Confronting Racism in America

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/story?id=6551048&page=1

Here's an article from abc with a video showing two customers being racially discriminated against by the clerk.

Stop Racism Through Unity

Racism is an issue that can be easily solved. We just have to learn to see and value what really counts. Who cares what color skin a person has? In the summer when people get tanner, we don't usually stop talking to them for that period of time! It is illogical, and more hurtful than most people can imagine. It's hard to wake up everyday hoping and praying someone won't look at you funny, say something rude, or refuse to talk to you because of your skin color. What if because genetics your child comes out a little tanner? Let's unite against racism and fight against this epidemic that has been around the world since beginning of times! Stop Racism Now!

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"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow."

Provided by: William Faulkner
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Unite Against Racism!

What measures can be taken to eradicate racism??? We all need to unite against racism and educate others about the issue. Yes, racism has been an issue overly discussed and yet thousands of people everyday are still victims of racial discrimination. We need to fight against this, and realize that its not the skin color or the ethnicity of someone which defines that person, but that values and morals and personality of that person. Let's help make this a better world, even if its one step at a time!

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“Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”
-Abraham J. Heschel quotes (http://thinkexist.com/quotations/racism/)

Discriminate Who?

So we all know the story of the ugly duckling and how he became the prettiest and most beautiful swan of the pond. In other words, karma can be a... well, let's just say what goes around comes around. We usually think of discrimination where "white people" discriminate "non-whites," but many times, especially in cities in El Paso, where Hispanics are the major population, "minority" groups can discriminate against other minority groups. Discriminating isn't cool, and wouldn't it make more sense to unite with others that have also suffered from racism, as opposed to being against them? Racism needs to stop.. or at least keep your feelings for yourself!