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Experiences of Racial Injustice and Cultural Research

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Race and the Image of God, Shalom in Practice Projects
Step One: Experiences of Racial Injustice
Find someone who is a different race than you are to have a conversation with. This may be with someone in the class or someone else you know personally. Clearly, Facetime or something similar would be the best option for this… I’m not recommending you meet face to face in light of social distancing rules of late. Talk about the following questions and record your answers in essay form:
1. Have either one of you experienced first hand racial discrimination, stereotyping, or injustice of any kind?
2. How did it make you feel? (angry, sad, indifferent, etc)
3. What did you actually do about it?
4. How is your experience different from the other person’s? Do you think there is a racial or some other component here? (e.g. if you have never experienced direct racism but the other person has, why might this be the case?)
5. Did this conversation make you think differently about racial injustices that might be present in society? Did anything surprise you? Does it alter the way you think about the conversation happening in society today?
In essay format, type all the answers to these questions in 500-600 words.
Step 2: Cultural Research on a Specific Issue
Choose one of the following topics to research for this section: A) mass incarceration and racial injustice, 2) housing discrimination based on race, or C) racial segregation in American church culture
You will answer the following questions:
1. What is the state of racial discrimination, injustice, or segregation when it comes to your topic both historically and today?
2. What are the key issues at stake in having this conversation?
3. How prevalent is the issue in today’s culture? Do you see any connections to the conversation and experience you had in part 1?
You will need to use sources for your information here and cite them in both footnotes/in text citations and the bibliography. There is no specific number of sources you need but do not depend heavily on just one source.
Type up your answers in essay format in 500-600 words.
Step 3: Applying a Theological Lens
Racism always takes concrete, embodied forms. Using the conceptual framework provided by Jennings and Katongole, analyze the form of racism you see in our broader society today that you explored in Step 2. Quote and cite each author at least once for this part.
For instance, you might ask the following questions: How does the historical lineage that Jennings describes about racial value correspond with how we treat black men in the prison system today? How does Jennings understanding of race and place influence the way we do church from a racial perspective? How might Katongole’s understanding of the role of greeting transform the way we inhabit our neighborhoods and communities in ways that turn racial dynamics on their head?
Next, offer two concrete things you (personally) can do, drawing on Jennings and Katongole, that show how a rightly formed Christian imagination can help inform Christian practice in the world. Stated differently, use Katongole and Jennings to show how you can work for Shalom in the parts of our society broken by racism. PUT YOUR TWO CONCRETE ACTIONS IN BOLD!!! Also cite Jennings and Katongole here (putting page numbers in parentheses, of course).
Put all sources in in-text citations (MLA) and include a full bibliography.
You will write this up in essay format in 500-600 words.

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Experiences of Racial Injustice and Cultural Research
Millions of people are born within this world, and each has their respective perception of how the world works. This causes people to have various standards to specific areas where discrimination can be considered the end means. Presenting here are lived experiences of people who have greatly experienced discrimination in their circumstances and cultural research on mass incarceration and racial injustice.
The Experience
I grew up having darker skin compared to my peers. Though I thought it was normal inside our household, it felt different outside. I was young then when I knew that something is wrong and that I am being outcasted by people different from me. Though there are people who still approach me despite my color, the majority would always glance at me with those eyes as if I did something wrong to them even though I have never spoken to them before. It was especially hard at school as my environment rejects and discriminates against people of my color. I had to be detained for one time due to some wrongdoings that people said I did but never happened. It was hard, especially as I was young, so it affected me greatly. But despite fighting this discrimination one way or another, people would still continuously create this environment.
On the other hand, Lys, the pseudonym of the person I interviewed, had a somewhat different experience from me. Lys is a white female living in the United States and is a Christian. When I asked her about her experiences, she explained that there was only one thing that she felt discriminated against from what she could remember. Unsure of it, she said that her curly hair was called out by her peers aggressively when she was young. She also stated that when she was continuously teased about her hair, she had to come home crying to her mom, which left an impression on her and her mom. Sadly, her mom afterward straightened her hair, and Lys found it more disturbing as she thought that maybe her hair was the cause of all her negative experiences.
Reflection
My experience and Lys' experience both exude racial discrimination, stereotyping, and injustices. In my opinion, a comparison between our hardships would be mocking our experiences. That is why I prefer to state that our hardships are equally perceived as a form of discrimination. Not only did I and Lys were affected but also our family that protects us from them, just like how Lys' mother changed her hair and how my family had to accept our current society. This made me think that our society can grow but not as mature as we thought it would be. Lys' experience made me realized that discrimination could also be present even if you are white, that to anyone and anywhere, discrimination happens. Though it was not surprising as I thought it was when a white girl experienced discrimination, it made me change my perspective of them and this society.
Racial Injustice and Mass Incarceration
History presents the wide range of racial injustices that was experienced by many. According to Zakheim, in the year 1910 to 1930, though having been ...
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