Posts Tagged “recognizing racism”
FollowDefinition: The consistent occurrence of being presumed guilty and the justification of a presumed “guilty” verdict/designation followed closely by a public conviction and punishment, without trial, based solely upon being identified (racially profiled) as Black. The Racial Profiling of African Americans begins with (negative) STEREOTYPING Stereotype: an oversimplified standardized image of a person or group. […]
Definition: The physical, emotional, social, financial and psychological effects that permeate all aspects of the “dissed,” the victim’s perceptions and responses to life, for life. In other words, what it feels, smells, taste and looks like to the victim of its insidious attacks. This is posted out of – LOVE – for Michael. Hmm, Speculation, […]
Definition: Recognizing racism is the ability to discern the presence of negative racial stereotyping and its effect and relevance to the current situation presenting itself. Our final blog post on the subject of Recognizing Racism is a critical look at the Republican Party’s response to our first African American President . . . whoever he/she […]
Definition: Recognizing racism is the ability to discern the presence of negative racial stereotyping and its response/reaction and relevance to the current situation presenting itself. Our second post on the American Racism 101 Blog is the continuation of concrete examples of racist’s behavior, incidents, exhibited in America. See if you recognize some of these incidents. […]
Our, American Racism 101’s, first discussion begins with my working definition of “Recognizing Racism.” This definition is followed by twelve sample situations as “evidence” of the continuing presence and good health of racism in American society today. Please read, reflect and respond to any/all of the examples in the LEAVE YOUR COMMENT link (below this […]