Why do you think (or don't think) that African-Americans are still living in oppression?

Question

Please be considerate of other's feelings when answering this question.Please no rude comments.And please be honest.

Answer 1

Blacks, in particular, receive outdated or far less aggressive treatment, even when their condition and health insurance are identical to those of whites. Doctors are less likely to perform high-tech, diagnostic procedures on Blacks and less likely to go to extreme measures to keep them alive if they go into cardiac arrest on the table. Whites are two-thirds more likely to receive kidney transplants than others. When hospitalized for pneumonia, whites are more likely to receive intensive care than Blacks are.

Blacks were 210% more likely than whites of comparable credit to be rejected for mortgage. It is estimated that the current generation of Blacks will lose about $82 billion in equity because of institutional discrimination; the next generation of Black homeowners will lose $93 billion.

Black children are almost 3 times more likely than white children to be labeled mentally retarded. Blacks are 2.5 times more likely to be placed in remedial or low-track classes. Even when Black students show potential that is equal to or above that of whites, they are 40% less likely to be placed in advanced or accelerated classes.

Blacks, who comprise only 13% of the population and account for about 13% of drug users, constitute 35% of all arrests for drug possession, 55% of all convictions on those charges, and 74% of all those sentenced to prison for possession. Blacks are incarcerated at a rate that is more than 6 times that of whites.

Black women are 18 times more likely to be raped than white women. The rate of imprisonment for Black women is more than 8 times that of white women for the same crime. College-educated Blacks are 4 times more likely than whites to experience unemployment. White males with a high-school diploma are just as likely to have a job, and tend to earn just as much as Black males with college degrees.

Answer 2

I believe an African American can attain what ever degree of education desired.

The horribleness of racism still exists and will sadly continue to do so. It does sadden me to see some African Americans in positions of influence and/or power who carry a bitterness and freely impart it to those they influence. I think demonstration of indignity is appropriate when some racist act or slur has been done. I however have often seen behavior that presumes any Caucasian encountered regardless of the situation is going to do or say some racist thing.

There are so many African Americans in positions to role model and influence. I somehow cannot see Condoleeza Rice believing they cannot rise above oppression the same as any disadvantaged persons of any ethnicity in America.

Answer 3

I think any disadvantaged or impoverished group do less well than an advantaged group. Money begets money, or when you succeed it's easier to succeed again - the opposite is true. So I don't think it's because people are African Americans that they continue to live in oppression but that the people are disadvantaged that they do. When will this change? In short - never. The long answer is when human nature changes - when people really do think of everyone before they think of themselves.

Answer 4

I think white people have been brought up in the past generations to judge and be cautious of black people. Most white people now, do not want to be racist, but they don't know any better. That is what they were raised around. Yes, I think black people are still oppressed, but not intentionally (in most cases).
Hope that makes sense.

Answer 5

They are still living in oppression because they are not helping themselves, by studying hard in school and getting university and college degrees, instead of getting involved in gangs and drugs and killing each other.