The Black Lives Matter Movement: Racism In Canada

Adverse actions, behaviours and thoughts towards different groups in society has come to inhibit the lives of many black individuals in Canada. Even though society today has become much more accepting of different groups of people they are still held to a different standard and seen in a different way limiting what they can and cannot do in comparison to ‘white’ men and women. The Black Lives Matter movement is a major part in Canadian society today in order to help change the view society has of ‘black’ people. This movement helps to create acceptance and social equality within these peoples’ lives. This paper will begin by explaining the Black Lives Matter movement and what they do, it will then proceed to examine the prevalence of racism

This can significantly limit a person’s potential who is facing ‘White Supremacy’. This topic is prominent within the public threw institutional racism in social media and the news. Also racialization is significant today as black people receive unequal treatment due to their different characteristics. Even though the Black Lives Matter movement is extremely important and helps in adapting society’s views on racism and how it is wrong, there is still much of it found today. Black people are a “racialized group that are singled out for unequal treatment on the basis of real or imagined physical characteristics” (Naiman.240) proven by the Black Lives Matter campaign. Racism against blacks is prominent in the work force where racism continues to be a sad reality. Even though we have come a long way in accepting all beings and reducing racism significantly it is still found that “blacks experience lower employment rates and employment income and higher unemployment rates regardless of educational level” (Naiman.250). Racism is continually an obstacle, especially in the job market, for blacks in today’s society. Not only are they heavily affected by racism in the present day so much that it decreases their life chances in comparison to a white person, but they are also a group that receive one of the

In Canada there are still social views within society that say that blacks are different from whites. Blacks are treated differently based on their race and ethnicity. The Black Lives Matter movement provides society with a view that they are equal despite the opinions of some, and proves that they are sadly mistreated in today’s society. This campaign is extremely beneficial in encouraging acceptance and fair treatment within not only Canada, but the rest of the world as well. Black people face detrimental obstacles in daily life that severely decrease their opportunities in life due to racism. They also have to deal with social inequality due to their race which deems them as lower than and not as important as whites. Not only do they face these difficulties but they also have to deal with prejudice and discrimination from society as they are deemed as less and different from what society calls the norm. This movement is key in order to help change the views of today’s society. Society must come to realize that everyone should be treated as equal and not treated differently based on race in order to allow everyone the same life