Almost every time that I turn on the news or log onto my social media account the first thing I see in bold letters “unarmed BLACK teenager killed by WHITE police officer”. Or “BLACK man shoots and kills WHITE officer”. Somehow I only see the extra emphasis on the race of the shooter and the victim when it is a white and black person involved. It is so frustrating to me and so hard for me to understand why the local news only want to draw attention to the black man killed by a white officer but refuse to shine a light on the number of black men that die at the hands of other black men every day. Why do we only hear about when white officers shoot and kill black men, but fail to shine a light on the fact that in general, the number of citizens that are dying at the hands of police is rising.
The United States have taken giant strides in the direction of eliminating discrimination. Especially in the last 70 years. In 1954 The Supreme Court ruling on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling was an incredible stride in the right direction towards getting rid of segregation. Another major change happened in 1964 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, …show more content…
I also believe that Social Media has a lot to do with issue. However, if local news went back to focusing on informing people of the truth and not to promote their own personal vendettas and instigating, this would bring awareness to real social problems that exist today that many people know nothing about. This would also bring people together and allow people of all races to realize how alike we all
The United States have taken giant strides in the direction of eliminating discrimination. Especially in the last 70 years. In 1954 The Supreme Court ruling on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, unanimously agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The ruling was an incredible stride in the right direction towards getting rid of segregation. Another major change happened in 1964 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, …show more content…
I also believe that Social Media has a lot to do with issue. However, if local news went back to focusing on informing people of the truth and not to promote their own personal vendettas and instigating, this would bring awareness to real social problems that exist today that many people know nothing about. This would also bring people together and allow people of all races to realize how alike we all