Discrimination in America

In 1984 newspaper reporter Deborah Sykes was assaulted, raped and stabbed to death only a few blocks from where she work. Darryl Hunt and African American was convicted to life in prison for committing the crime. It appears justice has been served. In actuality and injustice was being committed. Years after being convicted a DNA test proved that Hunt was not the murderer and his incarceration was unnecessary. Racial bias and discrimination in the criminal justice system allowed Darryl to be convicted of a crime that he did not commit.

Through Education, we are able to inform Americans about diversity and solve racial problems. Diversity week educates young men and women about the prejudices that are taking place in society. Roxanne Gomes held an event that focused on Affirmative Action. During the event, the documentary “The House We Live In” was viewed. The documentary demonstrated how racism is a problem that is affecting our politics, economy, and culture. After viewing the documentary, a discussion was held and the audience spoke about their experiences with race and racism.

The men and women living in this country today are free citizens who have civil rights that make them equals no matter what race or gender. However, Americans living in the United States today are still not treated as equals. Our country has been exploiting immigrants since out government has been established. Race is a problem of the past and present that is still affecting people today.

The government and media are directly linked with Crime and Race in the United States. Politicians and journalists need myths about crime and race to succeed. Myths that are created help them focus the attention of the public on a crime wave which ultimately is none existent. Myths are used as tools, for campaigns and newspapers to gain popularity. Crime myths are help for politicians because they are able to portray themselves as the crime solvers. The reality is that the minorities are not a problem and that they are not criminals. The true problem is that they are being seen as criminals and threats to society. They are portrayed as threats because they are easy targets for the media because of the status in society. We have given social meaning and created public policies to define race. The social meanings and attitude towards minorities have made it hard for them to move forward economically.

President Johnson had signed the Fair Housing Act that allowed non-white families to move out of the projects . Minorities began to move into white suburban communities. Roosevelt, a predominately white neighborhood was becoming integrated. Racial fears created by the media and real estate agencies cause white residents to move away from Roosevelt. These racial fears and myths were helpful to real estate agencies because it made it possible for them to