Racism has been a major issue in the United States for hundreds of years. Just because were allowed to be in the same environment does not mean that we do not judge each other on our race. Today's society is known to be “color-blinded” meaning, they do not differentiate between black and white. However, we still label and judge each other by our skin color. Although many people state America as “post-racial”, there are three types of racism that still exists as a result of socio-economic separation and institutional racism.
A form of racism that still exists today is socio-economic racism. Socio-economic racism is the placement of low-income people and minorities in dangerous environments such as areas with high crimes, toxic wastes, etc. In the past, black and white people lived in segregated areas according to race and today it is not any different.
Socio-economic separation was very apparent in the past. In Elizabeth and Hazel, parts of the town were segregated by race. White people had better roads, houses, and cars due to the higher income and racial favoritism they got …show more content…
In the American Life Podcast, the school Michael Brown went to at Normandy, the worst city in Missouri, was mostly black and poor. In January of 2013, Normandy lost its accreditation from the state due to its lack of graduating students and school organization. Therefore, Missouri made a transfer law that gave students the right to transfer to a nearby accredited school for free but Normandy only provided one transportation to the school which was in a “white” neighborhood. They made transportation difficult for the black students so that they do not come to the white school. This type of segregation constrains black people from moving upwards in society and thus leads to institutional racism. They do not realize that black people who live in white neighborhoods tend to do better in academics, economically as well as in social
A form of racism that still exists today is socio-economic racism. Socio-economic racism is the placement of low-income people and minorities in dangerous environments such as areas with high crimes, toxic wastes, etc. In the past, black and white people lived in segregated areas according to race and today it is not any different.
Socio-economic separation was very apparent in the past. In Elizabeth and Hazel, parts of the town were segregated by race. White people had better roads, houses, and cars due to the higher income and racial favoritism they got …show more content…
In the American Life Podcast, the school Michael Brown went to at Normandy, the worst city in Missouri, was mostly black and poor. In January of 2013, Normandy lost its accreditation from the state due to its lack of graduating students and school organization. Therefore, Missouri made a transfer law that gave students the right to transfer to a nearby accredited school for free but Normandy only provided one transportation to the school which was in a “white” neighborhood. They made transportation difficult for the black students so that they do not come to the white school. This type of segregation constrains black people from moving upwards in society and thus leads to institutional racism. They do not realize that black people who live in white neighborhoods tend to do better in academics, economically as well as in social