Racism Cases by Alexa Beteta (Student) https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx Made with ♥ en-us 2020-06-01 16:28:12 UTC 2026-01-17 17:57:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Institutional Racism betetaa https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605174211 George Floyd was a black man who was accused of a forgery, a non-violent offense on May 25th 2020. The cops were called and arrested Floyd. Moments later, Floyd is seen, hands cuffed behind his back, being led to the side of a building by the two cops.
"Floyd appears to be speaking to the officers but does not appear to resist." (Fitz-Gibbon)
Floyd was murdered by the cop, his head against the floor and unable to breathe. ]]> 2020-06-01 16:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605174211 Individual Racism betetaa https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605214589 Bree Thomas experiences racism in school. Jokes and comments are made directed at her on a daily basis. "“What do you know? You’re just a dumb black girl!” Looking back at it, that wasn’t the worst thing he could’ve said. But I’d never had anyone say something like that to me, so I was a bit out of it. I spent the rest of the afternoon looking at the skin on my arms. I remember just wondering who I was. Just wondering who my skin made me. I think that particular experience made me perfectly aware of my race. I have grown since then. Being a young black woman used to make me embarrassed." ]]> 2020-06-01 16:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605214589 MYTH: Systematic Racism ended as a result of the Civil Rights Movement. It is a present issue that needs to be dealt with betetaa https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605231981 2020-06-01 16:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605231981 Structural Racism betetaa https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605251545 "It advantages whites while producing cumulative and chronic adverse outcomes for people
of color. It is a system of hierarchy and inequity, primarily characterized by white
supremacy" (Keith Lawrence). A clear example of this is the case of  General Hyten. "When I came into the military, I came in from Alabama, and racism was a huge problem in the military". African Americans are invisible at the top of the military. This racism is unbelievable. They protect their country, but are still being threatened by their own. ]]> 2020-06-01 17:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/betetaa/cqvx7dfuhyv892qx/wish/605251545