Racial DiscriminationBy: Nicole Smith

Violence◦ Jena, Louisiana

Self- Hatred◦ Skin Bleaching◦ Negative looks and remarks from

others

Negative Effects

Italians

Hispanics

Cubans

African-Americans

Polish

Caucasian Americans

Ignorance ◦ Lack of Knowledge ◦ Fear

This happened after 9/11◦ Parents pass down ignorance

Low self-esteem ◦ People want to feel superior to others◦ They put down those who are weak or vulnerable

Causes of Racism

“Thrust their collective power toward the

elimination of racism, wherever it exists and by any means necessary”

Stand Against Racism

No one is born racist, we learn from our friends and family

It is our job to raise our kids to know all races are equal

We need to educate the ignorant

YWCA VALUES

Stand Against Racism Movement◦ Join on Facebook◦ Become a Participating Site◦ Give a donation ◦ Participate in the next Stand Against Racism

Movement

http://www.standagainstracism.org/about.html

Solutions

“I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their sin but by the content of their character”

-Martin Luther King Jr.