RASICM ISSUE

Racism is the belief that characteristic and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial group are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war also even during economic downturns.

Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people, have been plagues which have hindered the growth of human society and the human spirit for thousands of years. The ways people have acted and reacted to these racial injustices however, has varied. Numerous events of political racism have taken place in the past, including enslavement of Africans by the Romans, black slavery in America, the mistreatment of aboriginals in various countries, European colonialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and countless others.

Why is this happening?

A double standard exists as to what practices are acceptable in certain communities, villages or cities and not in others. Second, people of color around the world pay a greater and disproportionate price for economic development, resources extraction and industrialism in terms of their health, quality of life and livelihood. Although corporate greed and the lack of corporate accountability explains a tremendous amount of what is described above, racism in the form of environmental racism, plays a significant role that must not be overlooked.