Racial Discrimination On African Americans

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Racial discrimination is not only limited to governmental affairs, such as the police force and courts of law. A very large and impactful form of racial prejudice comes from the public affairs that involve facilities and economics. After analyzing statistics about economy and how this system supresses the success of black Americans, it becomes obvious that this is a large problem in society. For that reason, literature, for instance J. Cole’s “G.O.M.D”, depicts these social problems accurately represents the reality of racism. Segregation, or the exclusion, of African Americans occurs to make sure that black people do not feel accepted in society. It was created many years ago when blacks were first brought to America and it still stands

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