The Role Of Racism In Universities

I often thought colleges taught racism courses to educate other races about diversity. Students of color can feel more welcomed, and questions of race and ethnicity can be discussed productively across the entire campus community. Parts of the reason why racist incidents persist on campuses are because universities are failing to teach. Some students may dismiss race and ethnic studies courses as lacking relevancy in their lives. Others may feel concerned about saying the wrong thing or not being politically correct. Though uncomfortable to speak publically for some, I feel the need to discuss racial issues is necessary. Many incidents have happened recently, which involve race, and I still hear others simply not understanding why these incidents
are racially charged and not treated as a colorless issue. Nothing in this video was very surprising to me. I have always kept an open mind when the subject of racial issues and stereotypes are talked about. The only very interesting part of the video to me was the red lining and its effects. It’s very interesting to see the effects of this and how some part of being educated and rising out of poverty was exclusively to white people. Yet many of its benefactors seem to be unaware of this privilege or in denial.