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Some types of racist organizations are Ku Klux Klan, Nazi, Neo Nazi Group.
African Americans make up 57% of the people in state prisons for drug offenses.
Studies show that police are more likely to pull over and fricks blacks or latinos than whites.

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Why is it important to solve this issue?

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Why is it important to solve this issue?

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It is important because people really need to open their eyes and see what is going on with people who are experiencing racism. People who experience this everyday can have ongoing feelings of sadness, depression, anger, and not wanting to trust others. And they can have a constant fear of others and be scared to ask for help. People don't care about this issue and just want their own kind. People who come from a different country only feel "whatever their race is" when they come to America.

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What is one way we can help to solve this problem?

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What is one way we can help to solve this problem?

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One way we can solve this problem is trying to get the word out like having speeches, rallies, etc. The least people can do if they have to talk bad about someone on just the way the look or their skin color can keep it to their self. Or maybe they can do something about it like talking to someone about who might be thinking the same thing. Because honestly people have their own opinions about people who are different, and they always have to talk bad about them.
("When Is Enough Going To Be Enough? Racism Needs To End In America | Ronnie Floyd.").

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What is the real world issue that your book talks about?

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What is the real world issue that your book talks about?

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The book talks about Racism. This issue has been going on for a long time and it still happens today. So the main character Alex is is feeling she needs answers to her questions because it will keep bothering her if she doesn't find out sooner or later.

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Does your book say this issue is a good or bad thing?

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Does your book say this issue is a good or bad thing?

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The book has bad things that can happen to people that deal with Racism. Like Alex deals of her being half black, the word "black" always gets to her because she never thought of herself as black. Ever since she felt like she didn't fit in with her family and would always be a biracial girl who acts....white. And she probably didn't feel black enough.

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('"End The Racism: How Some 'Conservatives' Promote Bigotry Under The Guise Of 'Information'.").

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This issue needs to be solved because people can be ignorant and just call what they see. It has been going on for such a long time that people need to do something about it. People are equal and were all human so it makes no difference with skin color.

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("Being Part Of The Solution To Racism When You Are White -.").

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(CHATTERJEE).

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It affects people because if it's the person who is feeling or being treated like that then it's a problem. They feel like they don't fit it  because of their skin color and the get discriminated by that. There is a quote in the book that says, "The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it's a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue; I did not think myself as black and I only became black when I came to America" (Gibney 35). So this affects people a lot because wherever your from they can discriminate you from being that race.

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The main character goes through this issue. Alex didn't feel black at first, but she's starting to become concern and needs answers. She wants to know what it means to be "black", who were her biological parents, and why did her parents keep the letters that her dad sent her when she was younger from her. Did they feel like she wouldn't understand?

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What does the character experience with this issue?

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What does the character experience with this issue?

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It starts around the beginning of chapters. When she is with her family at the dinner table when it's nice and peaceful, but all of a sudden her little sister Katherine or "Kit" says this, "What do you all make of Alex being the only black person in our family? I mean, I've been thinking about it, and I know it must be like ten times weirder for Alex. But it's like this secret, you know? Like no one is supposed to actually admit that she's black, or maybe more that she's not white. But it's possible because she's just right there, with us and it's like, 'How can't you see this?"' (Gibney 29).

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What does your character teach us about the issue?

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What does your character teach us about the issue?

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The main character teaches us that no matter what skin color you are, you can achieve anything you want to do or be in life. Like for Alex she wanted to a pro baseball player but she had to prove that she can do it no matter what you look like or skin color.

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("MN Book Award Nominees 2016.").

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This book is about a girl name Alex, the main character. She is a biracial girl who lives in a white family. She didn't really make it much a difference that she was black and lived with white people as long as she was special and that her baseball coach which is her father, counted on her. Now things are changing around her. She meets a boy name Reggie, he is the first black man that Alex has ever met. He wants to get to know her better and meet her family, but Alex doesn't seem comfortable introducing him to a white family. Then she discovers letters from her biological father that her adoptive parents kept from her because the letters are from years ago when she was younger, and her parents thought she wouldn't understand and this is affecting her from concentrating in baseball. Alex begins to question herself, like she always dreamed of being a pro at baseball like her father, but can she do it though? Does she fit in with her white family? Who were her biological parents? And what does it mean to be black? If she wants answers to these questions she's going to have dig deep into her adoption and find more info about her biological parents.

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"MN Book Award Nominees 2016." Pinterest, 2017, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/435793701423434939/.

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Barton, LeRon. "Being Part Of The Solution To Racism When You Are White -." The Good Men Project, 2017, https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/being-part-of-the-solution-wcz/.

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CHATTERJEE, URBI.

Racism against African students in the city - Express Magazine

"Racism Against African Students In The City - Express Magazine." Express Magazine, 2017, http://expresszine.com/racism-against-african-students-kolkata/.

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"Racism Facts - Top 20 Facts About Racism | Facts.Net." Facts, 2014, http://facts.net/racism/.

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'"End The Racism: How Some 'Conservatives' Promote Bigotry Under The Guise Of 'Information'." John L. Rothra, 2014, https://www.johnrothra.com/current-issues/racism-conservatives-promote-bigotry-guise-information/.

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"When Is Enough Going To Be Enough? Racism Needs To End In America | Ronnie Floyd." Ronniefloyd.Com, 2017, http://www.ronniefloyd.com/blog/12038/america/when-is-enough-going-to-be-enough-racism-needs-to-end-in-america-2/.

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"11 Facts About Racial Discrimination | Dosomething.Org | Volunteer For Social Change." Dosomething.Org, 2017, https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-racial-discrimination.