Race Vs. Violence: A Critical Issue
Malik Keith
What Can I Do About It?
There are many different ways to get involved in the current events that take place in america and the whole world. Making sure that people are aware of what has been happening is the first step to making a change in not only the way that we interact with others, but in changing the general thought process of the masses.
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“When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.”
– James A. Forbes
Racial Violence and Racism are defined as a "doctrine of hatred of people based on the belief that certain people are superior to others. It is often argued that, because in the animal kingdom human beings are classified as belonging to one race, the term racism is wrong because it assumes that the perpetrators and victims of racism belong to different races. However throughout history, groups of people who share certain characteristics have been subjected to inhuman, unjust and cruel treatment because of their difference from the dominant group. The difference has been described as racial and therefore it is appropriate to define violence which is perpetrated on grounds of colour, ethnicity and nationality as racial violence."