Class and Race Barriers in America: Can we Overcome?
What is the nature of racism and class oppression in America?
Is race a barrier to class mobility in America?
How is racial oppression related to the economic exploitation of African-Americans through the different eras (slavery, civil rights and modern)?
Should the writer in the article prepare his children for the realities of race and class discrimination?
Is there a police culture of ethnic profiling within the police forces of America; and how much of this is a product of America’s past race history or contemporary race relations?
Should municipalities train their police officers in racial profiling and racial sensitivity? If so, why and how? If not, why not?
What other practical steps should municipalities take to curtail racial profiling?
Does high class status lessen the chances of being racially profiled? Please explain.
Is it true that no matter your level of education or accomplishments, at the end of the day the first thing the public sees is a black person?
Is a person of African descent, although affluent, still a suspicious person despite his accomplishments? Please explain.?
While there is no right or wrong answer to any of these questions, your Final Exercise will be evaluated using Universal Intellectual Standards of clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and context of your conceptual framework; and most of all your ability to articulate clear arguments, ideas (points of view), and critical analysis that are supported by facts and information.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/print/2014/04/i-was-racially-profiled-in-my-own-driveway/360615/