Word: racisms
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...There were Dutch and French as well as West African branches on his family tree. He was a child prodigy who became an editor, activist (he was a founder of the N.A.A.C.P.) and writer. His best-known book, The Souls of Black Folk (1903), gave new dimension to understanding racism through the concept of double consciousness, which he described as "this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity." Lewis, who holds the Martin Luther King...
After reading Seth Mnookin's piece in The Crimson, I became somewhat upset. Mnookin was correct in saying that both racism and classism are powerful and negative forces in our society. But sadly enough, race still transcends all--class and educational status included. Who said those kids were lower class? Those kids that Mnookin called "lower class Black kids" could very well have been the children of Harvard professors. Class means nothing. Had the rowdy Harvard students Mnookin spoke of been Black, they probably would have received much more than a "boys-will-be-boys" chiding...
Regardless of intelligence, talent, morality, or income, a Black person in American will surely experience the bitter taste of racism and prejudice throughout his or her lifetime. He or she will be treated differently by law enforcement officers, store owners, and employers. Being from a Washington, D.C. neighborhood that has been riddled by drugs and violence, I surely would not call myself "privileged." But the fact that I made it out of that environment and have succeeded at Harvard should have some positive effect on how I am perceived. However, nothing--not even a Harvard education--can change...
...time something like this had happened to me. Believe it or not, I am used to this type of treatment whether it be in northeast D.C. or in the Quad. In fact, similar situations arise everyday for Black people in America, be they blue-collar workers or Harvard graduates. Racism knows no class or educational status. Whether it entails being followed by a storekeeper, refused a ride in a taxi, or harassed by a police officer, the prejudice is real...
...racism," Chen says. "That's what we can'tunderstand. It's very hard. The majority ofChinese people in the U.S. depend on Chineserestaurants for support, for money, for jobs...