Delvin Jimenez                                                                                                                 11/11/2025

ENGL: 21002

Prof. Kay 

 

Racial discrimination & how it effects African Americans

 

 Racism in the United States against African Americans has created impacts that till this day have been embedded into social and structural issues that have shaped the nation since the beginnings of slavery. This has become an ideal understanding to us as a society as a whole no matter the circumstances, skin color and background that forced enslavement of African Americans has been modernized factors that include education, economic opportunities, housing, education, and healthcare but also perpetuates generational trauma within black communities. These systemic inequalities have been caused by institutionalized inequities, by creating practices that advantage white Americans while systemically marginalizing people of color. These forms of racism have shaped historical realities that continue to affect and manifest between many different predicaments that have shown us the disparities these minorities face and how they have been continuing to affect this community in the long run, that no ones seems to talk about nor seem to fight against that has been totally normalized.

 

The Traumatic Impact of Structural Racism on African Americans

 

 This article from Scott-Jones, G, & Richardson Kamara, M on The Traumatic Impact of Structural Racism on African Americans both authors define racism, race, and structural racism, which has been an ongoing stigmatic issue that have dated back to even the 17th when slavery was running. Those disadvantages to the African American people have not only been onto bigger parts of their daily life within the healthcare system, education, and law enforcement. In addition to Dr. Groys Theory to Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) recounts the amount of oppression people have faced through centuries that have particularly taken over their adaptive behaviors, self esteem etc, these disparities have impacted thousands mentally and physically that therefore depicts the ongoing trauma. Even though not many will feel secure and safe we can come together as a community to help create centers that focus on helping these specific minorities to help create a change and hope to store faith in humanity.

 

Discrimination in The United States: Experiences of Black Americans

 

 This study focuses on African Americans that experience racial discrimination on a daily basis & in what ways have these factors moved further in their personal lives affecting their health and social inequalities. A data source and study design from a national representative in a 2017 survey suggest that black adults were far more likely than white people to report discrimination in employment, housing, education, and especially interactions with police. Nearly one third of the reported discrimination cases took place within the health-care system, this distrust caused many to not feel the urge to call police or go in a medical system because of the mistreatment they felt they would be expected to. This evidence of racial discrimination suggests as a society we should focus on more active institutional interventions to address racism in policy and practice. In addition we can add onto how interpersonal was also common, with over micro-aggressions and racial slurs. These gatherings highlight that racial bias not only goes around institutionally and personally, that it functions as a setback to harm both mentally and physically. Overall, the evidence shows the discrimination against Black Americans is systematic, and deeply embedded into society.

 

Racial Discrimination in the United States

 

Racism has been running around since the end of slavery, the disparities have shown how this has been a “Global Problem”. The modernized way of slavery in these minorities can be found in diminished educational opportunities, lack of equal access to capital, credit markets and technology. Discrimination in the criminal legal system is lack of adequate access to health insurance and healthcare. The battle for equality under Ex-President Joe Biden who labeled racial discrimination as “battle for the soul of the nation”. In theory his point of view on such dilemmas as corrosive, systemic racism, destructive and costly. Biden’s fight to reconstruct society has been a chaotic turnover but on his word these measures have been passed onto the executive branch on the white house and federal to push onto the fight against systemic racism. The fight for the reconstruction has partly been broken into Reparative Justice for the Legacy of Enslavement, Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System, Criminalization of Poverty & Racial Bias and Abuse by Law Enforcement in Immigration Control etc. The long standing of racism in The United States continues to shape & affect these marginalized communities, that therefore makes us understand how profoundly the systemic inequality had endured since the end of slavery. All those forms of racism have shown to evolve in many different terms such as healthcare, justice system etc… rather than disappearing. The battle of Ex- President Joe Biden to end racial discrimination though the use of his speech “battle for the soul of the nation” highlights the struggle to overcome a nationwide problem that continues to impact many individuals. Ultimately, we can agree that these interconnected issues in the system of oppression not only highlight the many negative ways society has been affected but also essential into more open opportunities of overcoming a situation that’s been unavoidable for centuries.

 

Overall we can direct into how Racial Discrimination against African Americans remains one of the most persistent challenges in The United States. Although its origins trace back to slavery, its impact has been progressing in the modern day society resources within the education, healthcare and law enforcement that continue to restrict those of color. These articles demonstrate how these impacts have led to distrust & psychological trauma  and long term outcomes for the black community. Ultimately, recognizing and confronting the complexity of racial discrimination is essential not only for understanding its past & present but also how from negative we can have progressive opportunities for the better of society as a whole to create a change.