How Is African Americans Still Relevant Today
In Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, he stressed that now is the time to give African Americans true freedom, equality, and opportunity. This is still very relevant to African Americans today, even though it shouldn’t be. I say it shouldn’t be because now, for Mr. King was 52 years and five months ago. These problems have been going on for more than half a century after he professed his dream, and there has been little change since then. There is still discrimination towards blacks and other colored races. Racial injustice against Black Americans is America’s top priority or at least it should be. Plus, there are still forms of segregation in this country. “The life of a negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of
segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Rev. King said this during his speech (I Have a Dream) in Washington D.C and sadly it still relates to today’s reality for Black America. Segregation may not exist in the outright, “No Blacks Allowed!” form, but it still exists. In every culture has a stereotype or another form of anti- blackness that is passed down from white people. It was made to divide colored races; therefore they won’t come together in agreement to try and stop this injustice. It creates a divide between races that will be passed down from generation to generation. It stops us from becoming the “New America” because we’re stuck in old ways. The “New America” that Martin dreamed of also didn’t discriminate against anyone. About six-eights of Black women and Men are denied housing because of their skin color. Many blacks are denied jobs for the same reason, and some are denied because of their names. If you’re to their liking (preference in skin tone) your application gets thrown away or you the last hired. It’s just like in during the early 1900s; last ones hired, first ones fired. Just as if it isn’t enough that we are discriminated against and still have this segregated mindset; it feels as if racial injustice is at an all time high. Now, it’s not like the lynching days, but it feels worse because we can see it all. We can see every murder (Eric Garner) or assault (Sandra Bland) play out and nothing will happen. No sentencing, no convections; they don’t even get fired from the force. They walk around free and happy enjoying life, while someone is mourning their child. And the child, the child is at their resting never to see the light of day again. This is not Martin envisioned for the future, at all. He believed by now that we would be at the end of this dark valley of racism and segregation, but it seems we are still the beginning just as he was. I say that to say this to all Americans, now is the time to destroy the manacles of segregation and the throw them into a burning incinerator. Stop pushing each other away; embrace one another to strengthen all colored communities. Break the chains of discrimination; beat them to their smallest grain. The only way to stop discrimination is to look past race; not saying that it is right, but for some people to get past their prejudices. Help blacks and other colored people across the dark valley of racism and into the sunlit path of racial justice. The only way from racial injustice is for the people who created this system to stop it. The government has to take a stand against this because their system; it’s out the hands of colored people. Fix these things now, because 50 years from now I don’t want my grandchildren ever experiencing the thing Martin and I had to. Please, he deserves for his dreams to come true.
segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Rev. King said this during his speech (I Have a Dream) in Washington D.C and sadly it still relates to today’s reality for Black America. Segregation may not exist in the outright, “No Blacks Allowed!” form, but it still exists. In every culture has a stereotype or another form of anti- blackness that is passed down from white people. It was made to divide colored races; therefore they won’t come together in agreement to try and stop this injustice. It creates a divide between races that will be passed down from generation to generation. It stops us from becoming the “New America” because we’re stuck in old ways. The “New America” that Martin dreamed of also didn’t discriminate against anyone. About six-eights of Black women and Men are denied housing because of their skin color. Many blacks are denied jobs for the same reason, and some are denied because of their names. If you’re to their liking (preference in skin tone) your application gets thrown away or you the last hired. It’s just like in during the early 1900s; last ones hired, first ones fired. Just as if it isn’t enough that we are discriminated against and still have this segregated mindset; it feels as if racial injustice is at an all time high. Now, it’s not like the lynching days, but it feels worse because we can see it all. We can see every murder (Eric Garner) or assault (Sandra Bland) play out and nothing will happen. No sentencing, no convections; they don’t even get fired from the force. They walk around free and happy enjoying life, while someone is mourning their child. And the child, the child is at their resting never to see the light of day again. This is not Martin envisioned for the future, at all. He believed by now that we would be at the end of this dark valley of racism and segregation, but it seems we are still the beginning just as he was. I say that to say this to all Americans, now is the time to destroy the manacles of segregation and the throw them into a burning incinerator. Stop pushing each other away; embrace one another to strengthen all colored communities. Break the chains of discrimination; beat them to their smallest grain. The only way to stop discrimination is to look past race; not saying that it is right, but for some people to get past their prejudices. Help blacks and other colored people across the dark valley of racism and into the sunlit path of racial justice. The only way from racial injustice is for the people who created this system to stop it. The government has to take a stand against this because their system; it’s out the hands of colored people. Fix these things now, because 50 years from now I don’t want my grandchildren ever experiencing the thing Martin and I had to. Please, he deserves for his dreams to come true.