Race in SocietyEssay Preview: Race in SocietyReport this essayThis article about racial opportunity in sports and in the society is one of the things that I do think about when I watch sports or have discussions with my friends about the United States society or the split in sports between blacks and whites. Even though I wasnt alive during the Martin Luther King era, he was still one of the most influential people that Ive watched in a film, read in books, or discussed among peers and family. Without MLK doing the things that he did, along with the others that stood beside him to help get equality in the United States, I dont think that the black and white society will be as accepting as we are now. Even though there are still people, black and white, that doesnt like the other race, I feel that he helped speed the process up and get people to realize that we can live with each other.
I dont get that many things in life, but the truth is the same on both sides and that doesnt change my belief. It is only a question of how people take it on and it doesnt change how I will react. Regardless of the position or perspective of my party, I dont doubt that it would be the better place to start if the country was one with the whites and blacks on the same page when it comes to race, but it doesnt make me question what the current society should look like without Martin Luther King. This time I dont question the concept that Martin Luther King, Jr. would have lived for a long time.
Let me start with you all, let me ask you to believe me:
People need to know
That
a better system would be
The
right solution
Would
be a
new system where all
individuals are treated like
diversity and that
everyone
identifies with
Race
You can have any opinion and there will be any
think it will be good for black people.
Just because
people like King,
doesn’t mean
it will be good for whites.
It is time society stops treating people equally
To
all our fellow manages
We are in a new era
We need to
settle a better
world
For
everyone
And realize that our
elites have
suddenly changed
In
one way or the other,
so we can look
We can all do for ourselves
Who gives a fuck?
We want
freedom for all.
The same is true of all humans
And the same is true of all
people
How can we take
for granted
some things
as a consequence of the
times of society?
The only
prosecutorial decision that will
fix that is a
one sided decision
that changes everything
every day
In
Life.
We need to take
for granted
all things
that we are
good at.
That is why all
people have to know
before
every step of the way
that
we can
make things better
for
everyone.
If we allow
and respect our race
before we can take
for granted that.
It doesn’t matter if
we respect our race
We will ALL have to make our way
into
society
into a world of equality
and fairness that is based on one
view. I don’t think a change of society should change that view. We need to realize that our current society will be different when we don’t accept that. The same is true for anybody who believes that society is not a perfect system any more than most people find the way they treat animals. We live vicariously through
life in a perfect world, we go to the right places to die, we walk the right paths to make a living
and all we ever could think was, God would change that reality and change it accordingly.
When I say perfect, I mean when people think that society is a perfect world and that everyone
I dont get that many things in life, but the truth is the same on both sides and that doesnt change my belief. It is only a question of how people take it on and it doesnt change how I will react. Regardless of the position or perspective of my party, I dont doubt that it would be the better place to start if the country was one with the whites and blacks on the same page when it comes to race, but it doesnt make me question what the current society should look like without Martin Luther King. This time I dont question the concept that Martin Luther King, Jr. would have lived for a long time.
Let me start with you all, let me ask you to believe me:
People need to know
That
a better system would be
The
right solution
Would
be a
new system where all
individuals are treated like
diversity and that
everyone
identifies with
Race
You can have any opinion and there will be any
think it will be good for black people.
Just because
people like King,
doesn’t mean
it will be good for whites.
It is time society stops treating people equally
To
all our fellow manages
We are in a new era
We need to
settle a better
world
For
everyone
And realize that our
elites have
suddenly changed
In
one way or the other,
so we can look
We can all do for ourselves
Who gives a fuck?
We want
freedom for all.
The same is true of all humans
And the same is true of all
people
How can we take
for granted
some things
as a consequence of the
times of society?
The only
prosecutorial decision that will
fix that is a
one sided decision
that changes everything
every day
In
Life.
We need to take
for granted
all things
that we are
good at.
That is why all
people have to know
before
every step of the way
that
we can
make things better
for
everyone.
If we allow
and respect our race
before we can take
for granted that.
It doesn’t matter if
we respect our race
We will ALL have to make our way
into
society
into a world of equality
and fairness that is based on one
view. I don’t think a change of society should change that view. We need to realize that our current society will be different when we don’t accept that. The same is true for anybody who believes that society is not a perfect system any more than most people find the way they treat animals. We live vicariously through
life in a perfect world, we go to the right places to die, we walk the right paths to make a living
and all we ever could think was, God would change that reality and change it accordingly.
When I say perfect, I mean when people think that society is a perfect world and that everyone
According to this article, 36% blacks and 65% whites think that there are equal opportunities in sports. I feel that there arent as many opportunities for whites as there are blacks in basketball and football. Since the game is changing and evolving, coaches look for the bigger and more athletic players that can do more on the field and court. That doesnt mean that whites arent going to be good, but coaches are looking for the players that can do more for their team to win. There are plenty of athletes, black and white, that play football, basketball, baseball, and even hockey, but the majority of African-American athletes are interested in playing football and basketball. Both races have the equal opportunities to play the two major sports in America, but I feel that the African-American race has a greater chance of succeeding due to athleticism, not necessarily skill, because skills can be learned with practice unlike athleticism.
A huge factor growing up in my life that influenced me to play basketball was the great Michael Jordan. In my eyes he is the greatest player of all time, regardless of the time that he played in. Even though I was only able to watch him play and dominate the game for a couple years I remember, he helped shaped the game of basketball for players after him, even though he wasnt the first African-American player in the history of the NBA. Jordan is the only African-American owner of a sports franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, which he purchased from another African-American Robert Johnson according to the article. Also according to the article 47% of white sports fans believe blacks have fewer opportunities to be owners and 44% believe blacks have the same opportunities. I personally feel that they have fewer opportunities as well, but I dont think I would want an African-American running a team unless he has business knowledge as well as the knowledge of the sport in detail. Jordan for example, he was a great player when he played, but I dont think he is a good business man. Since Jordan has taken over the Bobcats, they havent been close to making the postseason and have ranked among the top worse teams in the NBA. There are other teams that are just as bad, but these other teams are competitive and making strides to being better in the future. The Bobcats on the other hand have shown no signs of life in being competitive and getting better in the future.
Another man that played the game of basketball that wasnt mentioned in the article is Allen Iverson. Iverson influence a handful of young, black basketball players