What do you think of when you hear the word racism? Many people would say negative things come to mind when they hear racism and shockingly some would say positive things and the reason why is because people still are racist and racism still live with us today. Racism stands right in front of everyone’s face. Sometimes, for example when people go out some people get treated differently because there skin color is darker than the person standing next to them. They say African Americans live in the ‘’ghetto’’ and white people are the rich people that lives in the big houses or they say Jewish people are wealthy, people should not be judged and classified under “rich people’’ or ‘’broke people’’ because of their race Environmental racism is something …show more content…
If racism is not the issue the big question is then what is? What is the problem? I’m 100% sure everyone is curious to know. Where are all the answers to our unanswered questions? Despite the civil rights movement of the 1960s the issue of environmental racism has popped up often including the 1990s. If black and white is not the issue than explain why the state installed its first hazardous waste injection in mostly black areas? We could eliminate all of this if we are serious about the situation no children should be exposed to these kinds of toxins. Once again as I stated above this is not a safe way to live. These people that are living in these areas want to say something but there voice aren’t being heard so here I am speaking for them these people are hurting believe it or not.
This is how I feel about environmental racism. I do think something needs to be done about this situation as badly as many people would want racism to end we people know it probably would never come to an end. Mainly because some people does not want to make a change. They feel good about the situation because there not put in that situation. But I’m sure if they were in the middle of environmental racism they would feel some type of