What I know to know about my topic

 

What I what to know about my topic

By: Katherine Mack

 My research will discuss the profound depth of the oblivious, hidden, keep behind closed doors topic which is racism. The reason I choose racism as my topic is because I feel as if it is a secluded or ostracize issue that is not being brought attention or being recognized. This is an issue that people of my ethnicity have to face everyday and is being stereotyped to have a future of inadequacy base upon them being African Americans. There are questions that are imperative to me that will be researched throughout my blog. These questions are centrally focused on my topic and explain my concern on the issue of how racism is being implemented in America today. The questions are as followed:

1. Which kind of group is mostly being targeted about their race in America?
2.  How did we stop slavery in the past and how are we stopping racism in the future?
3. What if the civil rights march was repeated, on racism in 2012, will a change or difference occur?
4. Should the media play a role in addressing the issue of racism in the U.S.?
5. Why is racism still occurring in the U.S.A.?

The Uproar of Racism

             It is common knowledge that slavery is over; however, racism has permanently filled the void. Growing up as an African American female slavery and racism in the 21^st century, let alone 2012 seemed to have its place. In the past but how horribly mistaken that thought is, racism and slavery are both alive, and well today the only aspect that has changed from past to the present is that Civil Rights Laws have been hard fought and won to prevent, prosecute, or vindicate persons targeted by such driving forces. Upon entrance into a room questions always arise. Are they judging me right now? There are two others here not of my color…does that give them an advantage? What if they never even look my way because I don’t “look” the part-- too ethnic? Often thoughts run rampant of being of another race. If my race were different would society treat me better or worse? My goal is to show teens and adults of all ethnic backgrounds that slavery is still alive and well, just in different forms. Slavery encases the mind in racism, the heart in hatred, and the mouth with the ignorant and hurtful words that spew forth. Just because it is the 21^st Century and people are not being shipped and traded by large boats or hung from hundred-year-old oak trees (as often) ,it does not mean that thought processes in America have changed that much.