Brent Staples’s essay is still relevant today because of the fear that lives inside people who don’t understand or accept others, which often leads to authorities abusing their power so that they can feel safe while others live their lives cautiously. This relates to how both African Americans and the police live their lives in fear and with caution. The police fear African Americans due to their own prejudice reasons which causes them to abuse their authority by acting more aggressive which helps themselves feel safer and stronger. This forces African Americans to live their lives with caution and patience because if they don’t, they put themselves at a higher risk of endangering themselves. Brent Staples wrote the article “Black Men in Public
Annotated Bibliography Books Dudley, William, et al., editors. Police Brutality. D.L. Bender, 1991. • Police Brutality gives information on how police brutality is a widespread issue in the United States and explains different controversies and cases that relate to police brutality. • The editors of this book include activists and nonfiction authors who provide reliable information on what happened during different incidences of police brutality and the viewpoints and controversies that come with it.
Minorities in sitcoms were less portrayed in contrast to an accurate representation of the time period. Ironically, minorities in sitcoms were not always represented by minority actors and actresses. Sometimes makeup was used on a white actor so he could portray an African man. It was not until the 1950’s when African Americans were shown on television. African Americans were often portrayed as crooked people with poor English and less education.
“During the war years, the LAPD routinely pulled over cars driven by Mexican-Americans to conduct ‘field interrogations.’ In 1942 they began making mass arrests, blockading streets in the barrios and detaining teenagers and young adults on vague charges, such as vagrancy or unlawful assembly.” (WOLCOTT). The police department in Los Angeles specifically targeted Mexican-Americans for years, blatantly showing their racism. Even the theme of unfair arrests had started a year before the actual riots.
World War II was fought due to the persecution and execution of multiple minorities such as Jewish people. gypsies, the disabled, and homosexuals. However, the irony of this event is that while America was fighting for the rights of others overseas, there was an immense amount of discrimination happening right here in the United States. African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and other underrepresented minorities were all put at a large disadvantage in terms of economic and social opportunity. While the United States army needed more soldiers to fight in the war, African Americans who were fighting for their country in the military faced immense discrimination from Caucasian soldiers.
Police Brutality in America and the 1990s The legal system in the United States has been broken since it’s inception, disproportionately attacking, and punishing anyone who is not white. As the country grew, improving, growing prosperous, the broken system continued its work. One result of this broken system is police brutality, and overstepping of police power. In fact, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, of the black people questioned, 70% said they felt they were unfairly treated when dealing with police.
First of all, today, racial prejudice still exists, but it’s not what it was decades ago; Racism has since declined (Observer). Racism spikes concern to many Americans than it did decades ago (Agiesta, 2015). Researchers, John Dovidio and Samuel Gaertner, have researched today’s racism. From decades of surveying many White Americans, John Dovidio & Samuel Gaertner study found the following: When individuals associate themselves with interracial contact, their feelings about the African American community started to change (Observer). A good example of this notion is seen in young White Americans; the news article titled, Race and Reality in America: Five key findings mentions, mentions that “Younger whites are about as likely as older whites
Throughout the 1960s, a series of acts were passed in America to aid minorities in the areas of education, employment, public accommodation, and housing. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin in places of employment and public accommodation. Prior to this act, African Americans were banned or segregated in public areas such as restrooms, restaurants, theaters, and even schools. Segregation in schools had been a major problem since before Brown v. Board of Education in 1957 ruled that segregation was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. This remained an issue in universities around the country when they refused the attendance of African American students until the 1960s when
Do people discriminate others to hurt them or they do not realize what their actions are doing? Racial discrimination is when a person is treated less favorably than another person in a similar situation because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status. One of the biggest discrimination in this country is racial discrimination towards Latinos and people of color. Racial discrimination has become a part of everyday life in America. We have to stop this hatred in our country because this country is based on freedom, peace, and home of immigrants.
Discrimination: What it does to the United States Discrimination has existed in the world since the beginning of cultural societies. Discrimination takes several forms; examples include religious, economic, political, and sexual orientation. All of these forms affect society. As a result, discrimination negatively affects society because of salary/wage discrimination based on gender and age and Muslim student discrimination in high schools. Discrimination has a place in the financials of a person based on their gender and age.
According to “The Washington Post”, Last year 963 African Americans were shot and killed by police. Ever since the 1960s Africans has been fighting for equality; in the Eric Garner case and Michael Brown, it demonstrated how White police officers abuse and misuse their power towards African Americans. Since the increase of police brutality communities has had marches, rallies, and even the Black Lives Matters movements as a response to show that Polices’ abuse of power is unacceptable. The Black Lives Matter movement was created after radical discrimination it is a political movement to inform and protect Black Lives. (Wesley Lowery.
What causes obesity? The answer is obvious, fast food. In a world where the obesity rates are rapidly rising, the biggest question is why? Almost 100% of the population believes that fast food is directly linked to obesity. According to facebook, it is nearly impossible to resist eating fast food.
In the natural world rainbow is the symbol of beauty and happiness, the rainbow contains seven colors while each color has its own meaning & character. Moreover, in the human world reflects the lives of the people for better aspirations, and, humankind also has different races all over the world. In fact, the world is a biological nature and unexplainable which race has the authority to dominate the world. However, racial discrimination exists in many countries, and, skin colors just simply judge the value of people. In American history during the period the power struggle among various interest groups, ethnic minorities are still discriminated against and marginalized by white and mainstream in society.
Discrimination and racism is a problem that has abounded the history of the Americas from 1950s to the 2000s. Racism as a form of discrimination is a phenomenon whose origins go back to times past, and it is a problem that is still present in the daily life of people. Discrimination is an act of aggression, in which a person is excluded from a social group, because of its physical characteristics, religion, race, culture, skin color, or because it does not comply, with what is established within the ethics of the group. Discrimination and racism have greatly affected the lives of blacks, women, and homosexuals during the history of the United States. The Discrimination and racism in America also brought some problems such as, political problems,
An occurrence observed by the population of Los Angeles, California conveys the existence of racism and police brutality. According to The Polls-Trends: Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward the Police, “…three quarters of blacks, but only 38 percent of whites, continued to view police brutality as a common occurrence” (Tuch and Weitzer
