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Author Barbara Smith addresses the events that evolved in the city of Los Angeles on March 3, 1991, regarding police brutality towards a black man Rodney King, before handcuffing King after a high-speed chase. Across the nation resonated a shock wave of unbelieve as the police officers involved were acquitted which sparked a violent movement in the local community (39). Barbara Smith took the opportunity to provide a rhetorical response in her book titled, “The Truth That Never Hurts” (42). Barbara Smith’s writings in an excerpt from her book describe similar factual events of violence and oppression through history, in our nation, that has left a residue of incivility, her response is verbal as she speaks through her written text. A myriad
The law criminalizes violent acts (and attempts to commit violent acts undertaken with a dangerous weapon) when those acts occur because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person.” This article talked about a devastating
Professor Bazian analyzes how racism is embedded in our government. There is an entrenched resistance to integration and desecration within a large percent of the white population, especially that of the South. After the Civil War, a majority of the population refused to grant equal rights and found that through Jim Crow laws, the African American population would be detached from the general population. Because of this segregation, African Americans have seen it “transform into a structural and constant process of under-development coupled with heavy doses of violence…” (Bazian 44).
In the essay “Just Walk on By” written by Brent Staples, the author uses a mixture of exaggeration, quoting, and word choice to grasp the attention of his readers and further his point that racial profiling is an unfortunate circumstance that impacts African American men in negative ways. One can witness very early on in the piece that exaggeration is used, particularly with the way Staples describes his actions. By referring to the first woman to run from him as “My first victim”, two effects are created. The harshness of the word “Victim” draws in attention, and causes one to crave a further investigation into the story. When reading further, the exaggeration is put into place once the reader realises that he committed no crime, and was simply walking down the street.
After reading the book, “Race, Gender, and Punishment: From Colonialism to the War on Terror” by Mary Bosworth and Jeanne Flavin, they discuss what they feel are the four “sociohistorical processes (Bosworth, Flavin: 2)” of social control, these being colonialism, slavery, immigration, and globalization. The authors separate each of these into their own chapter for a certain reason, to show the treatment of colonized people. The book focuses on how “colonialism, like each of the factors that underpin this collection, operates both structurally…and ideologically through culture, and the construction of the imaginary. (Bosworth, Flavin: 3).” Stepping back to the days of slavery, race has been the worldwide pyramid of power, in which white/Caucasian
Unfortunately, these conflicts evolve from oppositions such as governmental law enforcement agencies. The systemic structures of European government had harmful and oppressive effects on most African Americans (Harvard.edu, 2015). Structural Racism is not something that a few
In Fresh Fruits, Broken Bodies, Seth Holmes defines structural violence as “Social inequalities and hierarchies, often along social categories of class, race, gender and sexuality” (Holmes, 89). Holmes expresses that minorities are stigmatized and suppress based on their ethnic background. According to Holmes, “Nationwide, migrant farmworkers are sicker than other groups… these health disparities fall along citizenship, ethnicity, and class lines [81 percent of these workers are immigrants, 95 percent Mexican] and 52 percent of whom are undocumented” (Holmes, 99). The structural violence of America’s oppressing social structure becomes embodied in form of sickness. Unfortunately, the subordination of Immigrants’ race mostly allows them to be employed for manual labor.
Gang violence and activity has arisen in the past decades, with exceeding concerns and amongst youth being the primary target. Law enforcement try to gain a better understanding to why people are falling into criminal activity. Throughout the following essay we will be summarizing the background of one of the most notorious gang known internationally, MS-13. In addition, we will also be explaining ways different criminology theorist and theories apply to these particular group of people.
In the New York Times article, “Attacks on Asian-Americans in New York Stoke Fear, Anxiety and Anger”, Petri and Slotnik discuss the rise in racism and violence for Asian American residents in New York because of the pandemic. The New York Police Department hires Deputy Stewart Loo to lead N.Y.P.D.’s Asian Hate Crime Task Force, which consists of 25 volunteers fluent in 10 languages to communicate with Asian Americans and convince them to use law enforcement in violent situations (Petri & Slotnik, 2021). Most Asian Americans are hesitant to bring in law enforcement because they feel like their issues aren’t taken seriously and others are afraid of causing issues. The article interviews multiple Asian victims in New York City who were stabbed, shoved, beaten,
Additionally, Francis faces job rejections despite his qualifications, highlighting racial biases in employment. These examples illustrate the pervasive impact of racism on individuals' lives and call attention to the need for societal change. Explain what structural racism is, and how it is showcased in this text. Provide 2 examples. 4 points
Feagin argues while the racialization process is important, its founders fail to address the material and political-economic interests of those in power. Feagin believes systemic racism to be a “big picture” approach, and an understanding that the entirety of society’s foundation is based on anti-Black racism and oppression. The main tenet of systemic racism is that “all racial-ethnic relationships and events, past and present” must be placed in the context of targeting African Americans to be understood (Feagin 2006). Furthermore, Feagin argues that racial formation does not adequately address contemporary racism, and concepts such as the intergenerational transmission of material and cultural wealth. Systemic racism is a theory that understands the United States as a web of interconnected and interdependent organizations and institutions that work as a system for the purpose of racial
This Institutional racism captures racial disparities and shows how that even racist thinking and thoughts can be prominent not just by an individual speaking, but all
The author’s point of this paper is to show how racism is still going on in today’s world. There are many more ways and examples the author can explain and show how racism is going on
Often times, mindless conformity leads to senseless violence that could have been avoided with just a little more thought. In order to justify hateful and exclusive acts, the actions of people in minorities are often taken
“No, this isn’t my house I say and shake my head as if shaking could undo the year I’ve lived here (Cisneros 106).” This quote shows Esperanza’s unwillingness of accepting her poor neighbourhood because of the violence and inequality that has happened in it. In the House on Mango Street, the author, Sandra Cisneros, shows that there is a direct link between inequality, violence and poverty. The House on Mango Street shows women are held back by the inequalities that they face. Cisneros shows that racism prevents individuals from receiving job opportunities which leads to poverty and violence.
