The Importance Of Racial Justice In America

In a major minority society, my belief is that it will be imperative for racial justice advocates to adapt within their new climate, and address unique obstacles that may arise, as well as unresolved injustices. I am both African-American and Puerto Rican, both of which are underrepresented in the legal field. Personally,I hope that is no longer the case in Majority minority society, one of the reasons I am pursuing a legal education in order to better equip myself to be a racial justice advocate. Nevertheless the racial justice advocates of the future should form coalitions allies across ethnic groups, socioeconomic classes, and public and private sectors to ensure america has a just society for all races and classes. Furthermore, one can …show more content…
Due to the current statistics the thought of a Minority Majority society, does not comfort me or nor does it alleviate my angst about the future of the African-American population. The reason being is that from what I view in the media and in my personal encounters is that I live in a segregated society, where the minority groups seek to thrive in America on an exclusive basis, instead of forming coalitions.Blacks are at higher risk in America,stemming from our long history of racism and discrimination in America and unconscious biases that extends beyond the white groups. I am from Miami-Dade County, Fl which is already a minority majority city, currently the non-hispanic white population is on 14.8% and the Hispanic population is 66.2% which is predominantly Cuban. I left miami for New York City, because when the economy was very low in 2010 jobs were scarce, and even low skilled jobs required spanish language. From personal experience this Minority Majority and increase of Cuban immigration into Miami, Fl had a harmful impact on the economy for African-Americans, specifically with competition for jobs. Furthemore, the black and white wealth gap has widened over the decades, black wealth has fallen by a higher percentage than hispanics and asians. The black unemployment rate has also had minimal …show more content…
In addition to a lack of voter knowledge and participation, because section four of the voting rights act was lost in 2013, it is possible for states to impose voting laws without preclearance by the federal government. There are states today with large black populations, yet those in office are predominately white and republican. This makes for a situation where unjust laws can be placed with little to no oversight and regulation,and lead to disenfranchisement of black and minority groups. Those seeds of injustice, may produce a harvest of devastation in the future, even with a Minority Majority, because of the damage that may be