Students discuss discrimination, diversity at NAACP 'Racism in
America' event Published: Thursday, October 25, 2012 Updated:
Thursday, October 25, 2012 18:10 Issues of discrimination were
the topics of discussion among students at Sam Houston State
University at "Racism in America" on Tuesday. Hosted by the SHSU
chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored people, the event served as an open forum for students
to address different issues of discrimination including ageism,
sexism, classism and racism in the justice system. "My idea
behind the event was to bring several criminal justice students
and address things people go through every day," Kira Chester,
historian for NAACP said. "I wanted to inform people of things
that happen in the police system." About 20 students were first
asked to define sexism, ageism, classism and recidivism on their
own terms and then act out examples of each term in order to
gain a better understanding of the issues. In the open
discussion, students differed