The Danger of Marginalizing Groups

The American citizens have been dragged the blacks to the bottom of the society through most of the institutions and ensured the African-Americans maintain a negative image. The American culture benefits a lot from the tasks and labor provided by the blacks, but the mainstream society is reluctant to fight for a just society. The middle-class African-Americans have contributed to the explosive economic growth in the US, and their rights should be revisited (Lynn et al. Marginalization and its Dangers According to Lynn et al. the "playing field" is not yet level for the black citizens in America, most African-Americans in the US live in poverty and the ghettos despite being in a wealthy superpower nation. White Americans are skeptical that racism has dragged the blacks backward and most are content with the ill-treatment of the African-Americans by the society.

A considerable proportion of the African-Americans are dissatisfied with the way the culture treats them and the attitude of the whites towards them. The differences in the perceptions of the two racial groups on the treatment of the blacks cause a significant rift between the two and increased hatred among the ethnic groups (Hines et al. According to Hines et al. there is an increased prejudice among the African-Americans that causes stagnating development among the blacks regarding housing, job availability, and educational achievement. Even the affluent native African-Americans are more alienated than poor immigrant Latinos. Housing segregation has strengthened more inequalities where African-American's property and their neighborhoods have met devaluation regarding desirability compared to the white suburbs. Discrimination among agents of real estate regarding the scope of houses they offer to blacks has kept housing segregation intact.

Even the mortgage agencies lend less to “the people of color” which frustrates economic development among the African-Americans (Hines et al. There have been attempts to buss the African-American children into the white neighborhoods have failed due to due to inefficiency and resistance. argue that the archaic perception of African-Americans being inferior persist. The American politicians have continued to omit the African-Americans from the mainstream society using them as scapegoats that the false impression of blacks has not been dispelled. The white citizens have used the African-Americans for the less desirable jobs and as buffers in times of economic recession. This exploitation of the blacks to benefit the white society has made them remain behind socio-economically resulting into street crime in to satisfy their needs and in aggression to their oppressors (27).

Solutions to Marginalization The strategies to reduce the marginalization of the African-Americans should address personal and institutional sources of segregation and bias. People in power send more vivid messages through participation and not merely by words. According to Patton et al. citizens asked to engage in the learning activities to improve the intergroup relations would want to see those in authority involved actively. The program's impact would be undermined when their leaders are not included in the race relations programs. Leaders have to lead by example by recruiting in office individuals across various racial groups. The government has put effort to elevate the socioeconomic status of the blacks through policies favoring them. These policies have not been beneficial, and the government should put more effort to reduce marginalization. Children should be taught to live in harmony with people of different races and organizations should emphasize intergroup relations through workshops.

Works Cited Lynn, Marvin. Race, culture, and the education of African Americans.