Race and Racism
Racism… What is racism? Why is there racism? ... These are the three questions that are important when talking about racism. In order to understand racism you must understand why there is racism. The author, Gloria Yamato, says that the main reason why we have racism is because people want to have a sense of power and privilege over another group. I think this is true not only in the human race but in most species. ... This is why there is racism. “Racism is the systematic, institutionalized mistreatment of one group of people by another based on racial heritage.” In this article the author starts out by saying that racism is difficult to eliminate, but some people think it can be dealt with in a workshop but she thinks that it will take many years to deal with since it took a few hundred years to grow.