UNDERSTANDING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN AMERI

[Cameo]

UNDERSTANDING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS

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[murphee]

For the American Blacks in this forum, what do you think of this statement I found from the link above, "It's estimated that every African American experiences about 200 incidents a year, from slurs hurled at them by passing motorists to cashiers who won't put change in their hand, to a whole variety of other unclassifiable events."

Have you experienced such incidents with frequency?

[imaginarypallies]

I don't think racism is as big a problem in this country as the media makes it, I've never had any epithets hurled in my direction.

[Cameo]

murphee said:

For the American Blacks in this forum, what do you think of this statement I found from the link above, "It's estimated that every African American experiences about 200 incidents a year, from slurs hurled at them by passing motorists to cashiers who won't put change in their hand, to a whole variety of other unclassifiable events."

Have you experienced such incidents with frequency?

My only "incidents" of racism I experienced were constantly being followed around stores in the mall to see if I'm stealing and ge´tting pulled over by police and searched, which happened to me 4 times last year. I haven't experienced much overt racism.