This film had a profound impact on the way that I personally view the social construct known as race. It amazed me that the idea of race extends far beyond that of nature. Race is prevalent in our economics, culture and our politics. A primary observation that I made was that many of the social institutions that essentially “regulate” racism do not do it verbally/physically but through methods of disproportionate distribution of resources and power as well as de facto segregation. For instance, many suburban communities were “redlined” due to reports from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) stating that colored families within a community would lower the rating of the housing community. The residents of 8 Mile Road in Detroit even went
