Essay On Black America
The State of Black America
As of today the state of Black America is at a place where there is a lot of work that has to be done. The Black America has made many strides in the right direction the community is still lacking in many ways. The black community is one that is not unified as it should be. Blacks don’t control the communities that they live in or have a real say so about what goes on in them. The black youth in America seems to have a plight that is continuously worsening. The state of Black America has changed for the better in many ways and for the worst in some ways. It seems that some of the black community feels that we have made it when this is totally not the case. It’s like there have been many doors opened but we …show more content…
While this concept is appreciated by many it isn’t liked by others. The process of carving out districts in order to benefit a certain party in voting is called gerrymandering which is a violation of voting law. Many people confuse this with the process of having majority minority districts. They are different because having majority black districts is for the good having equal representation in government which is a right. If majority minority black districts were not created blacks would have no real representation because they are usually spread across different districts and the numbers are not big enough for them to make changes using their votes because they are totally …show more content…
The concept of minority districts helps minorities but it can take away from the party that they vote for which is the democratic party. This happens because minority voters are also democratic voters so when districts are reshaped the affect is that districts loose some of their democratic voters, which can also hurt the party when those votes are needed. Studies from the year of 1991 show that cause of majority minority districts that were shaped thirteen black representatives were elected. Studies show that from the years of 1992 1994 the previous gains came at a cost democrats lost democrats lost at total of ten seats to the republicans in the congressional
As of today the state of Black America is at a place where there is a lot of work that has to be done. The Black America has made many strides in the right direction the community is still lacking in many ways. The black community is one that is not unified as it should be. Blacks don’t control the communities that they live in or have a real say so about what goes on in them. The black youth in America seems to have a plight that is continuously worsening. The state of Black America has changed for the better in many ways and for the worst in some ways. It seems that some of the black community feels that we have made it when this is totally not the case. It’s like there have been many doors opened but we …show more content…
While this concept is appreciated by many it isn’t liked by others. The process of carving out districts in order to benefit a certain party in voting is called gerrymandering which is a violation of voting law. Many people confuse this with the process of having majority minority districts. They are different because having majority black districts is for the good having equal representation in government which is a right. If majority minority black districts were not created blacks would have no real representation because they are usually spread across different districts and the numbers are not big enough for them to make changes using their votes because they are totally …show more content…
The concept of minority districts helps minorities but it can take away from the party that they vote for which is the democratic party. This happens because minority voters are also democratic voters so when districts are reshaped the affect is that districts loose some of their democratic voters, which can also hurt the party when those votes are needed. Studies from the year of 1991 show that cause of majority minority districts that were shaped thirteen black representatives were elected. Studies show that from the years of 1992 1994 the previous gains came at a cost democrats lost democrats lost at total of ten seats to the republicans in the congressional