Introduction
The issue of race discrimination is familiar to many non-white Americans even though the authorities of the country emphasize the equality of the population. In some cities, this problem is not critical, and its adverse influences can hardly be observed but the community of Raleigh, North Carolina, does not belong to them. Both African American men and women experience discrimination, racism, and racial profiling on a daily basis. In order to overcome this issue, it is significant to develop a social change that can alter people’s minds.
Main body
It can be advantageous to start with the creation of a volunteer organization that supports African Americans who live in Raleigh. It should include the representatives of various professions who suffer from race discrimination or are interested in making all citizens equal. As this organization will consist of individuals of different races, it will be possible to show the rest of the population that they can coexist without any conflicts. It will be important to target diverse citizens to increase the exposure of the intervention (Wilkins 27). For instance, teachers will influence the minds of their students, employers will hire people from different ethnic groups, social workers will offer free consultations for discriminated individuals while lawyers and policy-makers will support the vulnerable population and look for a possibility to benefit it. The members of the organization will regularly gather to discuss currently observed problems and develop a step-by-step solution to them. These individuals will not only offer psychological support but will also use their authority and power to affect the rest of the population of Raleigh.
In order to involve fellow colleagues in the development of the intervention needed to resolve the issue of race discrimination in the selected community, it is important to craft an appropriate appeal that can make them interested and willing to change the current situation. It can be advantageous to use flyers that can be both printed and uploaded on social media. In this way, the possibility to minimize expenses, as well as to reach a large population, can be obtained. It is also beneficial that flyers will be observed not only by fellow colleagues but also by those individuals who would like to join a new volunteer organization because they are willing to make citizens equal and fight the issue of race discrimination.
Conclusion
Due to my personal experiences in this course, my perspective on race discrimination has evolved significantly. Initially, I considered that this problem could be resolved only with the help of interventions developed by policy-makers and other local, state, and national authorities. However, now, I realize that every person can affect this situation. It is critical not to wait for a change but to initiate it, contacting people who share your ideas and are willing to make the world better. To my mind, my understanding of an individual role in the development of social change will enhance with the course of time.
Work Cited
Wilkins, ‎Karin Gwinn, et al. The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.