Segregation in 21st Century America

This was an interesting reading. It talks about how institutions in America still promotes racisim and segregation through their institutions and some of the causes for segregation in america. In a country where everyone should be treated equally there is still some inequality. An example the author uses is housing discrimination. If a black and white person goes to try to get a loan or a property to rent, these institutions treat the two people differently and provide them with different information. By doing this it causes segregation amongst us as a society. By the real estate agent only showing the black person houses in black areas and not showing him the houses in the white areas, it takes away the chance of him living amongst the whites which by extent causes segregation. Even though there are laws that are against these things, institution still do it. Even though some people choose to live amongst their own kind, they should have that opportunity of living amongst any race of their choice. Another point is that income has a part to play in it. It plays the part of it depends on how much money you have that may determine where you live. Segregation is around us in New York. For example a lot of carbbean or black or hispanic people live in areas like Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Harlem whereas upstate there are a lot of white folks. There are whites that live in these areas but compared to upstate its less. This goes to show that racisim could be on any level and could come in different forms.