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Running head: MINDING THE GAP 1

MINDING THE GAP 2

Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap

The book highlights issues of societal inequities that students of color experience in a diverse educational environment and they are normally discriminated and their institutions lacks the necessary resources needed for learning making it difficult to achieve equity in terms of educational learning. Instead of the government agencies looking on the basic reasons that contribute to the PERMSCs students failing in their academics and blame on routine academic behavior. The issues of the book relates to what is happening in the topic of justice systems where the Blacks Americans are stereotyped as dangerous and criminals and this cases has been experienced in decades and they are also contributed by political influences. Recently, during the Trump campaign for presidency is the issue of White supremacy experienced where there was a push to subject them to harsh justice system and considered disruptive in the society and foreigners to be deported back to their countries. The society is still shows the issues of inequality in terms of employment opportunities for the people of color especially in the United States and this does not apply only to education but also in other areas.

In my experience, there are perceptions that people have towards the people of color and this was evident in my class in school where there was a percentage of people of color and normally their mistakes are taken more seriously as compared to the whites. The issue affects them emotionally and becomes difficult for them to reach their potential because their determination to be innovative and come up with disruptions is considered trouble by some of the tutors and this really is heartbreaking and there is the need to embrace the diverse environment. There are people especially that are against the issue of discrimination and the effect of one of them results to a generalization which escalates the aspect of racism in our society.

In the national context, the issue of racism and discrimination against the people of color is becoming an issue that is so much sensitive in the American society and also globally and this was evident on the case where George Floyd was killed by a White police officer. The issue raised a lot of concern leading to huge demonstrations globally condemning the act that was inhuman. Currently, the society is changing and the issue of discrimination is decreasing but we need to agree that issue of White supremacy still exist. The issue that I found interesting and promising is the need to equip the community colleges with the necessary equipment and technology to offer best and quality education.

Will the issue of societal inequity end anytime soon?

References

Sims, J., Hotep, L., Taylor-Mendoza, J., Wallace, J., & Conaway, T. (2014). Minding the Obligation Gap in Community Colleges and Beyond.