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Persuasive Essay On Black People

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Geeta Gandbhir and Blair Foster wrote, “To keep him safe, they may have to tell the child they love that he risks being targeted by the police, simply because of the color of his skin.” This statement is in regard to the conversation that black parents must give their sons. I remember when I was younger, my parents sat me and my brothers down and proceeded to give us “the talk.” In the black community, this talk isn’t about sex, but instead about what cops will do to you if you do not comply completely. Honestly, I didn’t truly understand until I had an encounter of my own. Black people are exposed to an unfair amount of stereotyping and profiling. For this reason, I think that black people should act a certain way when they are in the presence of the police. From the start of a police encounter, black people have a disadvantage. They are more likely to be stopped, searched, arrested, and even hurt or killed. In a study done by Stanford researchers, they found that in cities in North Carolina, black people hold 30 percent of the total searches done in a traffic stop. This number is astounding because blacks only make up about 10 percent of the population. (Andrews) My mom told me to never keep anything bad on me so this would never be a problem. Even if black people don’t have anything on them, there still is a high risk of being injured or worse. While unarmed, black people have a much higher chance of being shot. Janell Ross wrote, “Black males continued to represent a

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