Beyond that, minority races are incarcerated at a much higher rate than Caucasians (Criminal Justice Fact Sheet). ... It disproportionately targets minority populations and the undereducated, particularly among young black males. ... These questions include: Should the person be charged with a crime? ... These consequences include disenfranchisement, that is, loss of their right to vote, and labor market exclusion (Roberts 1291). ... Most minority communities experience the consequences of this issue. ...

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Is the goal of AA to erase past inequities for the disabled, minorities and/or women without protest? ... Finally in 1967, Johnson amended the order to include women. 3. ... In the early part of his administration, Nixon and his administration, authorized flexible goals and timelines to correct under-utilization of minorities by federal contractors, in 1971 the order was amended to include women. Also in 1971, Nixon, under EO 11625 direct federal agencies to develop comprehensive plans and programs for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) to enhance and promote minority business participation in...

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These problems include gender inequality, poverty, and racial disparities. ... The increased immigration levels in the United States include the amendments in the immigration law and the patterns of international migration. ... Minority children do not get better opportunities and this, in turn, denies them a better future. ... The economic implications of Black Americans differ from that of other minority groups. ... The changes devastate the minority workforce, and this affects their perception and well- being. ...

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Having not been written by a person of a minority group, these textbooks are unable to convey the point of views that minorities have on America's history. We do learn about slavery, the civil rights movement, and other events involving minorities, but very seldom during school do students have access to the minorities" perspective of these events. ... Recently there has been a dramatic increase in class time devoted to events and issues dealing with minorities, and on learning what views minorities have on these topics. ... Along with the history of minorities, minority culture has be...

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At the micro level, the media can play a huge role in how minorities are viewed. ... The media can provide misleading images of minorities. ... In fact, some studies display that most White residents have a comfort level with racial integration where the minorities cannot portray more than 8% of the community. After that proportion exceeds it is likely they will move and the neighborhood will become mostly minority. ... Institutional oppression include placing black Americans or women into jobs that don't have much of a chance for promotion or good salaries. ...

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Through the "Say No to Drugs" campaign, the Drug Enforcement Administration found it necessary to include race and ethnicity as components of profiles used to apprehend drug dealers and traffickers. ... Characterizing minorities as disposed to criminality creates and perpetuates a wide range of additional social problems involving race relations in the United States (Carter, 2004). ... For each criminal, terrorist, or undocumented immigrant apprehended, many more law abiding minority citizens are treated unfairly through racial profiling. ... Because police look for drugs and cont...

• Word Count: 1975
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The prevailing perception in American society today is that most drug traffickers and gang members are minorities, mostly blacks. ... Racial profiling is based on the premise that minorities commit most drug offenses. ... This adds to the perception that whites commit far fewer drug offenses than minorities. ... Statistics prove the use and selling of drugs are not limited to minorities in America; in fact, five times as many whites use drugs. From the outset of the "war on drugs," minorities have been targeted. ...

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Such jobs include health aides, maids, housekeepers, and servers. ... The wage gap intensifies minority women, specifically African-American women into poverty. ... In regards to ability to pay their mortgage payments, 18 percent of minority women were worried that they would be incapable of making mortgage payments compared to 7 percent of white women....

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Possible reasons for such portrayal include: the experience of war, Asian Economic success and trade relation, and even colonialism. ... In the present American Media, they utilize the idea of model minority to hide the real discrimination against Asians(P. ... Nowadays, the American media utilizes models such as the Model Minority to hide the subtle racial discrimination and misconceptions of Asians. ...

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Indicators of student effort include how often students are absent from school, how interested they are in their schoolwork, whether they try to do their best, whether they complete their assignments, and how much time they spend on homework and other activities such as work or watching television. ... We find these problems to be most common in urban areas where black minorities are the majorities. ... Jobs like city maintenance or cleaning services, which has less income than that which is desirable are usually what you find most minorities migrating to. Also certain jobs as McDonalds or ...

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"All men," however did not include African Americans. ... "An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself a law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law," (King, p 1307). ... The Constitution states that "all men are equal," therefore the words, "all men," should include all races. ...

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They include organizations like the NRA (National Riffle Association), NAACP (National Association for the Advancement Colored People), and AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association). ... The NRA might try to protect peoples" right to bear arms; the NAACP will fight for equality of minorities; and the AOPA will make sure all pilots can still fly even in the wake of terrorists. ...

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Racial tension between the police force and minority communities have lead a big part in the shooting of Michael Brown and riots. ... "This is totally true because the white cops are ignorant believing they are better than the minority based on not living in poorer parts of county. ... They also don't include officer Darren Wilson's side of the story. ...

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Subject matter can include but is not limited to racism, sex, drugs, murder, history, politics, and countless other subjects that tend to make audiences a little uncomfortable if not delivered strategically or in this case rhythmically. ... The Digest of Education Statistics estimated the number of ethnic minority teachers would shrink 5 percent, while enrollment of ethnic minority children in Americas' schools would grow 41 percent within the decade. ... That being said, present day educators should be striving to find innovative and effective ways to reach the growing population of mino...

• Word Count: 1971
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What other factors contribute to the success or failure of minorities in regards to learning? ... For many years, some people were not ready to accept that the time had come for minorities to be accepted in society as equals with equal rights under the law. ... Minority students also benefited by being in integrated settings, which brought networking opportunities that had been previously closed to them (Byrd-Chichester 21). ...

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The ideas of the three men include it is the right of the people to alter the government, that citizens should have a large say in the government and its laws, and citizens should follow their own morals and preserve their moral inclination. ... Thoreau clearly stated the majority in power are not always serving a just and fair government when he wrote, "After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the the people, a majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems ...

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This time period not only showed the nation in the ways of life that the minority had, but also was a cry against racism that had originated during the Civil War. ... These include, but are not limited to, Countee Cullen, W.E.B. ...

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She says, "true happiness must arise from well regulated affections; and an affection includes a duty" (Jacobus 783). ... A law that is mandated on the minority, but the majority is not required to follow, is considered unjust (Jacobus 187). ...

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Oppression and marginalization of youth minorities over thirty years ago had led to the creation of the music and culture that is known as Hip-hop. ... Some examples of white involvement in Hip-hop include those who support the music, those who are critical of the culture, and those who participate in the further development of Hip-hop. ...

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Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain equality with the white majority. ... While this percentage may seem high compared to many reports, this statistic includes students who may have graduated late or went on to get a GED. ...

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Black males are pulled over often, along with Mexicans and minorities alike, by law enforcement for simply being a person of color. In New York minorities are often the ones stopped and questioned for no reason other than the thought that they looked "suspicious". ... In order to cure racism as a social symptom we must learn how to live in unison with other races, and how to respect each other's differences, and how to value a democracy that includes all ethnicities-it's the only way to overcome the mental illness. ... Thanks to the course I have taken regarding the phil...

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The 6th amendment states that a fair trial must have certain elements, which includes an impartial jury, among others. ... All of the characters previously talked about have one thing in common- all of them had different beliefs than society, and were all the minority at some point or another, but they all stayed true to their beliefs. ...

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Another factor to include is to imagine you are someone of another race. ... At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... It is set by those with power, upon the African American minority for the sole purpose of restricting their actions and giving those in authority even more power. ...

• Word Count: 1958
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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Constitution. Since 1863, at least fifty-eight riots in America have been related to racism (Duncan 6). Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). "Nearby the land is the largest coal strip mine in the world, and some...

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Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the la...

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