a post-racial America
Post-racial, a term that was born after Barack Obama’s electoral success in 2009 is defined
by the urban dictionary as an utterly imaginary and fictional term, much like “pixie-dust” because
no such thing exists. In other words, despite the powerful symbolism of Obama’s election, black and Americans are still living in two different worlds. Post-racial is just one of many other terms that only
distorts the discussion of race and gives people who wish to interfere with the discussion a place to park
their ideas. America is not yet a nation free of racial discrimination nor is it a nation where race no longer
matters, and because race and racism are still severe factors in determining what happens and who gets
ahead in this nation, there is no such place that fits the description of a “post-racial” America.
One of the most common examples of how racism remains in the American society today is
the prison system, studies have shown that people of color make up about 60% of the prison’s population.
Also, blacks that engage in federal crimes for the most part receive sentences that are ten percent longer
than that of their white counterparts. Racism also faces African-Americans who are looking for
employment, according to the Huffington post in March this year, just 6.8% of white workers remained
unemployed while 13.8% of black workers and 9.6% of Hispanic workers were unable to find jobs. In
addition, multiple studies have found that racism against African-Americans is more severe for those who
have darker shades of skin than for those who have a lighter shade of skin. A Bucknell University study
found that African-Americans with light skin are more likely to secure a job than those with dark skin,
albeit both are less likely to receive the job than a white American. In a speech, President Barack Obama laid
by the urban dictionary as an utterly imaginary and fictional term, much like “pixie-dust” because
no such thing exists. In other words, despite the powerful symbolism of Obama’s election, black and Americans are still living in two different worlds. Post-racial is just one of many other terms that only
distorts the discussion of race and gives people who wish to interfere with the discussion a place to park
their ideas. America is not yet a nation free of racial discrimination nor is it a nation where race no longer
matters, and because race and racism are still severe factors in determining what happens and who gets
ahead in this nation, there is no such place that fits the description of a “post-racial” America.
One of the most common examples of how racism remains in the American society today is
the prison system, studies have shown that people of color make up about 60% of the prison’s population.
Also, blacks that engage in federal crimes for the most part receive sentences that are ten percent longer
than that of their white counterparts. Racism also faces African-Americans who are looking for
employment, according to the Huffington post in March this year, just 6.8% of white workers remained
unemployed while 13.8% of black workers and 9.6% of Hispanic workers were unable to find jobs. In
addition, multiple studies have found that racism against African-Americans is more severe for those who
have darker shades of skin than for those who have a lighter shade of skin. A Bucknell University study
found that African-Americans with light skin are more likely to secure a job than those with dark skin,
albeit both are less likely to receive the job than a white American. In a speech, President Barack Obama laid