The Effects of Racism on African American’s

Greetings !

A few staff meetings ago, I was advised to take a different approach when it comes to composing blog posts. This week I decided to research “racism” in the archive, and use it as a theme for my post.

Before I get into the meat of my research I would like to update you all on the progress of my contest. So far I have had 27 responses on my google form. 63% of them have committed to participating in my contest here on campus. Also, my contest guidelines have been a slow going process. I ran across some complications, but I am slowly figuring out how to iron them out. My campus advisor provided me with two contacts that can be potential judges for my competition. She has also provided me with specifics on how to filter my contest submissions to determine a winner.

In the archive, I found a few different stories regarding the effects of racism in America. The honorable Carl Snowden discussed his research regarding the psychology of racism. He gave a very detailed example that I found intriguing. He stated that a lot of times, black people get the short end of the stick in the workplace. I decided to put myself in the shoes of the person in his example and I drew a few conclusions. If I were to work a position for six months and get replaced by someone I have to train, I would feel a flux of emotions. I would fell invalidated as an individual. If this was my reality, my mental wellbeing would not be very healthy.

Recently, I’ve been very interested in the importance in mental wellbeing, especially for African Americans. I have had family members as well as close friends express to me their shortcomings and I always pay close attention to how it effects their mental. Mental health on one of the most important things to maintain in this journey of life.

I also heard from Robert B. Hill about dealing with racism. He mentioned that at this point in time, the offence is inevitable to experience. He expressed that achievements are still attainable in spite of racism being ever present. This falls under the principle of prospective. Prospective is important because it can be the deciding factor on how a circumstance affects you. Will you be the person that looks at the cup as half empty or half full.

Hopefully this blog post had a good flow centered around racism. Next week, we will find another theme to dive into. Until next time folks!