Blacks USA Flashcards

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Black lives matter?

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A powerful lobby group with a huge influence

“Black lives matter” was a reaction of killings of black citizens by white policemen

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Apport Obama // noirs ?

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Many people think that Obama had not lived up to expectations

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M Brown ?

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Wa shot in 2015 while saying "hands up don't shoot" 
This sparked (provoquer) riots in Ferguson and across the country
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Blue lives matter ?

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2014 : two policemen were killed in NY in their car

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Inquiétude des policiers quant au port d’Armes

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Because it is very easy to have a gun in the USA, policemen are always worried that the suspect may be armed

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Qu’est-ce qu’il est choquant concernant l’issue des procès des policiers ?

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What is particularly shocking is that systematically the officers involved in these cases have been released without any charge

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1964 affirmative actions

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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

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Ajd situation des noirs

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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)

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Délit de faciès

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Racial profiling

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