Racism In Education
Did you know that the educational system is deeply flawed due to racial inequality? Compared to other students, black kids have it the hardest when overcoming obstacles in the classroom (Burnett et al., 2020). Sometimes, educators fail to see a black preschooler’s natural storytelling ability because they misinterpret their talkativeness as hyperactivity or poor conduct (Burnett et al., 2020). It is common practice in public school districts to either not hire or pay black educators the same as their white counterparts throughout the recruiting and hiring processes. These disparities worsen with time for people of color in education, including black, indigenous, and other non-black kids and adults. Some are sneaky, like the ubiquitous but untrue societal belief that black pupils are not as bright as their classmates. Black kids are disproportionately affected by the policy that allows for student arrests on school grounds, which involves students in grades K-12 (Burnett et al., 2020). Many black children encounter structural difficulties that are downplayed by the belief that success is the result of hard work.
Preschool is the first time young black and other minority children experience discrimination and bigotry. This is supported by researches, which found that instructors who were asked to evaluate their students’ academic ability consistently ranked black kids far lower than their white counterparts with comparable scores (Burnett et al., 2020). The harmful effects of unconscious prejudice are numerous. Teachers responsible for recommending gifted and talented programs may fail to identify outstanding black children (Burnett et al., 2020).
Racism And The Media
Research on the role of the media in perpetuating racist attitudes is essential. As such, they are investigating how the media explicitly contributes to racism. This is a prudent course of action, as it directly confronts media bias (Noble, 2018). Black people had a hard time seeing themselves reflected in early media since the entertainment business was dominated by white people who decided what black characters would look like.
I chose these images as they speak a lot about racism. The images demonstrate how deeply racism is rooted in our society and the role the media plays in spreading and combating racism. The first image, which has a person with a banner saying “STOP ASIAN HATE” shows that other minority races also experience racism, not just the black community. From the images, it is clear that all people are the same. The images demonstrate that no matter one’s complexion and skin color, all people are the same. The images also demonstrate the various platforms that have been used to condemn racism. The images call upon all people to make it their personal and combined efforts to condemn racism in society and make it a better place. After all, racism is a public issue and the media is only a platform used to spread or condemn it
Racism and Sports
The key authors from the video are Jerome Cheng and Asa Rehman. The main idea from the video is that racism may prevent people from taking part in athletics. Perhaps they have encountered prejudice in other spheres of life, such as at school, at work, or in the public sphere, and they extrapolate that it could happen in a sports environment as well (Global News, 2019). Cheng points to racism as a factor that led some people to discontinue taking part in sports (Global News, 2019). In the United Kingdom, racism is still an issue, as seen by recent occurrences of racial abuse, many of which were related to football. In the world of sports, social media has become both a place where racist and abusive content can be shared and a possible way to stop this trend.
From this video and Chapter 8 I have learned that racism has always been a problem in sports, but it often becomes more pronounced during large international games when athletes of color are in the limelight. Television, radio, and the internet have done much to spread and popularize sports over the last century, and this has heightened the sense of community and patriotism that fans feel for their favorite athletes (Henry & Carol, 2010). For many, athletes represent their country, and it is natural to project their aspirations, concerns, and disappointments onto them in a most personal way.
Racism And Health In Canada
Tessler, Choi, and Kao (2020) examined how COVID-19, which began in the United States in early 2020, increased the risk of Asian Americans despising crimes and having their businesses vandalized. The authors argue that during the pandemic, the incidence of negative bias and micro-aggressions directed toward Asian Americans increased. As a result, the authors claim that its coverage was also centered there, on top of COVID-19’s origin being connected to China. COVID-19, which originated in China, fueled hatred and racism toward Asian Americans. The authors draw evidence from various sources to back up and show how deeply racism and bias are rooted in the U.S., specifically that directed at Asian Americans (Tessler, Choi & Kao, 2020). One strength of the article is that it draws evidence from various sources showing high reliability. However, the article’s weakness is that the authors failed to show how they selected sources for the article. The article does not show the criteria followed to arrive at its sources.
In their research, Louie & Wilkes (2018) aimed to find the root causes of racial inequalities in healthcare delivery. The authors of this study examined this hypothesis by investigating whether the diversity of the United States is reflected in the racial and skin-tone representations found in required textbooks at elite medical schools. Though texts provide a rough approximation of the racial distribution of the U.S. population, they systematically overrepresent those with lighter skin tones and underrepresent people with darker skin tones. The lack of a range of skin tones extends to the chapter and subject levels (Louie & Wilkes, 2018). While medical books include racially representative samples, skin tone is seldom considered. Also, people of color continue to be underrepresented in many articles at the article level. These omissions might be a way in which prejudice influences medical care. The article’s strength is that it incorporates statistical data to support the authors’ claims. However, the report fails to show how the data was analyzed to reach a conclusion.
In the article “More Exposed & Less Protected in Canada: Racial Inequality as Systemic Violence During COVID-19,” the topic is racism as a risk factor in patients with COVI9-19. In the article, the authors incorporate information from various sources to back up their claims. The authors show how racism is a risk factor and hinders COVID-19 patients from getting the required medical attention (Learning Network, 2021). One strength of the article is that it incorporates information from qualified personnel. The limitation is that the article does not follow a typical research paper format.
References
Burnett, A., Moorley, C., Grant, J., Kahin, M., Sagoo, R., Rivers, E.,… & Darbyshire, P. (2020). Dismantling racism in education: in 2020, the year of the nurse & midwife,“it’s time.”. Nurse education today, 93, 104532. Doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104532
Global News. (2019). Racism in sports: When “trash talk” becomes discrimination | living in colour [YouTube Video]. In YouTube.
Henry, F., & Carol, T. (2010). Chapter 8: Racism in Canadian Education. In (Eds.), The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society (pp. 199-226). Nelson.
Learning Network. (2021). More exposed & less protected. Canada: Racial inequality as systemic violence during COVID-19. Backgrounder.
Louie, P., & Wilkes, R. (2018). Representations of race and skin tone in medical textbook imagery. Social Science & Medicine. Vol. 202, 38-42. Doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.02.023
Noble, S.U. (2018) Critical Surveillance Literacy in Social Media: Interrogating Black Death and Dying Online. Black Camera. 9(2): 147-160.
Tessler, H., Choi, M., & Kao, G. (2020). The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1-11. Doi: 10.1007/s12103-020-09541-5