Fox News,
Racial bias and cultural stereotyping exists in all cultures, and it is not exclusive towards black people. Society and particularly the media, has portrayed black people as thieves, rapist, and scums of the earth who has not accomplished anything for over a century as compared to other minority groups who came to America after them. That being said, those who are bigoted by social norms still believe in all the negativities about minorities, which then causes them to create a subconscious stereotype and racial prejudice in their mind. The Clarke Doll Experiment was conducted on black children and the purpose was to provide answers regarding which doll (a black doll or white doll), were nicer, smarter and prettier (Proulx, 2011). After administering the tests to the following black children, Dr. Kenneth Clark revealed that a majority of black children prefers to play with the white doll because it is prettier, and have positive attributes such as intelligence and trustworthiness. Dr. Kenneth then asked each individual black child to pick the doll that closely resembles them, and a majority picked the black doll, whereas others simply ran away crying (Proulx, 2011). The Clark Doll Experiment tells us that black children interprets black dolls as bad, and …show more content…
Terrorist attacks occur sporadically worldwide and one such incident was carried out on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada, where a suspected lone wolf fatally shot and killed a Canadian soldier who was guarding the parliament building (Palmer & Ljunggren, 2014). Another incident occurred on October 23, 2014 by a suspected Islamic convert in Queens, New York. The suspected Islamic convert critically wounded two NYPD officers with a hatchet (Fox News,