Staples Views On Racism In The World Today

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After reading Staples’ essay, I realized that not much has changed since 1986. Racism still exists and is very present in our today. I feel that racism never really went away but it is now more out in the open due to new precedency. It’s very sad to know that racism has not gone away and probably never will. Staples does not like the fact that he is judged for being a black man, it seems to make him sad. Staples had learned to sort of accommodate to the society we live in, by acting a certain way, making himself seem less “scary.” He knew that he was not able to let his guard down and had to maintain a certain act to make other people feel safer. He also knew that he was a target for police, and he did not like that. I think the world today,

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