Our Struggle
Reflection:

After viewing Jacob Lawrence's art many find themselves at a vast reflection point and wonder what racial inequalities still arise in todays world. In todays America the United States is the “majority minority” nation, with the great wealth divide growing bigger every year. The poverty rate among black Americans is 21.8 percent which is dramatically higher than the poverty rate of white Americans which stands at 8.8 percent. Not only are black Americans living in more poverty than white Americans, black Americans also have higher incarceration rates, lower life expectancy, lower incomes, higher unemployment, inequities within the healthcare system, and even higher death rates during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Its easier to refute the reality that there is systematic racism within the United States, but when looking at the considerable evidence it all points to some degree of racial bias across nearly every institution within the United States government. Systematic racism runs through the very core of our nations largest institutions and we can see it almost on a daily basis, as unarmed black men die in the hands of the police.

As racial disparities grow and protests take place across the country it is a matter of time for when these disparities be taken note of and fixed. However, to fix racial injustices in this country the entire system would have to be reformed from the bottom up. That is why it is crucial to keep the fight going, and when you see the art that Jacob Lawrence made just remember, our struggle for justice continues.
['Politics Now']
['Racial Justice', 'African American', 'Art', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'History']