Discrimination against African Americans

Here will integrate multi-ethnic and cultural values in order to reflect upon their own patriotic values citizens who love the country to achieve nation building. Through 50^th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech they want to voice out their hope. Nowadays they still discriminated against by the white people at United States, the African Americans expect to be treated equally. In the end of the report will write about the personal reflection about this issue.

Discrimination not only happens in United States, it also happen is Southeast Asia. Especially on Malaysia, even they have three main racial in the country, but their discrimination is less than the United States. That is unethical and not fair to the African American, because they are a people also. They also want to survive in the society as well. Why the white American won’t give them a chance. Even Barack Obama become the first black president in United States, discrimination problem still haven solves.

One of the 17 years old African American Trayvon Martin shot dead in Florida, but the police officer George Zimmerman is not guilty verdict, reacted strongly, United States racial issues once again become the focus of the society. Why the police officer will be not guilty verdict, it because he is the white American so will be fine. The police officer should be punishment, and not guilty verdict. That is unfair to the black American and sorry to deceased. In addition salute to the Martin Luther King, people also made many new appeal, including income inequality, voting rights, immigration reform, and street violence in the parade.

Nation Marks 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “i have a dream” speech; 10 thousand people assembled to commemorate

The late United States black civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s “I had a dream” speech is ushered in the 50th anniversary at Washington, United States. Around 10 thousand people are assembled to commemorate, gathered at the Lincoln Memorial again to review back Martin Luther King’s dreams 50 years ago.

Martin Luther King is the person to voice out the resident of black American. So that he came out “I had a dream” speech to wish all the African American will be treated equally and getting a job opportunity to survive in the society. It can decrease crime cases happen in United States. In 21^st century, people are start to realize that human rights is very important, so that few numbers of the white American try to support them and the whole world will get attention to the discrimination problem.

 

RACIAL ISSUES BECOME THE FOCUS

The African American facing true equality is still far away. They still facing discrimination in their workplace. United States president Barack Obama earlier in a speech in New York, said that half a century, blacks (African American) have a great opportunity to advances, but still there are a lot of obstacles and restrictions, the poverty rate of blacks is still higher than whites(white American).

According to Washington Economic Policy Institute (EPI) specialist Heidi Shierholz says that, if apply a job with white's name, the opportunity to obtain a relatively high reply, so that discrimination still exists nowadays. Through the commemorate, they can voice out their problem and let all the people around world realize that discrimination is very serious in United States.

At the conclusion, I felt that discrimination is a very serious issue around the world. Through the commemorate in United States, all the people around the world are focus on this issue again. I still cannot understand why the whites will keep discriminate the African American because of differences of complexion and attitude. Around 10 thousand African American people surrounding at Washington to voice out their problem. I am support the African American keep on fight to become equally in United States, African American will dream come true in future. The blacks and whites are living in one country around one century, they can know each other as well not only keep thinking they are bad people and always rob money. After one century ago, people will change as well is not keep discriminate the African Americans.

Why the African Americans become robber? That was the simply reason which is the African Americans do not have a fixed job. As I mention before the Africans American are not easy to get a job. In particular 20 to 24 year-old black unemployment rate up to 23%, appears to Harlem everywhere have yobs. Black unemployment rate still higher than the whites nowadays (blacks 12.6%, whites 6.6%)."Time" magazine pointed out that the last half century, blacks in the great advances in education and politics. In 1963, without a black senator, only five black congressmen.Today, there is a black senator, 43 black congressmen in United States.

The reason is because of Martin Luther King, he given a speech called “I had a dream” says that “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.” He is try to help black fight for fair treatment in the past 50 years. So that after 50 years Barack Obama becomes the first African American president in United States.

Discrimination will make people unbalanced mind, reason is that people will feel that unfair for them and they will start to think positive things such as rob to get money. In order to avoid the African American are discriminated, government of United States should give some seminal or small talk to change their American’s mind realize that everyone are equal.

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N.A. (28 August 1963). I Have a Dream . Available: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm. Last accessed 21th Sept 2013.

N.A. (29 August 2013). Obama on 50th anniversary of 'dream' speech: King's 'words belong to the ages'. Available: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/28/20215857-obama-on-50th-anniversary-of-dream-speech-kings-words-belong-to-the-ages?lite . Last accessed 30th Aug 2013.