Racial Inequality and White Privilege in the United States

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Discussion of Article 1:..............................................................................................................2
Discussion of Article 2:..............................................................................................................3
Critique of the articles................................................................................................................4
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Discussion of Article 1:
The article discusses regarding racial inequality which has been rampant within the
United States. There has been huge amount of controversy regarding the privileges provided
to the white Americans in comparison to the black people. The article discusses the exact
lines on which the racial discrimination has been done. The discrimination could be discussed
with regards to a number of parameters such as economic stability, social inclusion,
educational and health support. Some of the discriminatory attitudes have continued since
time immemorial. In the past there had been incidents of cruelty against the no-so-white
people such as their lands had been stolen, being enslaved, tortured, murdered, wrongfully
imprisoned and put into concentration camps. The article correctly highlights that to prevent
or stop the incidents of racial discrimination; firstly it becomes crucial to educate the public
regarding the exact nature and context of racism. As argued by the author, there have been
huge amount of retaliation from some of the white Americans recently who are defending the
white privileges endowed upon them by highlighting individual or personal struggle.
However, the white Americans need to understand that talking about discrimination do not
mean pulling down the struggles or the hardships faced by them1. On the contrary, it simply
means putting everyone on the same page or making the rights equal with regards to
education, health, social inclusion2.
1 Howerton, K. “White Privilege Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means”. Huffpost.
huffingtonpost.com, 6 Dec. 2017. Web. 9 Jul. 2018.
2 Collins, Patricia Hill. "Toward a new vision: Race, class, and gender as categories of
analysis and connection." Race, Gender and Class. Routledge, 2016. 65-75.