Racial profiling of African Americans in the U.S. Racial profiling is one of the challenges that African American face every day. However, there is several people that claim that racial profiling of African American does not exist, but rather it is a personal whim. Racial profiling of African American exists in a wider extent such as law enforcement agencies, the education system, the criminal justice system, and even in restaurants. To make a stop to racial profiling of African Americans, society must first acknowledge the problem. This essay will provide facts, demographic statistics and personal anecdotes to address the audience that racial profiling exists in the U.S.
Racial profiling root dates back to colonial times. It was referred …show more content…
Although U.S. has made a great progress since the abolition of slavery and civil rights movement; there are still a prejudice to overcome (Exploring black and white accounts of 21st century racial profiling). The article explores on the term “DWB” which is an abbreviation “Driving While Black”. Driving while black emphasizes on the experience of many African Americans with law enforcement officers as well as people of European decent driving with black person. The article presents a conducted interview where participants whose age ranges from seventeen to sixty five were asked if they have witness or experience something that they believed to be race related. According to the response, twenty nine out of sixty participants were able to recall moments or stories when they have experienced DWB or have witnessed someone experience. Several DWB experiences were shared representing two major themes which are getting pulled over: make sure I can drive away and fear of being pulled over (Exploring white and black account of 21st century racial profiling). African Americans are not treated the same as European decent drivers, but rather treated with hostility. They are more likely to be pulled over by police officers without breaking any law and harassed with unnecessary questions. They are often thrown into jail for crimes that they did not commit. It has become very common today to see on the news a young African American shot dead by a white police officer for a crime that was not committed. It is common to hear today that justice not being served for an African
Racial profiling root dates back to colonial times. It was referred …show more content…
Although U.S. has made a great progress since the abolition of slavery and civil rights movement; there are still a prejudice to overcome (Exploring black and white accounts of 21st century racial profiling). The article explores on the term “DWB” which is an abbreviation “Driving While Black”. Driving while black emphasizes on the experience of many African Americans with law enforcement officers as well as people of European decent driving with black person. The article presents a conducted interview where participants whose age ranges from seventeen to sixty five were asked if they have witness or experience something that they believed to be race related. According to the response, twenty nine out of sixty participants were able to recall moments or stories when they have experienced DWB or have witnessed someone experience. Several DWB experiences were shared representing two major themes which are getting pulled over: make sure I can drive away and fear of being pulled over (Exploring white and black account of 21st century racial profiling). African Americans are not treated the same as European decent drivers, but rather treated with hostility. They are more likely to be pulled over by police officers without breaking any law and harassed with unnecessary questions. They are often thrown into jail for crimes that they did not commit. It has become very common today to see on the news a young African American shot dead by a white police officer for a crime that was not committed. It is common to hear today that justice not being served for an African