ASA2 A01
5.24.2020
Through this week, we read "Pain + Love = Growth: The Labor of Pinayist Pedagogical Praxis" by Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano. The article describes the stories of those immigrant families. Women of color who have always been discriminated against and who have more barriers in academia because of the color of their skin. It opened our eyes to the needs of these women and the need for these women to come together and fight back.
Many people believe that racism is no longer a problem in the United States. After the election of President Obama, scholar John McWhorter argued that racism in the United States is "dead". Thomas Sowell, a prominent conservative scholar and African-American economist, once argued that "racism is not dead, but it is sustaining life." Harvard professors William Julius Wilson and Roland Flair have also argued about the declining importance of race and discrimination.
Yet, as we approach the end of the final months of the Obama presidency, the declining narrative of the meaning of race and discrimination seems at odds with the realities of African-American life. President Obama himself has faced racist treatment, such as the "controversy over" fertility and a congressman saying "you lie". Then one incident after another highlights the painful reality that black men are disproportionately more likely to die at the hands of the police than any other demographic group.
Sadly, racism and discrimination are a fact of life for many black Americans. As an African American scholar who studies the experiences of black college students, I am particularly interested in this issue. My research found that black college students reported higher levels of racial discrimination-related stress compared to other racial or ethnic groups. The unfortunate reality is that black Americans experience subtle and overt discrimination from preschool all the way through college.
Reference:
http://www.forharriet.com/2013/01/black-poor-and-woman-in-higher.html
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