Such factors may include types of racial prejudice associated with sensed racial threat. In spite of the potential of not accounting for all variations, researches which depend on incident self-reporting instead of police intelligence for circumventing these possible issues also indicate unaccounted-for racial differences. [8: Jeffery Ulmer, Noah Painter-Davis, and Leigh Tinik. "Disproportional imprisonment of Black and Hispanic males: Sentencing discretion, processing outcomes, and policy structures." Justice Quarterly 33, no. 4 (2016): 642-681.]
Examinations of latest facts all arrive at comparable conclusions: the nation is unable to account for a generous share of racial differences in… Continue Reading...
name a few) are unique, they are characterized by one highly disturbing similarity – implicit racial prejudice and unwarranted use of official force against Black Americans, especially male Black Americans. The incidents underline the extremely acute racial disparities existing in the context of police-civilian interactions. Just as alarming are the incidents of supposedly ‘disturbed’ civilians attacking law enforcement officials, partly with an aim to retaliate or take revenge (Sánchez-Garzoli, 2016).
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The recent violent acts witnessed by the nation come in a period of economic stagnation and exacerbating inequality, with polarizing rhetoric overwhelming the US and giving rise to an atmosphere unconducive to reconciliation or… Continue Reading...
recent past albeit in a subtle way. While there have been numerous to fight racial prejudice and discrimination in North America, white people seemingly believe that their skin color (Whiteness) gives them privilege and status over other races. Additionally, the society has seemingly established protective resources and benefits that advance and reinforce white supremacy, which is in turn the premise of white fragility. Due to the notion of white supremacy, white people are flimsy to gossip, voyeurism and any other actions that threaten their perceived racial privilege.
Apart from perceived white supremacy or superiority, white fragility is also founded on the belief that racism… Continue Reading...
to draw attention to the mass incarceration system that is based on racial prejudice and unite people to oppose it: “If we want to do more than just end mass incarceration—if we want to put an end to the history of racial caste in America—we must lay down our racial bribes, join hands with people of all colors who are not content to wait for change to trickle down, and say to those who would stand in our way: Accept all of us or none.”1 Alexander’s intention is to open up the eyes of her audience and to inspire them to be… Continue Reading...
Racial prejudice consistently creates and replicates economic and social disparities along ethnic/racial lines, intrinsically being the basic cause of the disease that overlaps other marginalization and oppression forms, thereby impacting migrants’ wellbeing. Research on the subject has underlined several elements of racism; an increasing number of studies concentrate on the link between wellbeing and individually facilitated racism. In particular, researchers emphasize everyday racism experiences.
Migrants claim opportunity, in general, and economic opportunity, in particular, is their key motivating factor for migration to the US. Other factors include improved personal and… Continue Reading...
greater and worse racial prejudice in the country. Hollywood depicted blacks as being “hyper-sexualized” deviants, lazy good-for-nothings, inarticulate and apish, with eyeballs constantly bugged out and bulging as though they could not understand a thing going on in the world.[footnoteRef:4] The images of African Africans in film were a reflection of what was going on in America in terms of racism, discrimination, and segregation. Prior to Capra’s film, Hollywood mainly focused on depicting blacks as non-threatening—“eating watermelons, loafing, singing and dancing.”[footnoteRef:5] The idea of them being armed and able to engage in real… Continue Reading...
Act on the 6th of August, 1965, with the aim of doing away with racial prejudice in voting. (Mickey et.al 2017)
Prior to the signing of the VRA into law, African Americans were robbed of the right to vote in majority of the Southern states. It is a wonder how this happened and the 15th Amendment had already stipulated that the government will allow all citizens to vote, regardless of their color, race or whether they were slaves before. (Coffee et.al 2015)
The VRA changed the overseers of elections in those areas known for racial discrimination. It also scraped the administration of literacy tests,… Continue Reading...
