Conversations in the United States regarding racial inequality between blacks and whites are incredibly divisive. That is logical because one side must blame, while the other rebuts, and vice versa, until the discourse resentfully ends and no progress has been made. The chasm on opinions exists because whites are fundamentally incapable of understanding the plight of blacks unless they are well-educated. However, it’s difficult for whites to be well-educated, in context, given that the historical…
With the knowledge that there’s a high crime rate in the Black community, officers are trained to have a thorough background check on their citizens to learn more about them to prevent unnecessary dispute. According to Joseph Diaz, Eric Strauss, Susan Welsh, Lauren Effron and Alexa Valiente in the article “Ex-Oklahoma City Cop Spending 263 Years in Prison For Rape and His Accusers Share Their Stories”, Daniel Holtzclaw, an Oklahoma police officer, always does a background check on the people he stops…
Jeremiah Gorham Mrs. Kemmer Language Arts 3B Period 1 4 February 2015 Black smoke rises high into the sky. The wailing of sirens can be heard throughout the neighborhood. Dozens rushed down the street to the site of the fire. Men and women are pulled from the blaze while many watch in shock. The powerful hoses soon douse the flames. The surrounding crowd applauses and cheers for the heroic few. It was at this moment when I had decided that was what I wanted: to become a firefighter. To help those…
Two Americas: The Inequalities Between White and Black Citizens In the United States, it isn’t unusual for children to know the Pledge of Allegiance before they know how to properly read. The Pledge signifies the unity of America; our “one nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all” (Wyman). But for children of color—particularly black children—there isn’t just one America; rather, they learn early on that white Americans lead very different lives than they. Black children grow up learning…
Growing Inequality for Blacks Inequality, a growing situation for most blacks, is not only influenced by racism, but is primarily caused by structural and economic forces as a result of class. Today's inequality, chiefly the result of structural and economic forces, has been paved through a history of racial discrimination creating badly paid and poorly educated blacks. The steady decline of racism during the de-industrialization period, led to a growing success of the black middle class and…
justice system today. It is found that black high school dropouts are 5 times more likely than white high school dropouts to become incarcerated. Not only this, but as we discussed in class, an educated white man and a formerly incarcerated white man are more likely to get a job before an educated black man, and a formerly incarcerated black man is the least likely of the 4 to receive a job. Being hard on crime makes this situation significantly harder for a black man to make a honest living today. These…
The world is not a black and white place. While it’s easy to know right from wrong in concepts of killing someone, or a less extreme of lying, it’s also important to note that the entire picture plays a part in the ultimate decision made. My views on looking at the entire picture and recognizing exceptions I believe I fall into the Feminine Moralists. When I think about situations I often see myself trying to think about what options can be taken to resolve the issue. After thinking of some of…
Social Inequalities Between Blacks and Mulattoes Myths about mixed marriages and biracial people have emerged from centuries of socially and politically constructed racisms. Throughout history, such blindness has caused for there to be racial divisions within the Black community. The belief that “mulattoes” and/or “fair-skinned” Blacks are somewhat better than their “dark-skinned” brethren has created many limitations for our culture. Creating this division has separated the Black race on…
fight this cause. Equal success in both white and black males be altered because of race? I believe that in the United States there’s a huge problem with segregation that needs to be resolved. equal success in both white and black males in today’s society. Latinos and black families 102-104,000 dollars on average in a normal household. While white families have an average 125,000+. Here lays a huge issue in the economy between the two races. Blacks are not exposed to the production jobs as they should…
Schiraldi, attributed the higher incarceration rates for black men to tougher punishment for the use of crack cocaine than for other drugs; harsh new sentencing laws; the prison construction boom; and poverty, lack of good jobs and poor education in inner cities. We will address how tougher punishments have resulted in worse treatment for minorities in the criminal justice system. The tougher punishment for the use of crack cocaine, which is prevalent in minority neighborhoods, and the harsh new…