ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
Topic: racism

The story rotates around the late 1800s, which was an emotional time for individuals shortly after the abolishment of slavery. Feelings toward African Americans had not totally disappeared; these African Americans were held at a low class in the public eye during this timeframe. In Desiree’s Baby, Desiree’s better half, Armand, was a well-off privileged person who possessed a huge estate in Louisiana. Armand depicts a significant number of similar feelings and thoughts of a typical plantation owner during the time.
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She keeps in touch with her mom to get some information about this allegation that she is black, and she comments that she will die from misery if it is all valid. Her mom doesn’t know Desiree’s real parents, so she sends back a mysterious message. Desiree attempts to move Armand’s heart one final time, however without any result, since he enables them to leave, which in a sense means that he abandons them from now on. Desiree doesn’t think straight anymore, since she cherishes Armand more than herself and their son. Desiree ignores that she and her child are human and they have the right to proceed onward, and she chooses to murder herself and her infant.
Topic: racism

Racism, in my view, is right off the bat a misinterpretation or the acknowledgment of false information. Most individuals become racist from a family situation where racism is sustained. By sustained, I imply that specific individuals are consistently torn down, and false information is given about this group of people on a regular basis. As a child, we frequently acknowledge whatever comes our way regarding information. Even if our dads told us the moon came from God’s toe, we would trust him, as we consider adults to be capable individuals. Therefore, we absorb racism like it was anything else. I recall my younger sibling, who is a Hispanic, was told by a little boy down the road that he would not like to play with her due to her skin color. Did this kid think of this idea all alone? Exceptionally impossible. The plausible explanation is that this kid heard his parents tear down Hispanics, and this statement fabricated a complex of racism inside him.
Topic: racism

In the story “Desiree’s Baby”, there are a lot of issues that can be talked about more profound, for example, gender issues, slavery, love, and so on. However, the fundamental issue that is unmistakably imagined in this short story is the manner by which somebody’s pride can turn out to be overpowering to the point that they are blinded by it from joy. Armand’s concern was that he put pride over affection. He felt like there’s nothing more significant than keeping his name clean. This issue could be easily solved by understanding that pride isn’t what makes us what our identity is. It is our main thing as a human that makes our name the proudest.
Topic: racism

People believe the hype that Canada is a nation of cultural tolerance but that’s totally not true. Racism is prejudice, judgment, or resentment directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s race is superior to the other{s}Racism is also a form of hate. Being racist is a choice; no one is born with hate implanted in them. Before I came to Canada, I did not experience any form of racism, for the couple of years I have lived in Canada I have experienced racism in every organization I have worked for one of the most challenging aspects of the struggle for equality is the systemic character of discrimination.
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It’s upon this social foundation that affirmative action must be constructed. Accordingly, confirmatory actions have lean towards to be based on two very different blueprints. One methodology leaves the control structures and institutional policies and norms in place while according preferential access to disproportionately excluded groups. Since individuals from racialized communities, women, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities, for example, are widely under-represented in workplaces and educational establishments. The term racialized peoples have been used in Canada as an unconventional way to address minorities or visible minorities.
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The disagreement on whether racism exists in the Canadian criminal justice system or not is based on personal involvement or witness with racism. The vigorous of racism was present at one point in the criminal justice system, this may the case in the behavior of some police officers in the court at sentencing and in established and also in community-based corrections. The existence of prejudice, discrimination, and racism is not by the way evident but maybe unconscious on the part of justice system employees or can also be subtle and not always distinguishable. Also, people disobey the law may recognize that they are the victims of prejudice, discrimination, and racism even in instances where there is no significant proof that it has befallen them. However, it is imperative to recognize the beginning of these discernments. The United Nations has upstretched interrogation about Canada’s record on anti-racism, mentioning the endless contests that the indigenous people of Canada face on a daily basis, this proves that racism exists in Canada particularly in reverence to indigenous people and people in racialized communities and others. This is imitated in the increase in police-reported hate crime associated to ethnicity and race and sometimes culture. There was a controversy in 2017 over Canada immigration policy dripped over into street-level engagements between anti-racist and anti-fascism clusters and far-right clutches who were against Canada’s intake of refugees.
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The Canadian community seemed to be aware of this particular issue. Research on Canadian shows that 69 percent of people knew that there was racism in Canada, and nearly half of the responders had heard some people make racist remarks towards some persons. Also, another study that was carried out in Vancouver discovered that 82 percent of people of visible minorities specified that they have been imperiled to prejudice or other kinds of discernment. In order to address this issue, sometime in 2017 the Ontario province announce a three-year premeditated strategy, this compressive disposition was made up of a number of components including legislation, beleaguered community awareness, and edification, and anti-Black racism approach, and focused on indigenous people, anti-racism policy among to name a few which also include the confrontation against racism and discernment.
Topic: racism

According to Anthony H Richmond the author of Refugees and Racism in Canada he made a very clear line between racism and refugees based on an individual encounter with the act of racism. People seem to think that Canada has often been seen as a safe haven for immigrants. But we cannot deny that racism exists in Canada. We can endure a diplomatic yet impervious method to the problems that run generations deep. Also, we can depend on our personal experience and the role we play in these matters and justice is not about hate, it is about humanity and love, also that is the valid point to hold production on the issue of systemic racism in Canada. Racism can take different forms such as conventional and occur independently of the attitude or intents of those involved if the consequences of some of these actions are seriously disadvantageous for a particular group for example in the case of refugees and asylum seekers who required a valid visa, passport, work permits, literacy tests, medical examinations, and DNA tests. The strict presentation of the resolution classification of refugee, and the method of selection being used in outlawing to avert undocumented persons from gaining access into Canada border, all these methods could be racist in their approach if they create easier and different prospects for some nationalities or other ethnic groups, in order to spurt them from unbearable predicaments of their former country of residence.
Topic: racism

There are some terms that are used that show that systematic and institutional racism identify that perception may occur as an unpremeditated magnitude of particular public policies. During recruitment or hiring in the case of employment or admission into school, this requires insignificant gender, physical, age, education, and language standards, these may be a difficult measure for certain groups of people to meet. Special admission or recruiting, intended to recompense for past discrimination towards some minority group may in time to come have an unfavorable outcome on persons of other groups, especially the majority or dominant group. The issue of, quota system, affirmative action, and “positive discrimination” may cause a counterattack and call for more prejudice towards a particular set of people in the society.
Topic: racism

The stereotype that that is projected towards some groups and outlining of particular crimes and performance configurations, can guide the police and immigration officers to stop and search or in some cases even harass innocent people just because they belong to a certain to a certain ethnicity. It is the task of the human commission, complaint authorities, employment equity officers, and multicultural directorate to fight such systems of hatred, discrimination, and prejudice. Macro-racism can also be institutionalized in the regulations that the states erect at a point when severely keeping watch on the borders, denying entry to some particular ethnic or racial groups, eradicating or even refusing some minority group from gaining access while attempting to reunite diasporic peoples.
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Macro-racism is generally common with military and political leaders when they are pursuing to establish the dominance of territory by dynamism, this is usually a result of what they refer to as state egotism or purity. In some cases, or circumstances, where most life-threatening methods are applied it is could lead to genocidal policies, for example, is in the case of Nazi Germany, former Yugoslavia, and most recently the incident that happened in Cambodia and Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Prior to the year, 1962 people would view Canada’s immigration policy as macro-racist due to lack of involvement with immigration activities, but after then there has been a progressive improvement. During Canada’s first-ever census which was conducted in 1871, the government made attempts whereby people were distinguished by their birthplace, citizenship and origins.
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The implication of the last term was not really made known to the census officials and there was misunderstanding and confusion because it was obvious that so many persons were of mixed descent this includes English-French descent, French-Aboriginal decent, and a variety of another mixed ethnicity. During the 1921 census, the Canadian government also attempted to elucidate the perception by which the term race was demarcated as a sub-group of the human classes associated with bonds of physical affiliation. The definite discussion was made of visible appearances which first and foremost was the skin color, the shape of a head, statures, and other standards. Moreover, the census characterization of origin sustained to associate natural or biological, geographic characteristics, and cultural classification.
Topic: racism

For example, the first theme of “Sympathy” is all about wishing for freedom and hating on imprisonment. After all, it’s a poem about a “caged bird,” a bird that isn’t free to fly around and eat little worms or build a nest in a tree—which is, you know, what birds are meant to do. But the narrator describes this caged bird in order to describe his own need for freedom. Unlike Caged bird’s first theme, which is Freedom vs. captivity. The poem “Caged Bird” compares and contrasts the experience of a free bird with that of a bird held in captivity. While part of this contrast is meant to express the injustice forced upon the imprisoned bird, the comparison also allows the poem to explore how a free being thinks and acts, and to argue that freedom is a natural state for living beings.
Topic: racism

The second theme that is shared between the sympathy and caged bird’s poem and song is race and the African-American experience. “Sympathy” and “caged bird” are poems and a song about a bird. So what in the wide world of sports does it have to do with race? A lot actually. Dunbar was an important African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance, a period when there was the development of African-American literature and arts. And the fact of the matter is, a lot of writers and poets of the Harlem Renaissance wrote about race. After all, they were still living in an isolated country where blacks were treated as second-class citizens. On the other hand, Maya Angelou was also an African-American poet. She wrote the caged bird poem to express her bad experience in being raped as a child, in addition to racism and sexism, as shown In lines 8-14, 15-22, and lastly 27-38.
Topic: racism

Both Caged birds and sympathy have many similar symbols but meant and used them in different ways throughout the two poems and songs. For example, the key symbol of both poems and songs is the bird. The bird whether caged or not is a traditional symbol of freedom simply by their unique ability to fly. Taking flight is about as reasonable as being completely released and free from the chains. Put that bird into a cage and the characteristic symbolism of freedom is lent the tragic aspect of being kept in slavery. On the other hand, Maya Angelou’s bird represents both herself and those who have experienced the cruelty of racism and sexism. In her autobiography, I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings (1969), Angelou discusses the pre-Civil Rights oppression of black people, especially black women, who experienced sexism in addition to racism.
Topic: racism

The second symbol that they all share is the cage. The cage is a powerful metaphor applied specifically to present slavery as the universal symbol of African-American life. Beyond the poem’s specific meaning relating to blackness in America, of course, the cage can represent any situation in which the speaker might feel he is being held back from achieving his potential. In each of the works, the cages represent something. For example, in sympathy, it represents how the authors want to be freed from racism, on the other hand in the Caged bird poem it represents how the author wants to be freed from sexism in addition to racism and gender inequality. However, in the caged bird song, it represents Alicia key’s life on stage and as a popular singer. In the end, each author presented and meant different things although they used the same symbols.
Topic: racism

The last key similarity between the two poems and song are poetic devices. Both poems and the song has the same devices but used them differently. All of them used metaphors, alliteration, and personification. Sympathy used a controlling metaphor device that runs throughout the verses in which the caged bird represents any and all humans being held in slavery, and specifically the African-American. On the other hand in the caged bird poem, the metaphor device was more used. Like when the author compares wind to water by calling them “downstream” and “current”. The author also uses metaphor in the use of two birds, “free bird” and “caged bird”. She used both metaphors to compare and contrast between the privileged and non-privileged sections of the community. The free bird represents the privileged and the caged bird represents the non-privileged part of the community.
Topic: racism

In Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees, the reader is introduced to the fourteen year old Lily Owens. It’s 1964 in South Carolina when Lily is forced to come to terms with her confused memory of her mother’s death. As Lily travels to Tiburon with Rosaleen (her black housekeeper and nanny) in hopes to find the truth about her mother she develops into a young woman and learns the importance of female empowerment. Through the narrator Lily and the use of narrative and religion, Kidd emphasizes two main themes considered in this analysis: racism and the importance of women empowerment.
Topic: racism

“Coming alongside the men, Rosaleen lifted her snuff jug, which was filled with black spit, and calmly poured it across the tops of the men’s shoes, moving her hand in little loops like she was writing her name–Rosaleen Daise–just the way she’d practiced” (Kidd 32). This is the first time Lily has truly seen racism and the cruelness that goes with it. When the men ask Rosaleen to apologize and she refuses Lily believes that she is doing so out of defiance.
Topic: racism

While Kidd describes Lily, not as a stereotypical racist living in South Carolina, she lets the reader know that Lily can be prejudice at times as well as naive. Lily’s assumptions about black people are proven wrong when she says, “…I thought they could smart, but not as smart as me, me being white. Lying on the cot in the honey house, though, all I could think was August is so intelligent, so cultured, and I was surprised by this” (Kidd 78). She learns that she must overcome racial stereotypes because humans are more than just their skin color or ethnicity. Lily is now figuring out that racism has a domino effect because it doesn’t just create conflict between people it also can strain relationships. “An example of this occurs when Lily unexpectedly falls for a black man named Zach Taylor. As time goes on their different viewpoints become apparent as they talk about their ambitions. “I’ve just never heard of a Negro lawyer that’s all. You’ve got to hear of these things before you can imagine them.” “Bullshit. You gotta imagine what’s never been” (Kidd 121). Zach is an important character in terms of Lily’s character development because he challenges her to look at things from a different perspective and to become more open-minded.
Topic: racism

The irrationality of racism is displayed throughout Sue Kidd’s “The Secret Life of Bees”. Kidd displays all the characters with dignity. She demonstrates the different personalities of whites and blacks during this time. When Rosaleen goes to vote she is harassed for no reason by white men. Lily feels that all blacks are like Rosaleen; uneducated and laborers. Through experiences like these throughout the book, we see what it was truly like to live in the south and how children were exposed to racism.
Topic: racism

The discrimination and “intensifying racial unrest (Penguin 1), of their time keeps Lily from pursuing her feelings at first. Lily struggles with her own stereotypes and learns to overcome them by “finding healing and hope among friends who don’t judge you…” (Smith 2). Lily believes all African Americans are uneducated and laborers like Rosaleen. The intelligence of August surprises Lily and she begins to see August as more of a motherly role to look up to. Zach dreams of being a lawyer even though he is black. He tells Lily about his plans in chapter 7 “I’ve just never heard of a Negro lawyer, that’s all.
Topic: racism

You gotta imagine what’s never been.” (Kidd). Lily doesn’t want to discourage him but she like most others has never heard of a black lawyer before. The way she believes is people have roles that are set like black women such as Rosaleen are housekeepers and black men aren’t lawyers. August helps Lily to understand them better. She explains that she has chosen herself to be a beekeeper and Zach has chosen to be a lawyer. They do not accept their fates; they believe that they have abilities that go farther than what society has chosen for them. August and Zach continue to go after their dreams despite what anyone else thinks.
Topic: racism

Lily, like most children during this time is exposed to segregation and racism. Rosaleen goes to vote and three white men harass her. The men tell her she has to be able to write her name, implying she cannot. When Rosaleen stands up to them she is beaten and thrown in jail. During this “time when the world was changing…”(Burrell 3), we see Lily change and grow to love the Boatwrights. Lily is surprised by the bonds between them and begins to feel part of their sisterhood. Lily realizes the power of their female community and “the ability of love to transform our lives” (Penguin 1).
Topic: racism

Even after the Civil Rights act African Americans were still not treated equally. On the night of May’s death, a policeman visits August’s home. He tells Lily that she should live with her aunt or another family member. He didn’t think it was right for a white person to live with blacks. Even though he can see how Boatwright’s love and care for Lily his prejudice tries to pull Lily away from them. When Rosaleen goes to jail she is treated unfairly. The white men demand her to apologize and she refuses. When she refuses they hit her on the head with a flashlight and then Rosaleen and Lily are put in a jail cell. Because Rosaleen is black her side of the story didn’t matter. This scene shows how during this time people “were being judged for their sentiments as well as the color of their skin” (Smith 2).
Topic: racism

My favorite part about Halloween is wearing costumes! It’s the one day of the year where you can really express yourself and just be happy, or so I thought. This year I decided to wear my awesome Rainbow Dash costume, hoping to spread some kind of message. However, when I walked into class, hardly anyone was wearing a costume! It felt so awkward sitting in class with a ridiculously colorful costume, with brightly colored wings while taking a math test! It just felt like an embarrassingly ordinary school day! On the other hand, there were a lot of stories on the news about people wearing inappropriate costumes ruining their career or studies.
Topic: racism

Today, costumes aren’t made of animal resources, that’s just ridiculous! The tradition that started out to drive away ghost has changed in which now we drive away the good in people. In fact, many people are wearing costumes that are racist, discriminatory, and inappropriate to today’s new American society. Likewise, Lara Prendergast in The horror of Halloween costumes, writes, “Halloween is changing. It is no longer night of uncouth revelry. It has turned into an opportunity for political posturing, a moment to show that you understand what’s acceptable and what’s not”(Pendergast). Here, Pendergast shares how society pressures are influenced into Halloween costumes to show a strong opinion. She emphasizes that Halloween traditions are evolving into something bad and I agree. Furthermore, Aaron R. Hanlon, a professor at Colby College writes his observations of the tradition on wearing costumes. He says, “ It’s likewise entirely reasonable for a black student to be angry when someone who doesn’t have to endure what she endures chooses a blackface party costume that disrespects her heritage or recapitulates the scars and wounds of her ancestral past.
Topic: racism

At the same time, the fact that she feels angry because someone else is ignorant or insensitive in no way contravenes two demonstrable facts: One, those past scars and wounds really happened; two, the racism that inflicted them then still produces related scars and wounds of another sort today” (Student Activists Care About Issues, Not Hurt Feelings). Here, Aaron R. Hanlon describes how a person would react if they were offended by a biased costume. Since the response he gives is negative, it is a strong reflection on how other Americans would react when they feel discriminated against. Tom Kludt, a journalist on CNN Business reporters about how popular figures in American culture are supporting discriminatory costumes. One figure he mentions is Megyn Kelly a host on NBC, who made a rude comment in support of racist costumes. He quotes Kelly, “Particularly on race and ethnicity issues which, far from being healed, have been exacerbated in our politics over the past year,” Kelly said. “This is a time for more understanding, love, sensitivity, and honor, and I want to be part of that. I look forward to continuing that discussion”( Megyn Kelly apologizes for defending blackface Halloween costumes). This emphasizes the point that racism-related issues are getting worse and instead we as Americans need to shine a light on the good values of life. Megyn Kelly’s last claim brings light on how this is a topic that just can’t be ignored anymore.
Topic: racism

It’s easy to think that wearing Halloween costumes helps express or show interest and imagination of people, especially kids, but when one looks at today’s trends, many Americans are wearing sexually inappropriate costumes on Halloween. For instance, “ people generally choose costumes that help to explore a different or alternative side of their personality” or life (Psychology: What does your Halloween costume say about you?). Halloween costumes are chosen to match people’s desires. But how far can someone’s desires go in order to cross the lines?. On Halloween, you should encounter ghosts, goblins, monsters, princesses, and heroes. However this Halloween, you would encounter mostly females wearing little to barely any clothing as a costume. Does sexy even sound like Halloween to you? For one, it’s scary! I have to admit, I always feel uneasy whenever I see someone with very little clothing on them. When I was little I wondered why people wore costumes like that instead of the Disney Princess costumes all the girls were wearing. Whenever I went costumes shopping the adult aisle was filled with mostly sexually themed costumes, making shopping very hard. Moreover, Sarah Seltzer, a journalist for The New York Times writes, “Halloween allows women to abandon all pretenses at beauty by becoming literally monstrous, or alternately to reach campy skin-bearing heights that would normally be frowned-upon (Watch Out For Exploitative Halloween Costumes). This unwanted attention puts females in danger and leaves kids with a bad image in their heads.
Topic: racism

Even so, Americans spend thousands of dollars on buying costumes, only helping retailers and businesses earn benefits and profit at the expense of the American people. Darice Britt a writer for South University claims that “Halloween is the second-largest commercial holiday”(Halloween Is Big Business). I agree with Britt’s claim because Halloween is no longer the holiday it once was. Halloween started out as a religious holiday. However, today companies like Rubie’s, Halloween City, and Party City have a huge increase in sales and profit on Halloween. A study from the National Retail Federation (NRF) shows “ this year as $2.8 billion will be spent on costumes overall. Specifically, celebrants will shell out $1.1 billion on children’s costumes, and $1.4 billion on adult costumes. It is clear Fido and Fluffy will not be forgotten: Americans will spend $350 million on costumes for their furry friends”(Record Number of Americans to Buy Halloween Costumes). This shows how much money Americans will spend on buying Halloween. Clearly, Americans are wasting a lot of money on costumes and these startling numbers shown proves it. My family and I used to spend nearly 70 dollars to buy a costume for my sister and I. Now after looking at the NRF’s study, I might as well reuse my costume for another year.
Topic: racism

The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween should cease to continue because it fuels for negative emotions, hate, and discrimination, as well as being a holiday for big businesses and companies to make a profit. Instead of wearing costumes, another positive tradition should replace it. On Halloween, we should try to be kind and respectful towards others. We should not be the fire for hate but instead the candle for peace. Furthermore, news channels and broadcasters should have more reports on how some people are actually doing good things on Halloween instead of focusing reports on all the negative and bad actions by others. We should have more discussion on how to be respectful and peaceful. That way we would be one step closer to a brighter future. Like how Mahatma Gandhi once said: “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind”(PEACE QUOTES).
Topic: racism

A Lesson Before Dying is a powerful novel written by author Ernest J. Gaines. Which in short this novel shows the reader the racial tensions of the south. Through the story of a young boy named Jefferson who was wrongfully charged with a crime, and now has to pay the price. When it was all just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This book written in 1930 shines light on Americas’s true colors in the 19th century.
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Although slavery has since been over from this point for around 80 years the tension between whites and blacks was still tearing many small towns apart, and much of the south as they tried vigorously to keep the social standards of separate but equal. All due to the fact that the complexion of one’s skin is a few shades darker when in fact it is not the skin that defines the man or women. Jefferson a boy who knew stealing was wrong, found himself in a situation that when put into the same situation many would have chosen the same path.
Topic: racism

However, the action was not of malice nor desire no it was a decision made from and entirely of fear. Jefferson a 21-year-old man still very young and yet to discover the many lessons’ life has to offer. Jefferson who grew up with a poverty-stricken life as said here “Ain’t never had enough ice cream. Never had more than a nickel cone.”(Gaines 170) One nickel in 1940, would be worth 92 cents today.
Topic: racism

Like Jefferson, everyone in life is forced to make choices and tough decisions in their life. In which make us the people we are today, I am no different and my choice was similar to Jefferson in the fact that it’s a choice of staying or going in search of something better. And the choice that affected most of me was whether I stay in 4H and continue to show horses or do I pursue my passion for football. For years, I had made many friends in 4H and the ideals have made me the person I am today. It has taught me many things including payment in donuts is acceptable for manual labor and quite frankly the best form of payment. I learned to skills of teamwork trust and how to help my community.
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However, it also gave me many bonds that will never be broken, but when it came to showing it was something I was “talented” at basically meaning I did not fall off… that often however it got to a point where I was not enjoying it as much as when I first started along with many competitions I had were out of state, and so I constantly had to travel it was to the point in which we were going to move in order to just make it easier on me and I felt as though I was a burden and that all I brought with these shows that I’d get invited to. Was just making everyone else’s life in my family harder and more complex which like Jefferson when he was in jail the decision he made affected the surrounding people just as much if not more than his decision but like Jefferson when I finally gave in to grant I told my parents I did not want to show anymore and although I miss the competition, the crowds, and the many interesting people I met I know I made the right decision.
Topic: racism

African Americans and many minorities alike lived in a society of constant fear, and although it has gotten a lot better since the times of slavery, sharecropping, and jim crow. When looking into America’s past and seeing these blemishes in the history of what’s supposed to be the land of the free. Throughout America’s history discrimination towards minorities of all kinds are prevalent, and over time things have improved. However, toward the African American community and a few others’ discrimination is still present in today’s society. As many of these people are forced to live in poverty and have to work twice as hard for everything earned and the reason I use earned instead of given is that nothing was “given” to them they fought for everything they had and still do to this day.
Topic: racism

Youth is a time meant for self-discovery, a time in which many begin the journey of finding their true identity, and most importantly, a time where we are at our most vulnerable. This time is crucial in shaping who we will become, and at this time we are most susceptible to the hatred and deception that plague today’s society. As a young person myself, I will not stand for the exploitation of our vulnerability by individuals who advocate their malicious views, looking to organize and recruit, or for the benefit of widespread social media platforms to gain in profit.
Topic: racism

I will not stand by as I watch more and more of my peers fall prey to the divisive, misleading content being disseminated on social media. Our presence on the platform is undeniable, Although the damaging consequences are overshadowed by the overarching benefits it offers. The exposure of detrimental content such as racism and hate speech has facilitated the spread of harmful ideologies amongst the youth, amplifying the presence of hatred and violence in our society.
Topic: racism

From the mere rants in the comment section of a post or news article to reframing the meaning of news stories to support their views, social media is a hate group most beneficial tool and our youth are the target. The algorithms implemented in the world’s most widespread social media apps allow for these sites to become gathering places for the likeminded, and a trap for the vulnerable youth looking for an identity. With every user’s experience mediated by this algorithm, the ultimate goal is to maximize engagement, meaning one curious click on a post or video could send an individual down a rabbit-hole of extreme content and conspiracy theories. Take YouTube as an example, the popular video-sharing platforms not only boasts the second spot to Facebook as the most popular social media platform but has been accused of being “one of the most powerful radicalizing instruments of the 21st century.”
Topic: racism

YouTube is fitted with an algorithm designed to push people towards extremist content for engagement, in doing this, the platform drives users towards videos promoting extremist views and conspiracy theories, which prompt them to consume more information to the point where they begin to believe it. 94 percent of Australian youth use social media, 94 percent of Australian youth are being exposed to extremist content profit (Hughes, 2019). Major companies are exploiting our vulnerability for-profit, largely disregarding the consequences that may follow. With no relevant law pertaining to this matter, these major platforms continue to evade serious scrutiny over their complicity of spreading discriminatory content, increasing the prevalence of racism in today’s society.
Topic: racism

Social media is built on the purpose of the interaction, which in itself is validation that it is a breeding ground for detrimental ideologies. No matter the time or day, your daily scroll through social media is filled with posts of people expressing their opinions. However, the exploitation of this aspect by far-right groups bent on spreading racial hate and mistrust has been disregarded and the consequences unnoticed. The widespread use of social media provides a way for racist individuals and groups to reinforce their views and provoke violence (Luke, 2019). The manipulation of information, the creation of deceiving theories, and the use of clever rhetoric are all strategies used by these user’s to lure the vulnerable. Research on cyber racism has found a highly sophisticated way in which they communicate racism online. These hate-driven groups use interactive and link to music videos to attract young people not to mention the manipulation of their public image in various narrative strategies, such as humor and the interpretation of the current news to fit their contention.
Topic: racism

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 portraying the racial and systematic injustices African Americans face in America today. The main character of the book, Starr Carter is a young African American teenage girl who witnessed the police shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, when the officer mistakenly confused his hairbrush for a gun.
Topic: racism

After witnessing this incident, she now feels pressure from all sides of the community because his death became a means to protest racial injustice throughout the community. Starr felt like she had to lead the protest being that she was the witness and she was not prepared to. Starr must overcome her fears and stand up for what she believes is right. Although some critics may consider racism a harsh subject, most audiences will find some part of the novel enjoyable, whether it be the family support system that the main character possesses, or the way bravery is shown throughout the book.
Topic: racism

She attends Williamson Prep, which is a primarily white private school, but she lives in Garden Heights a mostly poor, African American neighborhood. Throughout the novel Starr states having to be “preppy Starr” at school and that she felt as though she could never be her true self around the people she went to school with because she was black and did not live a wealthy lifestyle like her peers. I feel me and this character relates because being an African American person I always felt like I had to hang out with people that are the same race as me and when I was around others that were not I had to act differently to impress them. Furthermore, I find her relatable when it comes to her family dynamic because my family shows similar aspects. It gives a realistic view of a true family and that they only want the best for each other, which was fairly impressionable while reading this novel. Ultimately, The Hate U Give maintains a relatable main character by including the struggles of her life, such as keeping her
Topic: racism

The second strongest aspect of this novel is that it conveys a perspective of how systematic racism is exemplified within America. Portraying the events through Starr’s eyes, this book displays how the media presents young black men as guilty until proven innocent. Starr chooses to confront a system that she knows is working against her. She fears speaking out, and not speaking out. Khalil’s shooter may evade justice if she does not speak out. It was stated in the media that Khalil was a possible gang member. This information led to the media and the community to believe that Khalil’s death was justified. Furthermore, the officer who committed the shooting was not allowed to interact with the media on his innocence. They allowed a relative to do it in order to protect him from the media. Overall, The Hate U Give conveys a perspective of how systematic racism is perpetrated within America. Portraying Khalil in a negative way in the media to validate his death and shielding the officer who committed the shooting from the media are two examples of systematic racism.
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Although, The Hate U Give is a noteworthy novel because it presents a relatable main character and a realistic situation. Melina Abdullah and Patrisse Khan-Cullors may object that the book is motivated by the Black Lives Matter movement. The Los Angeles Sentinel states that the book “makes black people responsible for their oppression.” However, in my view, The Los Angeles Sentinel is wrong because Khalil was unarmed and already had a judgment formed against him by the police officer. More specifically, I believe that racial bias is already set in the justice system which is allowing so many unarmed shootings against unarmed black men to go unpunished. Racial bias is also why African American men are sentenced longer to jail than any other race even if the same crime is committed. For example, People protest for change because they know the justice system is unreliable. Although the Los Angeles Sentinel may challenge my view by insisting that this is not a Black Lives Matter book, I maintain that it is. Therefore, I conclude that this book examines the perspective of systematic racism and is motivated by the Black Lives Matter Movement.
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The Hate U Give is a valuable narrative because it depicts a relatable young African American female main character who powerfully conquers obstacles and expresses a perspective of how systematic racism is portrayed within America. I uphold that the book shares with all races, ages and genders the types of struggles African Americans face. I conclude that Thomas provides a glimpse into some of the struggles of the African American community. The Hate U Give will always be a quality fiction novel because it upholds a perspective of how racism is dealt with currently in America and provides insight to those who know little to nothing or dismiss and, underestimate the seriousness of this issue.
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The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 revisited the “separate but equal” doctrine. The court first ruled in 1896 in the Plessy v. Ferguson case that racially segregated facilities were legal. The Brown case was a major turning point during the civil rights movement. The court ruled unanimously that the racially-based school segregation was unconstitutional. This case set an important precedence for the future of civil rights. Following the Supreme Court’s decision on Brown v. Board of Education, there was much outrage and opposition, especially in the South.
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Faubus called on the National Guard to prevent the first African American students from attending Central High School. After three weeks, a federal judge ordered the National guard off the school grounds. People were outraged and there was a white mob outside the school. In the end, President Eisenhower dispatched units of the 101st Airborne Division to break up the mob, restore order, and protect the students. After serving two full terms as president, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his farewell address in 1961. In his speech, he talked about his concerns about planning for the future and the risks of deficit spending.
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The ones that stood out to me the most were “Brown V. Board of Educations of Topeka”, “Southern Declaration on Integration”, and “The Situation in Little Rock.” It was interesting to learn about the Supreme Court case of Brown V. Board of Education. This was an important case and set major precedence for the future of the Civil Rights movement. It ruled that the “separate but equal” doctrine was illegal. Although many were excited to have equal rights, this ruling faced significant backlash. The White Citizens’ Council used economic pressure to force political leaders into opposing integration. Ultimately, this group was successful and had 96 southern senators and representatives sign the Southern Manifesto.
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“The Situation in Little Rock” also showed the effects the court’s decision had on the south. There was major opposition to the racial integration of schools. It was so great that President Eisenhower dispatched the 101st Airborne Division to diffuse the mobs, restore peace, and to protect the black students. It is fascinating to see how drastically people reacted to the court’s decision and the measures people took just to prevent racial integration. These people felt that the “separate but equal” doctrine was good enough and want things to remain segregated. They didn’t understand that these separate facilities were not truly equal.
Topic: racism

Racial equality could depend upon government action, however, racial equality begins with the individuals. Throughout history, the American Government has done numerous thing, like creating laws to get rid of minorities. The American people are the ones that started the racial equality in the United States of America. The people of America organized movements, created organizations, and went against certain laws that made racial inequality. An example of the American Government getting rid of minorities and the people standing up to it would be slavery.
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Even though the people got to stand up to end slavery and slavery became banned , it ultimately caused segregation by the government. The cycle then continued similar to slavery to end segregation. Government action has also influence inequality towards other minorities such as the Chinese immigrants during the late 1800s and the Japanese in the early 1900s. America as a whole have gone through many epiphanies that made them realize what they were doing was wrong which ended most of these times of inequality.
Topic: racism

The United States government not only displayed racial inequality towards African Americans but also against Chinese immigrants in the 1850s.A sense of an anti Chinese sentiment grew strong, especially on the West Coast, as native born Americans became more unemployed with declining wages and Chinese labor increased. As a result there was a law that was designed to limit any future immigration of Chinese workers to the United States and prohibited them from becoming United States citizens. This resulted in a possible sour diplomatic relations between the United States and China. This was ironic because of how many Chinese immigrants were actually helping Americans build the Transcontinental Railroad. Most Chinese laborers who came to the U.S did, therefore so as a refund to China to support their families there. At constant time, they also had to repay loans to the Chinese merchants who paid their passage to America. Chinese immigrants only consisted of .002% of the nation’s population and Congress still passed the law in order to keep “racial purity.” The law was in effect for twenty years (the Geary Act extended the Exclusion Act for another 10 years) and did not allow for Chinese to obtain naturalization in the United States. The law soon became permanent in 1902 requiring each Chinese resident to register and obtain a certificate of residence. Without a certificate, she or he faced deportation.
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Throughout the United States history, people create great strides towards racial equality by addressing their opinions to the government through their actions. Those who stood up and were against the forces of racial inequality and prejudice played a major role in modifying the American outlook of race and ethnicity. While the people create the spark of change, the government ultimately is the one that implements these changes into laws. Change is constantly happening as America strives towards racial equality and the government plays the biggest role in it. The movements and rebellions serve as powerful causes of change, change that will forever be in the United States history.
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Dr. King includes in his letter that an affiliate asks the conference to engage in a “nonviolent” direct action program in Birmingham. Birmingham was known to be a place that stored a lot of segregated behavior. It was only appropriate to create a positive movement to change the system little by little, which was Dr. King’s ideal purpose. Dr. King referred to Birmingham as “America’s worst city of racism” and made it his goal to bring justice and peace to all of its people, not only for the state but for the rest of the country.
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It reached into the reader’s mind to help them better understand the never-ending hardships African Americans had to endure on a daily basis.. He also includes metaphors such as when he says he sees “twenty million negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of proverty in the midst of an affluent society.” (383) This metaphor creates a vivid picture of African Americans being seen only for enslavement. Since Dr. King uses this letter as an example of personal experience with enduring black peoples injustice. It allows the audience to view his argument and sympathize with his ultimate goal.