Forty-four percent of those surveyed said they have felt discriminated against while shopping in the past two years. Forty-seven percent say that at least once a year they are offended by an inappropriate racial remark. Nearly six out of every 10 surveyed believe that police in their community practice racial profiling. With instant access to information about events such as the Rodney King beating, the killing of Amadou Diallo in New York and other racially charged episodes, people see those and think it must be happening here too, but it just isn't being publicized, Rouson said. Because of the perceptions, African-American parents tell their children that when they are stopped by police, they need to just survive the situation.
Race becomes a factor in the way that grades are decided in classrooms.
Being in a place where African-Americans are not usually seen, some say they will get a curious look or a comment. Randy Bailey, an occupational therapist who lives in Hollywood, remembers all too vividly the time he had to fight for a grade from a white English professor. After the professor refused to budge, he took it to the department chairman and showed proof that he deserved a better grade. I knew she did not like me based on . The poll results don't surprise Gov. Jeb Bush.