Unity

The Problems

• America has stripped the rights of black people since Jamestown in 1619.
• When slavery was "abolished" in 1865, it still continued under other names.
• Mass incarceration and the criminalization of black men
• Unequal housing and educational rights
• Segregated communities
• Unwillingness in most white people to learn about racism

Negative Effects

• Black men living in fear of being shot by a policeman
• A divided country
• People of color experiencing more trauma and stress
• Innocent lives being taken
• White people are not listening to learn, they're listing to respond

Negative Effects

• A society with no empathy
• 1 in 3 African American men will experience prison.
• After jail, no-one wants to hire them, hard to find housing, makes it more likely they will end up back in jail.
• After jail you cannot vote.

Solutions

• White people have to start to listen and care.
• Restructuring of the police department.
• Changing policies.
• Restructuing the prison system.
• Strengthening low income community schools.
• Teaching cause and effect of white privilege in schools.

Positive Effects

• Less people in jail.
• Higher educated population.
• Unity and understanding.
• Less fear.
• More cures for diseases.
• Peace for everyone.
• Celebrated differences.
• Safer communities.