Racial discrimination has played a big part in the United States history without a doubt however, there is still an argument on whether or not racial discrimination still exist in the U.S. in particular the workplace. According to Pew Research Center, over 150 million American are employed and of those 150 million 12.6% of employees […]
African Americans have made tremendous leaps towards equality. Even though they have the same legal rights as whites they do not have the same opportunities due to a multiple number of factors. African Americans constantly have to combat discrimination from most aspects of society. For example, there are more accounts of police brutality involving African […]
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Get startedRacial profiling is a topic that is highly debated in modern society, with many who support it and some who are against it. Regardless of what people think, racial profiling has brought a great deal of contention and violence among ethnic social affairs. This is particularly evident when inconveniences ascend between the police and the […]
Most of the complaints have different applications of the death penalty, police brutality, racial profiling, sentencing disparity, and different treatment of minorities by the Criminal justice system. Everything that happens in court is suppose to be lawful and took into consideration, that your life could be on the line and how many years being spent […]
Judging somebody essentially by color of their skin is considered racial profiling. Racial profiling is a longstanding and profoundly alarming national issue in spite of claims that the United States has entered a post-racial era. It is illegal, yet continues to occur, especially in the Law Enforcement. It is wrong doing that should be taken […]
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated president in 1933, he acted fast to provide relief to those who were in need. On June 8, 1934, Roosevelt sent a message to congress that guaranteed a plan for social insurance as a safety net “against the hazards and vicissitudes of life.” Then, only fourteen months later, on […]
It was a wonderful August morning. The sun was splendidly sparkling on my shades while my mom drove the U-pull truck to a stockroom in Indianapolis, Indiana. As my mom drove down the boulevards of Indianapolis, I watched out the window and started to understand that the blend of individuals was actually not a blend […]
With sports come racism, it’s as simple as that. The famous Jackie Robinson said, “But as I write these words now I cannot stand and sing the National Anthem. I have learned that I remain a black in a white world”(“”Jackie Robinson”” ). Saying that yes he plays a professional sport but this sport is […]
Discrimination of races is something that is occuring in our society everyday. It still exists today because it started so long ago and once certain races had the hierarchy, some refuse to let go of the idea that they have more power just because they look a certain way and they choose to discriminate the […]
It is fairly common for the average American to misidentify a turbaned Sikh man as a Muslim person. And ever since the tragedy of 9/11, negative stereotypes have perpetuated throughout the United States about people from South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. This is a topic that I was eager to do my project on […]
Racism has been a constant issue today as it was many years ago. Throughout history many groups have been labeled and criticized not only for the race, but for their sex and class as well. People of lower class being criticized for not having economical means to afford common goods. Blacks being put down for […]
Introduction Over the recent years, technology has become a central point of everyday life. Within the last fifteen years, internet usage has gone from 400 million people to 3 billion (ICT Facts & Figures). With this mass integration of technology in the human experience, the human connection has also been affected. Online dating arose as […]
Introduction Slavery is defined as a situation where an individual or more persons have complete authority and control over another person(s), presuming the slave ownership as personal property thus enacting labor and services from them. Slavery historic timeline dates back in 1619 when the ditch brought the first African slaves in the state of Virginia […]
The term Jim Crow is believed to have originated around 1830 when a white, minstrel show performer, Thomas “Daddy” Rice, blackened his face with charcoal paste or burnt cork and danced a ridiculous jig while singing the lyrics to the song, “Jump Jim Crow. ” Rice created this character after seeing (while traveling in the […]
Ae Fond Kiss Movie review by Ahed El-Najar Ae Fond Kiss is a romantic drama, directed by Ken Loach in 2004. The movie was filmed in Pollokshields, which is a district in the south side of Glasgow. Cross cultural romance, social difference and racial discrimination are three words which describe the theme of the movie […]
Introduction Slavery is defined as a situation where an individual or more persons have complete authority and control over another person(s), presuming the slave ownership as personal property thus enacting labor and services from them. Slavery historic timeline dates back in 1619 when the ditch brought the first African slaves in the state of Virginia […]
Chris Tucker said in the film Friday, “Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you”. That viewpoint seems to be shared with the fifty-two percent of Americans who have tried marijuana at least once. Forty four percent of the those (who have tried it) reported as consistent users (Yahoo News/Marist […]
Racial injustice has been an issue over the past decades. So, when choosing books to read, I focus on pieces that address these issues. For instance, I particularly enjoyed The Hate U Give a fiction novel written by Angie Thomas portraying the racial and systematic injustices African Americans face in America today. The main character […]
