Frankie Madosky

Educating Children About Racism Matters

Educating Children About Racism Matters Racism is very prevalent in today's society but this isn't the first time America is experiencing it or hearing of it. Racism has caused many inequalities and has created stereotypes of specific races and has caused issues that have cost people’s lives. For example, America's segregation has led to many problems, like the killing of George Floyd; the problem is the fact that he was African American which race should not matter. The previously stated real-life event caused people to promote Black Lives Matter more than ever; constant rallies and protests Americans fighting against each other over what racial group matters more. Stereotypes in racism have caused many Americans to assume some things as racist compared to what other Americans believe is racist or what is actually racist, this caused us to lose the true definition of racism. What is the true definition of racism then? Dictionary definition “a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.” The group of racist people feel they are superior over the other races. America can change racist beliefs by educating young children on racism and can help develop the world's way of seeing racism.