African American Human Rights Violations

Human rights are believed to be universal within our nation. But is it really universal if others are given exclusive rights? This paper will focus on the human rights violations of African-Americans within the United States, as well as explore units of organizations and legislative branches of Government that are working towards solving such issues. African - American human rights are violated in several ways, including but not limited to employment opportunities, mass incarceration rates, police brutality, and unfair trials which will be further discussed to paint a picture of how the criminal justice system operates. Individuals within the African - American communities are stopped and frisked for no apparent reason, whether they are walking
Well, we live in a society whereby it is sometimes “safe” to walk away from problems that does not affect us directly. Human rights was created to provide each person with the same rights and protection regardless of race, gender, nationality or sexual orientation. However, there are many individuals whose human rights are violated, as the society in which we live, makes others a priority. “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander provides the reader with an understanding of mass incarceration and sets a platform to understanding the criminal justice system within our country. Mass incarceration causes the loss of property, family, friends, and sometimes, loss of lives. When innocent lives are put into danger as a result of ignorance, that is usually linked to human right violations. Just imagine not being able to vote, see your family, lose your job as a result of being incarcerated, especially for a crime you did not commit. Well, such is the life of an arrested innocent Black man who tend to lose his basic rights and
“Ain’t I a woman” by bell hooks, made me come to a realization that, patriarchy was tied to sexism. The reason of incorporating such reading into this paper on human rights is to make it known that, there are certain things that are lacking in the African-American community. Yes, we are united as one in political and racial matters, but there is a gap amongst us in terms of hierarchy. In chapter 3 of the reading, hooks explained the idea of how black men were denied access to certain office jobs just because of the color of their skin. This is indeed a form of human right violation because, each and every individual is entitled to their right to own a business or work in a field of their interest, without being subject to any form of discrimination. In the same chapter, hooks relayed to her readers and audience the basic ways in which the human rights of black women are also violated when it came to domestic chores. Household chores were considered the least prefered job in the society. Of course, white women especially felt the need to offer such jobs to the black women because they felt it was demeaning to their social status. Therefore, it was not a way of providing a job opportunity to the blacks for the sake of it, but it was mainly due to the fact that it was considered a demeaning