Discrimination: A Disease that Plagues American Culture
The Problem If you have ever had the pleasure in attending grades k-12 in America, you may remember standing in line outside of a school or occasionally in the auditorium if the weather was bad and reciting The pledge of allegiance. This was extremely boring because all playing and talking ceased so that, we could to look ahead at the flag for about five minutes; maybe ten minutes if we sang the national anthem the morning. At that time I never understood the point of reciting the anthem, but I always knew it was a complete waste of time. Upon further inspection, and little bit of real world experiences with American I have came to the conclusion that, pledge of allegiance is at best …show more content…
Do Black Lives Really Matter in a society, where justice is relative to the color of your skin? This problem started with the slave systems in the colonial period, and has only gotten more complex as time has went on. In 2012, when Barack Obama was elected as the first black president if felt as if America had finally taken a huge step forward. That dream was short lived in the first year of Obama’s presidency when a young man by the name of Trayvon Martin was stereotyped, hunted, and killed in the name of self-defense. That case hit home with many black people across America and raised awareness. It was reported by the Mapping Police Violence Organization that “Black people are 3 times more likely to be killed by a police than, a white person; coincidently, 30% of Black victims killed by police were unarmed compared to 19% of white victims.” The mortality rates of black American by police show that there is a factor that increases violence towards African Americans by police. The only difference between the two groups is skin color, so one can only assume that racism is at the root of police brutality; this cannot be ignored because it provides undeniable evidence of racism in …show more content…
There are many organizations including the PLP party, NAACP, the Black Panther Party, and many more that have tried to put a stop to discrimination. However, there are also racist groups who continue to spread the belief that people of color do not deserve to have equal rights and that people of color are inferior to whites. On organization in particular is The Ku Klux Klan whose primary goal was to kill African Americans and prevent any advancement of African influence in American society. Even though the majority of the KKK’s overt activity has declined, the presence and ideas of the KKK are still alive in America. These ideas promote racial discrimination in America and drive the systems of racial hierarchy in America. America must rid the nation of hate, by eliminating hateful practices. Hence, banishing such groups that go against unification of our nation. In a national poll conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation, 49% of Americans believe that racism is the biggest problem within America. This poll indicates that the majority of the population does not think that racism is a significant issue within America. This in its self is a problem. America must identify those racial nuisances in our society as a problem in America, in order to move towards a solution to end
The Problem If you have ever had the pleasure in attending grades k-12 in America, you may remember standing in line outside of a school or occasionally in the auditorium if the weather was bad and reciting The pledge of allegiance. This was extremely boring because all playing and talking ceased so that, we could to look ahead at the flag for about five minutes; maybe ten minutes if we sang the national anthem the morning. At that time I never understood the point of reciting the anthem, but I always knew it was a complete waste of time. Upon further inspection, and little bit of real world experiences with American I have came to the conclusion that, pledge of allegiance is at best …show more content…
Do Black Lives Really Matter in a society, where justice is relative to the color of your skin? This problem started with the slave systems in the colonial period, and has only gotten more complex as time has went on. In 2012, when Barack Obama was elected as the first black president if felt as if America had finally taken a huge step forward. That dream was short lived in the first year of Obama’s presidency when a young man by the name of Trayvon Martin was stereotyped, hunted, and killed in the name of self-defense. That case hit home with many black people across America and raised awareness. It was reported by the Mapping Police Violence Organization that “Black people are 3 times more likely to be killed by a police than, a white person; coincidently, 30% of Black victims killed by police were unarmed compared to 19% of white victims.” The mortality rates of black American by police show that there is a factor that increases violence towards African Americans by police. The only difference between the two groups is skin color, so one can only assume that racism is at the root of police brutality; this cannot be ignored because it provides undeniable evidence of racism in …show more content…
There are many organizations including the PLP party, NAACP, the Black Panther Party, and many more that have tried to put a stop to discrimination. However, there are also racist groups who continue to spread the belief that people of color do not deserve to have equal rights and that people of color are inferior to whites. On organization in particular is The Ku Klux Klan whose primary goal was to kill African Americans and prevent any advancement of African influence in American society. Even though the majority of the KKK’s overt activity has declined, the presence and ideas of the KKK are still alive in America. These ideas promote racial discrimination in America and drive the systems of racial hierarchy in America. America must rid the nation of hate, by eliminating hateful practices. Hence, banishing such groups that go against unification of our nation. In a national poll conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation, 49% of Americans believe that racism is the biggest problem within America. This poll indicates that the majority of the population does not think that racism is a significant issue within America. This in its self is a problem. America must identify those racial nuisances in our society as a problem in America, in order to move towards a solution to end