I have always lived on the east coast of United States.My father is from the middle east countries and my mom half white and black and was born United States. We are a minority family who lived in a white neighborhood. This was a tough time for me and my sibling. Racism is still here and very much alive in America. I though it was tough time when I was growing up but today I feel United States have been more divide during the election of President Obama.
I took a course in my undergraduate years called "Black Power" which made me understand about racism in United States and around the world. We are not born with racism we are taught how to be prejudice. Young children will mimic their parents or their caregivers.
However, I would love to travel to South Africa and visit Nelson Mandela and tell him thank you for all his struggles. Even to this today racism is still strong in South Africa just as it is in the United States. Even though there has been many attempts to control the deadly spread of racism in South Africa but there is always one group people who would like to keep it alive.
When will the children feel safe will they every understand that racism do not exist with everyone.
Reference:
The Guesome reality of racist South Africa
pagemag.com/2013/.../the-gruesome-reality-of-racist-south-africa
Image Isn't Everything: Contemporary Systemic Racism and Antiracism in the Age of Obama
By: Ostertag, Stephen F.; Armaline, William T. Humanity & Society. Aug2011, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p261-289. 29p.
“As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.”- Nelson Mandela- He says it best, doesn't he? What a wonderful passage you wrote. I will travel to the Northeast tomorrow. What part are you from? Thank you for your input and sharing your thoughts. I, too, believe it is passed from generation to generation...but I also feel EDUCATION is the key to breaking the cycle.
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