... rank or occupation. Some could argue that America shows some similarities to a racial caste system. This is when your social status depends on the color of your skin or where you come from, rather than who you are and what you could make of yourself. It also shows that racism ... level, the culture of law enforcement needs to change as a whole. No longer can it be acceptable to search, monitor, or arrest based on the color of one's skin. No longer can poor downtrodden neighborhoods be the major target of mass drug searches. No longer can an officer of the law, who ... .  Irwin stated, ...

• Word Count: 6384
• Approx Pages: 26

... . This intriguing subject has prompted many professionals, like Turner, to research these rumors. Books like, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African American Culture- and "Whispers on the Color Line: Rumor and Race in America- examine many rumors that surround young and old African Americans. These books reveal disturbing yet real depictions of how white America is viewed by ... According to Grisby Bates (1990), a New York physician named Barbara Justice quoted, "There is a possibility that the virus was produced to limit the number of African people or people of color in the...

• Word Count: 9660
• Approx Pages: 39
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School