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I am Glad the Supreme Court of the United States has amended those parts of that absurd act. Let’s just think about it for a second. If the Supreme Court hadn’t stepped in and changed things, how many families would be destroyed? How many children would have had to go without a quality education? And to think, in this instance it’s the Hispanics in this country that are being profiled. Earlier, I read an essay by Brent Staples entitled “Just Walk On By”. In the essay Staples gave a prime example of racial profiling (Staples, 1986, p. 1-3). He showed how of African American men “fit the profile” of criminals. This perception is known all too well by many African American men like myself. Due to our fashion sense, our style has also been stereotyped to “fit the profile” of a criminal, or a
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Many newspapers like the Miami Herald explained “The day we learned details of Trayvon’s three suspensions, we played that story below a Page 1 story that examined how anger over handling of the case had spurred a new wave of political activism. When we used the photo of Trayvon in his hoodie, we did so alongside a story that explained the hoodie as a symbol” (Marques Gonzalez, 2012, p. 1). As we sit and think about this issue we see that this has destroyed the life of a promising teen. We will never know what could have become of a promising life. Now a mother goes without her son, a sister goes without her brother and a community is left in uproar. The ignorance just goes on, and …show more content…
We need to increase awareness about racial profiling and demonstrate to the public that racism is far from being over. Racism is just disregarded. Communities need to develop a plan that embraces acquiring a group of diverse individuals to promote diversity and inform the public about discrimination and racial profiling. Many people are sensitive when the topic is race, gender, or cultural groups are on the table for discussion. This is a condition that has plagued races of all kind .These are recurring issues, and I believe that it is the main contributor of social problems in the world today. In the future, changing individual conscious feelings and insights about racism is essential to social
Many newspapers like the Miami Herald explained “The day we learned details of Trayvon’s three suspensions, we played that story below a Page 1 story that examined how anger over handling of the case had spurred a new wave of political activism. When we used the photo of Trayvon in his hoodie, we did so alongside a story that explained the hoodie as a symbol” (Marques Gonzalez, 2012, p. 1). As we sit and think about this issue we see that this has destroyed the life of a promising teen. We will never know what could have become of a promising life. Now a mother goes without her son, a sister goes without her brother and a community is left in uproar. The ignorance just goes on, and …show more content…
We need to increase awareness about racial profiling and demonstrate to the public that racism is far from being over. Racism is just disregarded. Communities need to develop a plan that embraces acquiring a group of diverse individuals to promote diversity and inform the public about discrimination and racial profiling. Many people are sensitive when the topic is race, gender, or cultural groups are on the table for discussion. This is a condition that has plagued races of all kind .These are recurring issues, and I believe that it is the main contributor of social problems in the world today. In the future, changing individual conscious feelings and insights about racism is essential to social