Ferguson Fiasco Power and Race The Ferguson Fiasco is a study into the misuse of power and authority. Officer Darren Wilson confronted two young African Americans, Dorian Johnson and Michael Brown, who were walking in the middle of the street. The officer speaks through the window of his SUV ordering the two young men to move from the middle of the street to the sidewalk according to Dorian Johnson. The official testimony given by Dorian Johnson is Officer Wilson saying “get the F___ on the sidewalk.” According to Dorian, although he responded to the officer that they were moving toward the sidewalk, they did not. It is at this time that Officer Wilson uses his SUV to block the path of Dorian and Michael. Conflicting accounts of the event
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Public policy of segregation in Ferguson as in other major cities have been by design. In the book, “White Men On Race, Power Privilege and The shaping of Cultural Consciousness is the following:
In the United States, racial prejudice and discrimination remain pervasive and imbedded I a system of racism that provides significant advantages for white Americans at the expense of African Americans and other Americans of Color. This system includes not only racial stereotypes and prejudices, but also a racial ideology, powerful racialized emotions, a range of discriminatory practices, and the institutions in which the foregoing are imbedded. The result of this is a significant inequality in resources, privileges, and power.
Although the major purpose of this book was to investigate upper class white men’s views on the America’s racial divide, it sought to focus on systemic systems of oppression rather than individual oppression. It continues in revealing how what was flagrant racist stereotypes has evolved in a cultural “modern racism” or “color blind racism” that maintains white superiority over people of color. However, media would have us to believe that Ferguson is the result of Blacks who are lazy, lacking ambition, prone to aggressive behavior and there, more violent than …show more content…
5:3). Jesus challenged the rich (Matt. 19:21). Jesus challenged the synagogue people, Pharisees (Luke 11:39-42). Jesus challenged the temple authorities (Mark 11:15-17). Jesus challenged the Roman justice system (Matt. 26:64). Jesus challenged the political authorities (Matt. 11:27). The church has evolved with the changing times, but the church has remained silent on the issue of justice since the death of Martin Luther King. The church was silent during slavery, Jim Crow, and remains silent in the face of death today. Are we in need of a leader? Supposedly, the church has a leader, Jesus
Public policy of segregation in Ferguson as in other major cities have been by design. In the book, “White Men On Race, Power Privilege and The shaping of Cultural Consciousness is the following:
In the United States, racial prejudice and discrimination remain pervasive and imbedded I a system of racism that provides significant advantages for white Americans at the expense of African Americans and other Americans of Color. This system includes not only racial stereotypes and prejudices, but also a racial ideology, powerful racialized emotions, a range of discriminatory practices, and the institutions in which the foregoing are imbedded. The result of this is a significant inequality in resources, privileges, and power.
Although the major purpose of this book was to investigate upper class white men’s views on the America’s racial divide, it sought to focus on systemic systems of oppression rather than individual oppression. It continues in revealing how what was flagrant racist stereotypes has evolved in a cultural “modern racism” or “color blind racism” that maintains white superiority over people of color. However, media would have us to believe that Ferguson is the result of Blacks who are lazy, lacking ambition, prone to aggressive behavior and there, more violent than …show more content…
5:3). Jesus challenged the rich (Matt. 19:21). Jesus challenged the synagogue people, Pharisees (Luke 11:39-42). Jesus challenged the temple authorities (Mark 11:15-17). Jesus challenged the Roman justice system (Matt. 26:64). Jesus challenged the political authorities (Matt. 11:27). The church has evolved with the changing times, but the church has remained silent on the issue of justice since the death of Martin Luther King. The church was silent during slavery, Jim Crow, and remains silent in the face of death today. Are we in need of a leader? Supposedly, the church has a leader, Jesus