Although White bases his case on personal experience and Williams bases her case on statistical evidence concerning the law, they both believe that racial profiling is wrongful practice. ... In Williams essay she explains that there is statistics indisputably showing that most drug - related offenses are white, but still "none of the three judges who arraigned felony cases in New York County could recall a single Port Authority drug interdiction case where the defendant was not black or Hispanic. (424) ...

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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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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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Washington, an ex-slave himself, believed black people needed to focus on improving their vocational skills as industrial workers and farmers. ... (Out of Many, 632) W.E.B DuBois, on the other hand, opposed Washington's views and believed that African Americans must fight for the right to vote, obtain civic equality, and achieve higher education. ... I do not believe the forefathers would have mention the word "equal" in founding documents of this nation, if they truly believed not all should be equal. ... Directly after the publishing of The Jungle, the Pure Food and Dru...

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Majority of societies will face at least one of many different problems, such as, drugs, HIV/AIDS, school dropout rates, minority issues, and racism. ... 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 witness, "I believe based on my research, that racial profiling may happen to every color of skin, bu...

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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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But the trooper set loose a drug-sniffing dog to comb the car's exterior, including the windshield, the hubcaps, and the taillights while Wilkins and his family stood in the rain. No drugs were found. ... For instance, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman fired the state police superintendent; Carl Williams for saying that while he did not condone racial profiling, minorities were responsible for most of the country's illegal drug trade (Cannon 72). ... And, collecting the city-by-city traffic stop data on a voluntary basis is very similar to my suggestion of ending racial prof...

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It becomes easier to understand why many felt that slavery should remain in tact through Robert Higgs quote of Senator Stephen Douglas saying "There is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. ... Although the average American had little power or say regarding the issue, many were brainwashed into believing African-Americans were inferior or unequal. ... After being brainwashed into believing African-Americans were property, many whites were not ready to allow blacks...

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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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Affirmative Action: Pros and Cons Affirmative Action is defined as positive steps to enhance the diversity of some group, often to remedy the cumulative effect of subtle as well as gross expression of prejudice. It is the practice of giving preference to racial minorities or women when hiring em...

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'CME' stands for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, a branch of the methodist believe founded by former slaves in 1870, which up until today describes itself as "[c]omposed primarily of African Americans" (Lakey), seperating itself from the white majorities. ...

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