For as long as many can remember, African Americans have been looked down upon. The biggest step the United States took in ending discrimination was definitely the Emancipation Proclamation, enacted in 1863. However, the Proclamation did not make blacks and whites equal -- it merely freed the millions of slaves. This legislation was one of many that attempted to eradicate racism from American society. One of these laws was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and nationality (“Federal Laws”). As a safeguard against employment discrimination, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 provides monetary damages in cases of workplace discrimination. However, discrimination exists in every
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In a public exercise, 35 people of varying race, religion and to participate in what is called the “Privilege Walk.” At the start of the walk, participants stand in a line in the middle of a room, and based on their answers to various questions will take one step forward or one step back. Once the walk was over, the participants looked around to see where they stand in regards to everyone else. The two black contestants were in the very back. One of the questions asked was “If you never think twice about calling the police, take one step forward.” Sadly, a few participants did not step forward (Buzzfeed Yellow). The racial disproportionality begins with police stops. African Americans are stopped by police at a much higher rate than whites. While blacks and Latinos make up about half of NYC’s population, they account for about 80% of the police stops. Additionally, when whites were stopped, they were frisked 8% of the time, but blacks and Latinos were frisked 85% of the time (Quigley). Therefore, blacks and Latinos fall prey to the stereotype that people of color are …show more content…
According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, the chance that an African American boy born in 2001 is going to jail is about 32%. Thats one-third of the young African American population born in ‘01 will go to jail. Additionally, African American youth make up sixteen percent of the population, yet they account for 58% of the youth sent to adult jails. Also, African American youth take up 37% of the youth in Juvenile detention (Quigley). Even children are wrongly discriminated against. Unsurprisingly, the discrimination continues in trial. At the start of every case, a jury is selected. Consequently, 8 out of every 10 African Americans that are qualified for jury service are struck down by prosecutors (Quigley). African Americans are often excluded from jury service. This is not only morally wrong -- it is also
In a public exercise, 35 people of varying race, religion and to participate in what is called the “Privilege Walk.” At the start of the walk, participants stand in a line in the middle of a room, and based on their answers to various questions will take one step forward or one step back. Once the walk was over, the participants looked around to see where they stand in regards to everyone else. The two black contestants were in the very back. One of the questions asked was “If you never think twice about calling the police, take one step forward.” Sadly, a few participants did not step forward (Buzzfeed Yellow). The racial disproportionality begins with police stops. African Americans are stopped by police at a much higher rate than whites. While blacks and Latinos make up about half of NYC’s population, they account for about 80% of the police stops. Additionally, when whites were stopped, they were frisked 8% of the time, but blacks and Latinos were frisked 85% of the time (Quigley). Therefore, blacks and Latinos fall prey to the stereotype that people of color are …show more content…
According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, the chance that an African American boy born in 2001 is going to jail is about 32%. Thats one-third of the young African American population born in ‘01 will go to jail. Additionally, African American youth make up sixteen percent of the population, yet they account for 58% of the youth sent to adult jails. Also, African American youth take up 37% of the youth in Juvenile detention (Quigley). Even children are wrongly discriminated against. Unsurprisingly, the discrimination continues in trial. At the start of every case, a jury is selected. Consequently, 8 out of every 10 African Americans that are qualified for jury service are struck down by prosecutors (Quigley). African Americans are often excluded from jury service. This is not only morally wrong -- it is also