{"id":6997,"date":"2016-02-18T18:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2016-02-18T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T18:08:31","slug":"racial-polarization-in-todays-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2016\/02\/18\/racial-polarization-in-todays-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Racial Polarization in today\u2019s society"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>William H. Kelly III
\n<\/strong>Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

Police killings of African-Americans, the Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter debate, the mass shooting that occurred in South Carolina at the Emanuel African-American Episcopal church on June 17 and other events and people have all contributed to racial polarization in the United States.<\/p>\n

Racial polarization is the process whereby a population, the individuals of which have varying degrees of diversity in their ancestry, is divided into separate and distinct (from each other) racial groups.<\/p>\n

Julian Venable, a junior biology\/pre-medicine major from Jackson, Miss., believes that these incidents and issues are just signs of modern-day racism that need to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s just judging a book by its cover. You feel intimidated by somebody because of their race but you don\u2019t even know them,\u201d said Venable. \u201cYou just assume they gone do something before they actually do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jasmine Jackson, a junior political science major from Little Rock, Ark., believes that African-American history is often neglected by its own people and society as a whole and may be a contributor to racial polarization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to talk about race without offending people is to discuss it as a concept that was created by man. We cannot be offended by something we created that is now embedded in us and our everyday lives. As a society we are divided into two groups as it pertains to racial tension. These two groups are those who are oblivious to the racial tension or those who are extremely concerned and effected by the tension,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n

Jackson also weighed in on the Black Lives vs. All Lives Matter movement and stated black lives are just the current priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs humans, we all know that everyone\u2019s life is precious. However, it is not everyone who is being targeted. As of now, black lives are being taken; therefore, the Black Lives Matter movement is very relevant. As we, the African-American community, unite to assess and plan to alleviate the issues of our community, we will begin to understand that black on black crime must cease,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n

While many believe that the focus should be on black lives matter, there are some who feel that all lives should be accounted for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all lives matter and I think black lives have been a really big controversy but I think all lives should matter versus just one. Crime isn\u2019t only happening in the black world; it\u2019s happening in other races but they don\u2019t bring it to light as much,\u201d said Alexandra Astorga, a junior biology major from Covina, Calif.<\/p>\n

Donald Trump, a republican presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, has emerged as a polarizing figure in the area of politics with his perspectives and comments on various issues like immigration.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll minority groups will be affected if Donald Trump is elected. Our interests and issues will be ignored,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n

Deonte Roberts, a junior biology\/pre-medicine major from New York, feels that Trump can\u2019t provide what the people need.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s on a business level, he\u2019s not thinking about a caring level. If you want to think about African-Americans that\u2019s more of a caring situation, which means there will be no care, it\u2019ll be all business,\u201d said Roberts.<\/p>\n

Will America come together to overcome these polarizing events and people, or will the downward spiral of race relations continue? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n

The following MC301 Students contributed information used in this story written by William H. Kelly III: Sierra Carrington, Ramon Davis, Oneshia Jones, Tenia McBride and Tyvarrus Lindsey.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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