Education Inequality “dirty terrorist, nigger” A single raindrop falls from a sneering cloud. The cold droplet sizzles quickly on the skin, leaving a tiny barely noticeable mark that “disorients” its victim. Falling raindrops steadily progress into a caustic storm that thoroughly soaks the “deepest part” (128), causing Zinedine Zidane to react in the last two minutes of the World Cup. While de jure racial segregation might have ended 61 years ago, when the United States Supreme Court made its ruling on Brown V. Board of Education, racial segregation and inequality continues to silently live on in America’s Urban Educational system. According to the Department of Education, de facto racial segregation is a linking cause of the Black-White
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The U.S Department of Education reports, Black Students are significantly more likely to be retained a grade during their primary and secondary education. Furthermore, Black Students score lower on Standardized tests such as the SAT. The trend continues in the criminal “justice” system where male African American Juveniles number 4 times more than their white counterparts despite only being 13% of the population (US News). Black Students are also more likely to get out of school suspensions according to the U.S. Department of Education. Eventually, Black males make up the majority of American’s Prison Population numbering at seven hundredth thousand. Inept Onlookers of the educational achievement gap, prison demographics, and news reports of “black males with hoddies” are quick to point the finger at freedom of choice or perhaps mental aptitude, but never see the full narrative that hides behind the “description” (109). The real problem is inequality and discrete racism within the fold of American society. These problems are often overlooked in the shadow of political rhetoric, but sometimes a hand like Idusuyi’s waves the reality (Worlds …show more content…
The point of citizen is to portray the hidden instances of racism and injustice many suffer through every single day. Educational inequality has many tiny facets of injustice tucked away from the public consciousness. Combined these tiny droplets of racism and segregation completely soak disadvantaged youth. Racism and injustice touches the deepest part of society, and its effects are not merely superficial. Educational injustice caused by real yet subtle events has profound implications for society. Ultimately, educational inequality leads to an unforgiving cruel feedback loop resulting in the disparity of socioeconomic outcomes and is “bad
The U.S Department of Education reports, Black Students are significantly more likely to be retained a grade during their primary and secondary education. Furthermore, Black Students score lower on Standardized tests such as the SAT. The trend continues in the criminal “justice” system where male African American Juveniles number 4 times more than their white counterparts despite only being 13% of the population (US News). Black Students are also more likely to get out of school suspensions according to the U.S. Department of Education. Eventually, Black males make up the majority of American’s Prison Population numbering at seven hundredth thousand. Inept Onlookers of the educational achievement gap, prison demographics, and news reports of “black males with hoddies” are quick to point the finger at freedom of choice or perhaps mental aptitude, but never see the full narrative that hides behind the “description” (109). The real problem is inequality and discrete racism within the fold of American society. These problems are often overlooked in the shadow of political rhetoric, but sometimes a hand like Idusuyi’s waves the reality (Worlds …show more content…
The point of citizen is to portray the hidden instances of racism and injustice many suffer through every single day. Educational inequality has many tiny facets of injustice tucked away from the public consciousness. Combined these tiny droplets of racism and segregation completely soak disadvantaged youth. Racism and injustice touches the deepest part of society, and its effects are not merely superficial. Educational injustice caused by real yet subtle events has profound implications for society. Ultimately, educational inequality leads to an unforgiving cruel feedback loop resulting in the disparity of socioeconomic outcomes and is “bad