Reflection essay on When Calling the Po-Po Is a No-No

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Reflection essay on When Calling the Po-Po Is a No-No
It was thought-provoking to read “When Calling the Po-Po Is a No-No” (Bates). Once
again, the author draws attention to the old-age issue of racism that refuses to budge from the
mindset of society. The infamous April video by Melissa DePino got millions of views.
Moreover, the arrests were made simply because of the violation of the restroom code in a
Starbucks café. Although Starbucks quickly apologized a couple of weeks later, the incident does
bring back the muck of racism to the surface. The author has used the term” black tax” very
appropriately as this is the price the blacks have to pay for the color of their skin amongst the
whites. The author reminds the fellow white people that dialing 911 is for something really
serious and not to call the police just because they suspect a person of color. They should know
how the police and criminal justice systems work in such situations where the police and the
black person is involved. I agree with the author when she writes that the Whites are aware of
their advantages positions and do not shy away from taking advantage of being white.
The above incident forces one to think if racism will ever go away from the US or from
the world. A recent body of research on 2016 elections shows how the views of the voters are
divided as per the race and gender (Grossmann). At the same time, the elected officials and
candidates can change their views if they are loyal to the party. Americans who were pro-white
people than pro-black people became Republican as asserted by Grossmann. There are
testimonials from African-American students in the Greendale School District that they feel