Bumps race

Approximately 12–13% of the American population is African-American, but they make up 35% of jail inmates, and 37% of prison inmates of the 2.2 million male inmates as of 2014. How is it that 13% of our population makes up 35% of our jail inmates. How can this minority group have such high statistics? This statistic proves how corrupt our judicial system is. The enslavement of black men is a prevalent societal issue that many seem to look over. Systematic racism is ingrained in the upbringing of…

As I skim the internet and history books for information on the 1940’s discrimination between blacks and whites. Many images arise that are grotesque in nature with bodies hanging from trees, badly beaten and burned. In the back ground of these images you can see white faces floating with laughter and wide eyes staring at their tortured victims. These people truly enjoyed the murdering of their African American neighbors. Most of these lynchings took place in poor southern towns and as a result…

Police brutality is defined as the use of uncontrolled forces by policemen when dealing with certain individuals. Uncontrolled forces takes place when a force is imperative in order to conduct harmful situations. However, police brutality can be appear in several different instances, but the most frequent instance is physical form. Physical forms takes place when policemen utilize the use of several styles of hand guns, harmful pepper spray, mace, batons, etc. in order to terrorize or purposely…

for what is still persistent, which is racism. There has been controversy about “BLM” which stretched the opinion that the movement was very racist. Arguments have come about that there is no way the advancement of another race can happen if the movement is saying the other races do not matter. While some have argued that it is racist there are many reasons to why it is not. For centuries blacks have been treated as if they do not matter and a stop is what they want. Fury has been building up…

Haggis is immensely filled with racial inequalities. Within the film it did not matter what race a person was, because at the end of the day each character did not think that any other race was equal with their own. The significance of this film is distinct, and relates to racial inequality in Sociology in many different ways. There were racial slurs, acts of discrimination, and acts of prejudice against every race that was shown throughout the movie. However, the main concerning points in this…

breeds through social misconceptions and constraints while being personified through the debilitating stereotypes and stigmas that lace every black community. The actions and expressions of African-American individuals are immediately related to their race, rather than independent character, cultivating an obstacle of identity for every person of colour while caucasians reinforce or bypass this systemic racial barrier. Caucasians are responsible for actively using their racial privilege for the…

inferior race. The race of white, or Caucasian had established itself as the better or more supreme race. And since establishment, the Caucasian race has dominated the notion of being the holy grail of races. However, the opposite on the spectrum the African American or Black race has been looked at as being the inferior race. The Black race has been the most judged, the most manipulated as well as the most abused race throughout America 's history. Therefore, you would believe that the black…

Misogynoir and its Effects in Social Media Misogyny has been around for centuries, going back as far as ancient Greece. Aristotle regarded women as “non-equals” and as “incomplete, deformed males” (Ganesh). Women have been struggling with being objectified throughout the years and this persists in the present. Misogyny is defined as “the hatred of women”. Misogynoir is a term meaning “anti-black misogyny” (Jackson) which was coined by Black Feminist Scholar Moya Bailey. This sexist outlook has…

The book “The Fire Next Time,” by James Baldwin, was a novel that gave me a great insight into the chaos that was going on in America during the 1960’s. The way Baldwin describes the aggravation felt by all African Americans during this time period made me feel like I was personally experiencing it with them. From the financial and social hardships they faced, it was never an easy life for people of color. If it was not for the many lives risked and lost for their equality, America would not be…

defined by their race, which leads to individual members of a race being targeted. Racialization, a process by which societies construct races as real, different and unequal with impact and meaning in stereotypes that can be expressed in ways that matter to economic, political, and social life, has aided in the slow division of the country between White Americans and African Americans (Semple). Racial profiling does not necessarily mean being straightforwardly racist towards a certain race…