Saroj Duwal Ms. Hogan English 1158 22nd September, 2015 The post racial era? Many of us believe that we have moved on from the racial era and are now living in the post racial era. We believe that our races do not matter anymore and it doesn’t define who we are. Although others may say we are past the age of racism, I still believe that we have not moved on to the post racial era. The topic of racism is still a hot topic for discussion. We may claim that we are not racist and we don’t care about the race, but our unconscious thoughts are still supporting racism. For example: we are talking about globalization and getting all races as one, but when we make friends and hang out with a group, we tend to stick with only those who are in our races. After I moved
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Johnson finds that school desegregation benefited black students, because it "significantly increased both educational and occupational attainments, college quality and adult earnings, reduced the probability of incarceration, and improved adult health status." The gap in wealth is even worrying in wealth. According to research, between 1884 and 2009, the gap of wealth between the black and white have tripled. White people get more privileges than black in most of the field like jobs, salary etc. Until and unless the disparity like these exists, we will still be facing racism as one of the main problems. 50% people believe that we live in the post racism era, but then there as more than 50% white living in the states. White people don’t know the privilege they are getting for just being white, so they don’t realize the racial discrimination going on. This doesn’t mean people should turn color blind to the races. We can move on to the post racial era only if we accept that every race are equal and treat everybody equally. People should, as Martin Luther King said, start judging others by their character, not by the color of the skin. Word Count:
Johnson finds that school desegregation benefited black students, because it "significantly increased both educational and occupational attainments, college quality and adult earnings, reduced the probability of incarceration, and improved adult health status." The gap in wealth is even worrying in wealth. According to research, between 1884 and 2009, the gap of wealth between the black and white have tripled. White people get more privileges than black in most of the field like jobs, salary etc. Until and unless the disparity like these exists, we will still be facing racism as one of the main problems. 50% people believe that we live in the post racism era, but then there as more than 50% white living in the states. White people don’t know the privilege they are getting for just being white, so they don’t realize the racial discrimination going on. This doesn’t mean people should turn color blind to the races. We can move on to the post racial era only if we accept that every race are equal and treat everybody equally. People should, as Martin Luther King said, start judging others by their character, not by the color of the skin. Word Count: