Neville, H. A., Gallardo, M. E., & Sue, D. W. E. (2016). The myth of racial color blindness: Manifestations, dynamics, and impact . American Psychological Association.
This book holds the position that America has yet to move beyond race. The authors claim that racial disparities are present in all facets of American society, from wealth and poverty rates to education and health. Popular opinion is that the people of color who have taken political offices, the Supreme Court, or even become wealthy are evidence of the country’s progression away from race. The authors, however, claim that these individuals are exceptions and are not representative of the people of color. Instead, the disproportional treatment and representation of people of color is evident in other indicators of the quality of life. The book is valuable to the research question because it included qualitative and quantitative evidence from a variety of credible sources to support its claims. For instance, the authors cite statistics from the US Department of Labor and other primary sources in supporting the claim that people of color are significantly poorer than White Americans and are overrepresented among the unemployed.
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McCoy, H. (2020). Black lives matter, and yes, you are racist: the parallelism of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Child and adolescent social work journal , 37 (5), 463-475.
The paper is a brief history of racism in America and its impact. It also makes the position that the events happening today are not unique but instances of history repeating itself. Through a historical lens, the paper discusses America’s endemic racism and state-sanctioned violence against people of color, especially blacks. The paper’s unique contribution, however, is its unique perspective and inclusion of racism in the face of the COVID19 pandemic. The paper is targeted at social workers with two recommendations. First, it reminds white social workers that they are implicit beneficiaries of racism. Secondly, it reminds all social workers of the ethical obligation and duty as change agents. Among those who recognize their complicity, the article provides strategies to work towards bridging the racial divide and its impacts on American society. Social workers are, therefore, encouraged to fight racism in different roles, from being practitioners to educators, researchers, and policymakers.
Ashe, S., & Nazroo, J. (2017). Equality, diversity and racism in the workplace: A qualitative analysis of the 2015 race at work survey. Online: http://hummedia. manchester. ac. uk/institutes/code/research/raceatwork/Equ...(accessed: 7 April 2017) .
McCoy (2020) used history to establish that racism is present in all aspects of American society and culture. However, the issues are not limited to America but also other parts of the developed world. Therefore, when researching and discussing matter relating to racism, it is negligent to fail to mention or consider the rest of the world. The authors in this survey focus on racism at the workplace using qualitative data from a survey conducted in 2015 in the UK. The Race at Work report involved 24,257 participants (all employees) all over the UK. The key finding from a thematic analysis was that racial harassment and bullying was prevalent at the workplace. The authors, therefore called for reforms to be made at all levels of the organization. Apart from getting a worldwide view of racism, the authors of this report contribute to the research by providing an in-depth analysis of race from different perspectives. Racism in the US and UK manifests differently and understanding them adds a layer of depth to the research.
Bunyasi, T. L., & Smith, C. W. (2019). Stay Woke: A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter . NYU Press.
Understanding racism and taking action against it are two different things. An individual might take measures, but will constantly feel like they are making no impact. Social movements, on the other hand, bring the matters to the court of public opinion. However, social movements against racism have been presence since the dawn of the country and According to Neville et al. (2016, nothing has changed. The authors of this book, therefore, attempt to contextualize and explain the essence and purpose of the BlackLivesMatter movement. The message of the book is that if all Americans do not take steps to address issues affecting a community or one of its ethnic groups, everyone will suffer. The book also discusses several aspects of whiteness and a white identity that complicates the fight against racism in America. The book contributes to the research by using the BlackLivesMatter movement as a case study of the effectiveness of social movements in fighting racism in modern America.
References
Ashe, S., & Nazroo, J. (2017). Equality, diversity and racism in the workplace: A qualitative analysis of the 2015 race at work survey. Online: http://hummedia. manchester. ac. uk/institutes/code/research/raceatwork/Equ...(accessed: 7 April 2017) .
Bunyasi, T. L., & Smith, C. W. (2019). Stay Woke: A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter . NYU Press.
McCoy, H. (2020). Black lives matter, and yes, you are racist: the parallelism of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Child and adolescent social work journal , 37 (5), 463-475.
Neville, H. A., Gallardo, M. E., & Sue, D. W. E. (2016). The myth of racial color blindness: Manifestations, dynamics, and impact . American Psychological Association.
