Anderson points out that other cities are also facing problems such as teen pregnancy, strive for respect, drugs, and people committing crimes. ... Anderson differentiates "decent families" and "street families" in that decent families work hard, are independent, and believe in many mainstream morals and values. ... Drugs in these communities play a large role in the code of the street. ... Since crack has been introduced to the drug industry, it has only worsened, and in turn has increased the use of violence on the streets. ... I thought the book was very insightful as t...

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Many believe that racial profiling became a problem in the 1980's; however the problem dates back to at least the 1700's for people of African descent in the United States. There are many individuals that believe the practice of racial profiling is wrong, while others will claim that it is necessary in order to apprehend suspects of drug offenses or any other criminal charges. ... While these groups of individuals may feel they are being subjected to racism, law enforcement stand to believe it is a simple act of private security. ... Through the "Say No to Drugs" campaig...

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In a recent study they found 75% of white Americans believe that there is no issue with the criminal justice system and that racism is not a problem in the world we live in today. ... The media spreads the idea that the people of color use and abuse drugs more than white people. In a study done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that white people and black people use drugs at a similar rate, yet black people are more likely to get pulled over because of suspicion of having drugs. ...

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Drug related homocide is the number one cause of death among African Americans between 15-24 years of age (Haynes et al.... Research on racism reveals that a lot of individuals that believe they are prejudice free display discrimination. ... This lack of support leads to low self esteem, low achievement, conduct behavior problems, high drop out rates, and drug abuse. The drug culture however, can offer an escape route into peer acceptance, power that offers prestige, and a good economy (Haynes et al., p. 147). Haynes et al. say that schools have a critical role to play in reducing the risk ...

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Most of the reason for this is drug related. Yet whites and blacks engage in drug offences, possession and sales, at roughly comparable rates (Human Rights Watch 2008).While African Americans comprise 13% of the US population and 14% of monthly drug users they are 37% of the people arrested for drug offences ( Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.) ... As a result, African Americans, who are 13% of the population and 14% of drug users, are not only 37% of the people arrested for drugs but 56% of the people in state prisons for drug offences. ... Many poor and minority citizens believe that the...

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Some believe there are two justice systems: one for whites and one for people of color. ... Since the onset of the "war on drugs" in the mid-1980s, Black Americans have been arrested, prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned for drug law offences at rates grossly out of proportion to their numbers among drug offenders. Although drug use and selling cut across all racial, socioeconomic and geographic lines, law enforcement strategies have targeted street-level drug dealers and users from low-income, predominantly minority urban areas. ... Records of past statistics make officers believe they have a...

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Many people believe that racism gives whites the faith they need in the war for freedom from other races, and gives us a sense of "pride and destiny". ... As CounterPunch states, "In 1995, researchers conducted a study in which they asked patients to picture a drug user. While 95% pictured a black drug user, the reality is that only 15% of America's drug users are actually black....

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It is obvious that significant improvements have been made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on juries, clearly affecting the way both Blacks and whites were tried. Much of this improvement has been achieved through various court decisions, and other improvements have been made through federal and state legislatures. Despite these facts, the development of the legal system with regard to race ...

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He believed that black people had not only the right to defend themselves, but also the moral obligation to end white supremacy "by any means necessary." ... Also, one could detect a multitude of positive side effects of this islamization, as the Afro-American community had a lot of trouble with so-called vices of the white man as drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gambling etc. ... In one of his most known poems he offers criticism on the white dominated media society, which, in combination with alcohol and drugs, causes inertia and political passivity. ...

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In the instance that a white woman was assaulted in the early 1900's, her word was believed to be credible, and citizens took harsh and violent action to defend her- something that could not be said for African American women experiencing the same kind of sexual assault. ... Wells also mentions an instance when a white man "outraged an Afro-American girl in a drug store". ...

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It is also believed that in the court system White Americans have an unfair advantage over their Black counterparts. ... In which he explains: "Police drug law enforcement focused effort on inner-city, primarily minority, neighborhoods, where many black Americans live, and on crack cocaine, of which blacks are a large majority of arrested sellers. ... An example of a hate group would be the white supremacists who "believe that...whites are responsible for all of the advances realized in western civilization" (Mulholland par 12). ... Remember, they will not change the law if they do...

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Martin Luther King addressed the nation with his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, King believed in the power of natural law to propel the free flow of justice in a color blind society. ... King implied that he believed in the utilitarian theory of happiness through no harm to others when he said that "in the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. ... This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. ... We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believ...

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Many still believe that African Americans lack the ability to achieve in school and to make a decent living all because of their belief that Blacks are inherently different than any other race. ... In American society, the word "ghetto" has come to symbolize predominantly poor, black neighborhoods rid with drugs and violence. ... In reality, the employer might believe that hiring Anne would drive away business, thus he simply tells her that no openings are available. ...

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The slave believed him and took the land from him, he even let himself believe that the reason for calling the place the Bottom is that when God looks down from heaven, the Bottom is the first place he sees (Morrison 5). ...

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Rapid Fire takes up some of this imagery in its narrative about Jake Lo (Brandon Lee), who was in Tian'anmen with his father during the demonstrations, and who reluctantly gets embroiled in a gang war involving a Chinese drug smuggler who also happens to support the Democracy Movement. ...

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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...

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