The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander discusses ways the way the American prison system has become a cycle for many prisoners instead of a system for them to regret their criminal actions while A Talk to Teacher by James Baldwin features his own first-hand experiences with racism within the American education system. Both authors, who are black Americans, discuss racial microaggressions in times where racism is thought to be nonexistent. When people think of racism, they generally think of times such as pre-Civil War America and apartheid in South Africa. Nonetheless, both Alexander and Baldwin discuss their experiences with racism in a nation recognized for its supposed equality.
Alexander and Baldwin both decide to make statements to contradict …show more content…
Alexander writes, “Studies show that people of all colors use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates.” Subsequently, the reader learns that drug usage is not dependent on ethnic or racial background; instead, drug use is shown to be remarkably similar among people regardless of their ethnicity or race. Furthermore, the thought-of prototype of a drug user in American tends to be a black American. As The New Jim Crow establishes, police officers are thought to have exceptional sense of who may be a criminal, however, more often than not, officers are guided by internal biases influned by racist stereotypes. As a result, this becomes a primary cause of the mass incarceration of black Americans within the United States. Meanwhile, Baldwin 's A Talk to Teachers offers brutal insight into the experiences of a black American within the education system. To illustrate, he writes, “...in fact it begins when he is in school – before he discovers the shape of his oppression.” to ratify the fact that the education system is not devised with the well-being of black Americans in mind. Visibly, Baldwin offers the point that he has never touched watermelon in order to dispute the stereotype that black people love watermelon. Both writers imply that students of color are not hurting their future, but …show more content…
Accordingly, the task of informing students of color of their surrounding dangers should fall upon their instructors. Additionally, both Alexander and Baldin guide the reader to recognize that people with privilege must utilize their privilege to counter stereotypes to assist the people of color defy the odds. An ommitted idea by both Alexander and Baldwin is for the government to offer additional assistance to schools with predominantly low-income students. Whereas these schools are typically ignored and deemed as a lost cause, this solely progreses the shortcomings of schooling for students of color. Being an inner city student who attended both a public and private charter school, the lack of much needed assistance for crowded public schools is evident to me. Whereas I was encouraged to pursue academia and develop my skill set in a small private charter school, I was constantly told to just "get by and get ready to work" by multiple teachers in a public school that just wanted for students to get done with school versus encouraging them to attend higher education. In order to prevent students of color from embedding this idea, it is vital for there to be relief and support for schools in low income
Alexander and Baldwin both decide to make statements to contradict …show more content…
Alexander writes, “Studies show that people of all colors use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates.” Subsequently, the reader learns that drug usage is not dependent on ethnic or racial background; instead, drug use is shown to be remarkably similar among people regardless of their ethnicity or race. Furthermore, the thought-of prototype of a drug user in American tends to be a black American. As The New Jim Crow establishes, police officers are thought to have exceptional sense of who may be a criminal, however, more often than not, officers are guided by internal biases influned by racist stereotypes. As a result, this becomes a primary cause of the mass incarceration of black Americans within the United States. Meanwhile, Baldwin 's A Talk to Teachers offers brutal insight into the experiences of a black American within the education system. To illustrate, he writes, “...in fact it begins when he is in school – before he discovers the shape of his oppression.” to ratify the fact that the education system is not devised with the well-being of black Americans in mind. Visibly, Baldwin offers the point that he has never touched watermelon in order to dispute the stereotype that black people love watermelon. Both writers imply that students of color are not hurting their future, but …show more content…
Accordingly, the task of informing students of color of their surrounding dangers should fall upon their instructors. Additionally, both Alexander and Baldin guide the reader to recognize that people with privilege must utilize their privilege to counter stereotypes to assist the people of color defy the odds. An ommitted idea by both Alexander and Baldwin is for the government to offer additional assistance to schools with predominantly low-income students. Whereas these schools are typically ignored and deemed as a lost cause, this solely progreses the shortcomings of schooling for students of color. Being an inner city student who attended both a public and private charter school, the lack of much needed assistance for crowded public schools is evident to me. Whereas I was encouraged to pursue academia and develop my skill set in a small private charter school, I was constantly told to just "get by and get ready to work" by multiple teachers in a public school that just wanted for students to get done with school versus encouraging them to attend higher education. In order to prevent students of color from embedding this idea, it is vital for there to be relief and support for schools in low income