Race in America

Both of these sites were really interesting to read.  Starting off with the Tribune article, there were many issues that struck me.  By the middle of this century, it is believed that whites will be the minority in the country.  This is weird to think about because everyone is always referrring to blacks and latinos as minoritys.  There are many ideas that come to mind when thinking about minorities.  Benefits and unfair treatment initially come to mind.  Some say it's easier to get into colleges but others say they are oppressed.  I don't think that being a minority is an issue when it comes to power because there have been many cases in which the minority has equal or same power, take Egypt or South Africa as examples.  It's surprising how many times there are acts of racism going on today.  Recently at UC San Diego a noose was found.  The difference now is there there are always reprecussions for the offender.  This shows that overall there is progress being made with racism because even white people are willing to protest to get the white person (assuming the student was white) in troublefor offending the black community.  One of the issues that both website talked about was the unemployment of black people.  The CNN article study showed that whites were two times as likely to get the same job as a black person.  Even a white felon was equally as likely to get a call back as a black person.  This is clear that racism still exists in the hiring process and work place.  It's pretty eye opening to think that a person who has committed a potentially terrible crime can get an entry level job before a black who is a good citizen.  It's sad to think that the people who are actually doing the hiring are this racist or think that little of blacks.  Unemployment in America is obviously a really big issue, especially with a disproportion of the unemployment coming from the black community.  This connects to the CNN article because most unemployed people are looking to get entry level jobs, not executive positions.  If blacks and whites were truly getting an equal chance of getting a job, the unemployment gap would get closed a little, but not completely.  There are still many problems in the black community that are much more prevelant than in the white community.  The social problems such as education really hurt them because they aren't getting the oppertunity to go to the schools that will enable them to go to college, let alone graduate high school. It's really tough that this is how our society still is today, and like the last assignment we did the country still has a ton of progress that needs to be made.  Like what was said in the Wise articles, blacks feel as if they are second class citizens, and reading some of these Tribune and CNN articles leads me to believe just that.  Whites and blacks alike need to treat each other equally.  Once that happens with  everyone equal opportunities the social and socioeconomic gap we are seeing now will close.