Hello Zachary,
I really enjoyed reading your post. I agree that rasiscm and intolerance is learned throughout one’s life. Like Ms. Hamilton said, “Nobody is born a bigot”. If you want to read more on this subject, I found this really interesting book PDF you might want to check out: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=iVL74heFU-AC&oi=fnd&pg=PP16&dq=racism+and+america&ots=DDB7dJpYaL&sig=FDOlWZ4t-xLewCe0GlvaoIZV-9E#v=onepage&q=racism%20and%20america&f=false
This was a very well written article, and I hope to read more from you in the future.
Mae.

Zach,
This topic is something I care deeply about, and I thought you did a great job writing about it. Police brutality is a hot topic, and for good reason — “U.S. police killed at least 258 black people in 2016,” and the numbers keep climbing. Although many policemen do a great job keeping our communities safe, there is a clear group of racially biased police officers that are hurting the nation rather than fulfilling the helpful role they were hired for. I especially loved your concluding paragraph. This trend sickens me but it is something we need to keep bringing awareness to until “we can slowly quiet those who hold those racists ideas and make a more positive community.” I found a chilling article about white supremacists in law enforcement: https://www.theroot.com/is-racist-law-enforcement-hunting-black-people-1821393072 and I think it’d be very interesting and compelling to see you expand on this topic using that evidence. Nice job.

After all of these riots began and the idea of a racially biased police force has to come the attention of the United States citizens a movement called. One of the most iconic riots that was started by a police shooting was in Ferguson, Missouri when Michael Brown, an unarmed young black male was killed.

Dear Zachary,

We agree with your thoughts stated on your article, “Police Brutality Within the United States”, because we don’t think that police officials should be able to put matters into their own hands. Police officials should be allowed to handle the situation without hurting anyone, especially if the officer is racially bias. They should just handle the situation by taking care of the criminal in a safe way. One sentence you wrote that stands out to me is “Police killed at least 258 black people in 2016”. I think this is important because it tells you that officers shouldn’t be hurting anyone, even if they are racially bias. Another sentence that interest me was “After all of these riots began and the idea of a racially biased police force has come to the attention of the United States citizens a movement called #BlackLivesMatter came to the center of the stage. This stood out to me because it tells you about how people have reacted to these situations. And it shows the origin of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. I do agree with you that we should really try hard to stop police officials that are racially bias because they should not be allowed to take matters into their own hands and injure others. Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next, because I really agreed with your thoughts you stated in your article.

Hi Zachary,
this post was great. By explaining these terms you very clearly explained racism in a modern world. As I read through your post I was able to think of or imagine examples of various types of racism that I think often go unnoticed. you mentioned that reverse racism is a controversial term. my own opinion is that there is no such thing. The word racism it self does not apply to just minority groups but any group being discriminated against regardless of their actual race. because of this i find the term reverse racism somewhat prejudice since it distinguishes between groups based on their race, culture, or ethnicity. I can confirm for youth colorism is very much alive in asian communities. my grandmother family were very much against her marrying my grandfather because he was poor and dark skinned. thanks for the great post!

Hey Zach! I loved reading your post about the different form of racism present in our society. The explanations you gave, may help someone ignorant or clarify someone’s perception and understanding of the terms. For me personally I think racism is taught by ourselves and as we always say if you teach yourself to be a bad person so can you teach yourself to be a good person.

Obviously, healthcare has become a very controversial subject over the years. It has become so expensive that many americans are left behind and cannot afford healthcare, which leads to many problems in itself. I think this is part of a larger problem as well, the problem of the lower and middle class being left behind in our country. Healthcare should be a universal right for every citizen.

Healthcare is a big issue in America and everywhere it is one of the most divisive issues today. I think we need to have a larger focus on fixing it.