After watching the interview with Tim Wise, author of Rings of Fire, and doing some research on the Brown vs Board of Education I’ve realized that there is still a great deal of work that needs to be done to break the glass. We have come so far as to have an African American president but as Tim Wise states, “Obama is the exception,” because racism is a reason, not an excuse and race will always be a problem among Americans.
So many people are closed minded, in denial, and oblivious to racism. When was it ever ok? White people have a double standard... We can have a white president that graduated college in the lower half of his class or a president that has crashed several planes but we can’t have a Black president that has graduated top of his class and has become very successful.
Brown vs Board of Education shows that there will always be issues. President day or in the past. Everyone should have equal rights but that is not the case. This case tapped the class... it allowed minorities to take a step forward but it is only a step when what they need is a leap. Would today be the same if no one ever spoke up back then? If Rosa Parks never sat where she wasn’t supposed to? What are people doing today to push the process of equality into play?
I agree with you so many people are close minded and there is alot of work that needs to be done
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said, i do not think that racism will "go away". We have come a long way, but there will always be that close minded person.
ReplyDeleteThe double standard that white people have is worse than I thought, especially after seeing those videos of the woman of color shopping in the expensive store.
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