Examples Of Racial Profiling

On Wednesday, Oct 28, the theme that stood out for me was profiling. While we discussed in a circle the typical norm that society has on certain individuals of color. This represents the broader aspect of racism that is prevalent in our 21st century society. Although, we want to believe racism doesn’t exist and we do not profile individuals of color, the fact of the matter is that is false and is portrayed through numerous outlets e.g. the internet, TV, movies, books, and everyday interactions with individuals. The police brutality towards individuals of color is a highly representative of the racial profiling that is conducted. For example, the police characterize a certain race with stereotypical aspects associated with that race and further …show more content…
As we discussed in class the devastation that hurricane Katrina did in New Orleans, and how the rescue effort was poorly executed. This demonstrates the type of discrimination of social class that the neighborhood in New Orleans encountered, as residents were made to fend for themselves, as the rescue effort was minimal at best. This illustrates that the neighborhood was primarily Black thus indicating that they are not worth the effort to rescue and/or waste taxpayers money to orchestrate an elaborate rescue effort in time. Thus, the issue that is being brought up is discrimination of a lower social class primarily consisting of African decent living in the neighborhood affected by this storm. For that reason, the mayor of New Orleans chose not to commit resources in that region for a long period of time until it became evident on media that people were stranded and needed to be rescued. As a result, this demonstrates how a lower social class is viewed as unworthy of being rescued and/or having their neighborhood rebuilt from the devastation. This is a prime example that minorities primarily Blacks in poor neighborhoods face as there are less resources being utilized during times of crisis and thus are left homeless. As a consequence, the discrimination of minorities expresses a bigger picture of how America views the less fortunate individuals that fall in the lower social class and how they’re …show more content…
This means that I took it upon myself to help the children from Marquette in their reading comprehension and their writing ability. Thus, this portrays a strong importance in the educational system, as these children have not had the ability to comprehend reading at their grade level or having the ability to write their name. The problem is the CPS school system is not devoting more resources in these underfunded schools to allow these children at an early age to obtain the ability or skills necessary to reach their potential and succeed later in life. For that reason, the issue that is occurring is the inability for the limited amount of teachers to successfully teach these children as there are more students at this CPS school to ensure every student is having the ability to learn and comprehend what they are reading. As a consequence, the students are getting a devalued education that is not sufficient for their success or their well being as these children are lacking the fundamental skills necessary to grow and prosper in the world we live in. Thus, this illuminates peace, justice and conflict resolution by having volunteers such as myself take a stand and help these children excel where the CPS system has failed them. For example, CPS schools in wealthier neighborhoods are kept open while poorer neighborhoods are having their schools closed and/or having money

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