Racism

Harper Ms. Bentley Language Arts 23, August 2017 Racism Can racism be stopped in the United States? People often display racist behavior, based upon their upbringing. One of the main reasons racism still exists in today’s society, is because it is learned behavior. Racism is taught, and is passed down from generation to generation, almost like a family business. Racism is evident in numerous aspects of the American society. The best way to stop racism in the United States, is to teach people…

When most people think of intense racism, they think of the horrible ways people of color were treated many years ago. Unfortunately, many people think racism is a thing of the past, when this is, in fact, false. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, racism is shown as common practice to many and a monstrosity to very few. Unfortunately, in the small town of Maycomb County, racism wins out as an African American man named Tom Robinson is falsely accused of raping a woman and is sentenced…

of the progression of technology in the modern days. Whether that be on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or even in an online chatroom, racism is a widespread issue throughout the Internet because of how easy it is for someone to type something online. The book “Citizen: An American Lyric” by Claudia Rankine expresses many realities where people in the US display racism as a microaggression, which is a subtle, usually distasteful comment about another 's person 's race. One example Rankine talks…

readings. Almost all my group members had never heard of the term environmental racism or justice. This made all of us question how come we never learned about environmental racism/ justice before? I challenged my group members by asking them if they were familiar with the terrible environmental conditions that First Nations communities were living in. Most of them said yes and then I got them to think about environmental racism. Why is it always racialized and marginalized communities that…

The article “A Question of Environmental Racism in Flint” written by John Eligon in the New York Times and, the author conveys a message about the environmental racism. The author emphasized about the issues which are caused by the political power and the water crisis in the Flint. The first main point of the article is that the environmental racism and political power which make black or poor people suffer from various problems. According to the Eligon, there are many people who are suffering…

How has racism changed in the United States from the 1930s to today? Race has been a big problem for around forever now and I think we need to put our differences aside and be happy with one another! I think racism has definitely changed since the 1930’s. In the 1900’s colored people and whites couldn’t even use the same restrooms, water fountains or sit in the front of the bus! I think it's safe to say colored people back then weren't treated fair. First off I think race has changed in a…

our lives, we may still fail to realize a much larger scale problem that exists in our society today; a problem which I strongly believe a majority of people are unaware of, and is really something that needs brought to the table. This problem being racism - the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Many people remain unaware of this…

Racism in Schools Some people seem to think racism in schools died out a long time ago. This statement couldn't be more wrong. Racism in the learning environment is more evident than ever, and it needs to be stopped because it affects the way students learn and their success. There are many stories and incidents where discrimination has occurred and the effects they have had on students. Take the art teacher from Chicago for example. During class one day, some students spilled paint on the…

Struggle to Admit That Racism Still Exists”. Basically the author of this article is debating that white people go through racism, and people of color can be racist. Moreover, He denied white people have more privilege and more opportunities than people of color. He got upset from a Latino woman who claims that color people are not racist and they do the do not discriminate white people. The author mentions that white people do not usually get materially advantage form the racism specially the…

once was. A society where racism no longer exist, this period is considered the start of a new post-racial America. As great as this seems to feel as though we live in such a utopian society, we still have some minor details to work out. In order to actually achieve this post-racial society we need to recognize a thing. This thing is a sleeping giant it often goes without talking about. That thing is called systemic racism and it is one hell…