These records should include the person's race; the reason stopped; how long the car was detained; and whether a ticket was issued, the car searched, or any illegal goods or weapons were found when the traffic stop was made. ... When the trooper asked to search the car and its contents, Wilkins refused. ... According to the police version, the officers broke the back window of Russ" car and pointed a gun inside. ... A witness said the woman had her hands up and was getting out of the car when she was shot. In both instances the victims were in unarmed cars and the policemen approached the...

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When patrolling the streets, the police stop cars for traffic violations, and sometimes engage in undercover operations if they think is suspicious of more serious crimes such as drug trafficking or prostitution. ... Moreover, minorities were detained for longer periods of time per stop than whites, and were 80% of those whose cars were searched after being stopped.7 Showing the similar statistic to the previous two, a study of traffic stops on the New Jersey Turnpike found that 46% of those stopped were black, although only 13.5% of the cars on the road had a black driver or passenger and alt...

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Chesnutt makes specific reference to three monumental forms of racial discrimination and immense Black hatred that permeated the South: the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan in Wilmington (Wellington), the "American habit of lynching" and the separate car rule. ... While on a much lighter note, the third and final demonstration of discrimination and hatred towards the black community of Wilmington (Wellington), the separate car rule, allows us to see the concept of de jure segregation in action. ... Burns and move to the separate car for blacks. ...

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Racial profiling is being a set on many young blacks and Hispanic males being stop due to the smuggling of drugs, driving fancy high priced cars with fashionable accessories, or being a suspect of criminal encounters. ... Consequently a majority of males who drive nice, exorbitant cars are not gang bangers, drug dealers, and thieves. ... As a result, Mayor Greg Nickels states in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that he plans to address racial profiling by adding video cameras in every squad car, holding quarterly community forums and improving police training. ...

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"Attaining the street-car conductor's job becomes not only a victory for civil rights, as a result, but also a personal victory for Maya's sense of self" (Walker). ... Anyone can have the cars, the big house with the white picket fence but all of that means nothing if you are not at good terms with yourself. ...

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They are seen driving nice cars, in expensive watch commercials, or living in mansion all these examples are portraying whites as having more money/status then minority groups. In car commercials, women are usually tall, skinny and blonde and are shown sitting on top of the car showing off their body. This is giving off the message that white women are better looking and deserve a car similar the one she is sitting on top of. ...

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Affirmative Action: A Necessity for All Albert Einstein said, "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized." In his time, it was an issue between the rich and the poor, but today, it is between the minority and the majority. Racial inequality today is an enormous issue. There...

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Such guidelines specified to watch out for people who wear a lot of jewelry and don't fit the car they are driving. ... Out of these figures, 11% of blacks were physically searched or had their cars searched, compared to 5% of whites. ...

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Originally released in 2004, the film Crash did not qualify for the following year's Academy Awards; however it was considered for the most prestigious award within the film industry, an Oscar. While Paul Haggis created the film on an attempt to minimize racial prejudice, the film revealed how the...

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Toni Morrison's "Recitatif,"" narrates the temporally isolated encounters of two women first brought together within the walls of St. Bonaventure, a state home for children. Despite the unfortunate event of being forced into the institution, the narrator quickly establishes a dislike for her new ro...

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Growing up at a time of great political unrest and racism in the United States, Angela Davis was exposed to multiple socio-economic beliefs. From these many experiences Davis was able to distinguish herself as one of the foremost activists of the twentieth century in the crusade for racial equality....

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Introduction Many problems exist in the United States. They tend to prevent the economy from growing. These problems include gender inequality, poverty, and racial disparities. However, the most outstanding problem facing the United States encompasses on racial inequalities. Racism is a global issue that encompasses judging someone's character based on their race. ...

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Department of Justice report stated that in 1999, African Americans were 20% more likely to be stopped than white Americans, and police were more than twice as likely to search the car of an African American or Hispanic driver than a white driver. ...

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