her owners, and it is clear that she is an outcast in the town because of her race. When Abigail accuses Tituba of working with the devil to get herself out of trouble, the ensuing chaos from that accusation reflects modern racism by exposing how racial bias leads to the systemic oppression of marginalized people in society. In Act I of The Crucible, Tituba, Abigail,…
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Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps the most influential civil rights spokesperson, famously said in his I Have a Dream speech, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Whether racial disparities and systematic discrimination exists in the judicial system has long been the subject of discussion and debate. Begging the question is if the very law enforcement in charge of “Protecting…
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Exposing Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System by Grace Aina. The criminal justice system has been affected by racial inequality, which places a negative impact on people of color that leads to an endless chain of discrimination and injustice in the courtroom. Despite the presumption that everyone should be sentenced equally based on the severity of the crime, without facing any discrimination. Studies have shown that people of color or nonwhites are sentenced more severely than a white…
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and Human Services is to put “consumers back in charge of their health care” . However, while consumers in general might have more control over their health care, African American and Latino consumers continue to be the overwhelming majority affected communities in many of the health disparities in the United States. According to a report by The Commonwealth Fund, 1 MOYNIHAN, D., Kass, A. A., & Kass, L. R. (2013). The Negro Family: The Case for National Action. AEI Paper & Studies, 149. 2 Under the new law, health care plans can no longer…
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of skin. It is not right for one to judge another based on the color of their skin. These days people are still prejudice against one another over the fact they are not the same color. Who is one to say they are any better or superior to another based on this . Yes everyone has their own opinion but; it still don’t make it right in my eyes. It really enrages me when I hear people making racial slurs. I wonder how…
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and Martinez, J, (2010). Traffic Stops. We have also seen this racial disparity in the Muslim society. Since September 11th every Muslim is looked at as a terrorist and this is not the case. I have witnessed firsthand on how this is not the case. There are many Muslims that do not like the way they are treated in their own land and want to get away from all the politics and depression. They are trying to raise their family the right way and not the way of their government. Because of the attacks…
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The purpose of imposing such guidelines was to reduce the amount of racial disparities in federal sentencing but may have done the opposite. Judges may be influenced by different factors like biases and stereotypes which will impose racial disparities and discrimination. This article looks at cases like Rita v. United States, Gall v. United States, and United States v. Kimbrough, which they further referenced…
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case broke out was if this case had anything to do with racial profiling. This issue is a key factor in influencing how the society viewed and judged this case. There were many arguments about whether or not Trayvon Martin was racially profiled by George Zimmerman. Mark Nejame, a legal analyst and contributor of CNN opinion, argued that this case was not a case of racial profiling. He said that “There's a difference of opinion about whether racial profiling was actually involved, but a key question…
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validate its belief by learning and practicing its traditions. “Discriminatory treatment of socially defined ‘racial’ groups is generally rationalized by the idea that different races are biologically endowed with different abilities. Yet there is no scientific evidence that any racial group is superior or inferior to any other in its innate cultural abilities. Neither is there evidence of racial differences in individual’s abilities to learn and adequately participate in any cultural system when they…
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Martin Luther King Jr.). As a matter of fact, the United States is a multicultural nation. All races and cultures are almost represented in America. Considering as a nation of immigrants, this country has faced and still facing many racial issues from the Civil Right Movement towards today. Racism is the belief that one race or culture is fundamentally superior to another. "The concept of racism has existed since the days of slavery" (Alex Taylor). In recent years, racism has become an important…
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