Why should someone be put in danger because the colour of their skin is different? The issue I am talking about today is one of the most long-lasting concerns of humanity. We thought racism ended about 60 years ago, but what people don’t realize is that every day and every night there are unspeakable acts of racism taking place around the world. For example, months ago in Baltimore, a police officer murdered a young black boy. It seems that the people that are meant to protect us are the one destroying us.
The act of racism is immoral: it kills its victims very slowly by destroying every bit of confidence they have. Racism does not only hurt physically, but it also damages people emotionally, psychologically and mentally. The results of these physical and psychological attacks are destroying families. In America a black man is murdered every 28 hours; Also in America, 7/10 of the young black boys are more likely to go to jail compared to their white counterparts. This is due to the result of black boys serving a harsher sentence for their crimes. It is despicable to think that a whole generation has already been class as delinquents by the police who arrested them and judges who condemned them.
For over 2.5 centuries our father’s fathers were sold and used, mistreated and …show more content…
Imagine living each day in fixation realizing that everywhere you go, each one of the things you do is being judged. Imagine being teased and marginalised in school because you're "different". Imagine you are that little child at the back of the class isolated because their skin colour is different. No one likes to be left out, but then, why do you judge? This issue is not going and will not stop by itself. We are responsible for the change that we want as Gandhi says ‘Be the change that we want to see in the world.” It is our individual responsibilities to change society’s approach to
The act of racism is immoral: it kills its victims very slowly by destroying every bit of confidence they have. Racism does not only hurt physically, but it also damages people emotionally, psychologically and mentally. The results of these physical and psychological attacks are destroying families. In America a black man is murdered every 28 hours; Also in America, 7/10 of the young black boys are more likely to go to jail compared to their white counterparts. This is due to the result of black boys serving a harsher sentence for their crimes. It is despicable to think that a whole generation has already been class as delinquents by the police who arrested them and judges who condemned them.
For over 2.5 centuries our father’s fathers were sold and used, mistreated and …show more content…
Imagine living each day in fixation realizing that everywhere you go, each one of the things you do is being judged. Imagine being teased and marginalised in school because you're "different". Imagine you are that little child at the back of the class isolated because their skin colour is different. No one likes to be left out, but then, why do you judge? This issue is not going and will not stop by itself. We are responsible for the change that we want as Gandhi says ‘Be the change that we want to see in the world.” It is our individual responsibilities to change society’s approach to