Blacks USA Flashcards
Black lives matter?
A powerful lobby group with a huge influence
“Black lives matter” was a reaction of killings of black citizens by white policemen
Apport Obama // noirs ?
Many people think that Obama had not lived up to expectations
M Brown ?
Wa shot in 2015 while saying "hands up don't shoot" This sparked (provoquer) riots in Ferguson and across the country
Blue lives matter ?
2014 : two policemen were killed in NY in their car
Inquiétude des policiers quant au port d’Armes
Because it is very easy to have a gun in the USA, policemen are always worried that the suspect may be armed
Qu’est-ce qu’il est choquant concernant l’issue des procès des policiers ?
What is particularly shocking is that systematically the officers involved in these cases have been released without any charge
1964 affirmative actions
Very widespread today ( MIT : made in Taïwan)
Force people to choose a candidate not based on their ability but their social background ! AGAINST THE MERITOCRATIC ETHOS OF THE SELF MADE MAN
Ajd situation des noirs
Over 25% of the black population live below the poverty line
The reality is far from the image dipicted in tV series such as the Cosby Show (this tv show describes an affluent black upper middle class)
Délit de faciès
Racial profiling