Possible Solutions for Combating Racism in Sports, Education, and Workplace

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An Issue of Inequality
Racial discrimination remains one of the biggest threats hindering equality globally. Research suggests that racial bias affects the optimum delivery of services in the workplace, leading to loss of revenue and lack of enthusiasm to work in employees ("Racial discrimination," 2019. Arguably, employees who experience racial discrimination are likely to quit jobs leading to loss of revenue for the companies employing them since they have to train new employees to replace them. Besides, racial discrimination can lead to suicide for persons with low self-esteem. Researchers assert that sports, education, and the workplace are the three primary sectors that manifest racial discrimination the most (Neblett & Roberts, 2013). The continuous prevalence of racial discrimination in society forms the basis of writing this paper to explore, list, and find possible solutions to avert racism.
Racial Discrimination in Sports
The sports industry plays a vital role in enhancing and promoting social cohesion and essential values, such as mutual respect, tolerance, and fair play. Despite its importance in society, research suggests that it is a sector likely to promote the rise and spread of racism. One of the recent and best examples demonstrating racial discrimination in the sports field stems from the concluded Euro 2020 hosted in England. After demonstrating brilliance against their opponents, England secured its slot at the finals to face Italy. Both teams did not score the winning goal within the provided ninety minutes, and the only way to determine the match was through a penalty shoot-out. The Italian team favored the penalty shoot-out after three English players of African descent missed their shots. The three young players, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka, became the subject of racial abuse after supporters of the English team posted on their social media platforms their disgust with the trio. Some of the supporters sent the emoji of a black monkey to the players because they saw other people doing the same.
According to soccer pundits, it is evident that the trio would be targets of racial discrimination for missing their shots, making it essential to address the situation. Over the last four decades, racism in European Sports has increased, especially when black players are spotlighted during major international competitions. A tweet responding to the harassment captures this phenomenon; "When you score, you're English. When you miss, you're an immigrant." The message derived from the tweet demonstrates that football supporters are quick to judge and hurl insults to other players of black descent whenever they make mistakes but would never congratulate or praise them if they scored the winning goal. Besides the three players mentioned above, Kylian Mpappe, who plays for the French national soccer team, experienced online racial abuse after Swiss goalkeeper Somer successfully blocked the striker's penalty shot. Arguably, racial abuse in the sporting arena is likely to resurface if supporters do not change their mentality and understand that everyone is equal despite their color.
The massive increase of visibility and popularity of sports...