Geoffery Ofori-Dwomfuo
Diversity and Social Justice
Mr. Glenn Cassidy



Identity
After reading the various passages which was focused on how identity is determined. Identity isn't only gained when you are given a distinct name after you've been delivered from your mom's womb. It's the conception and expression an individual procure either from him or herself or from what the world imposes on the individual. Over a period of time, the identity of people have been misread and has led to the separation and categorizing of people even though we are all made to believe we are equal under the law.
People of color are being looked down upon by whites, which is creating a false identity for people of color. Blacks are made to look inferior to the whites. Blacks are recognized as criminals and a life worth nothing as compared to a white man because our ancestors once served as slaves to the whites. People carry this mentality of blacks and are ruining the generation for our little who are one day to become the holders of the nation. It's believed, that a group is only when they are united. How do we strengthen our nation if we are focused on distinguishing people based on their race?. Prejudging of Blacks of being criminals could eventually lead to them accepting that identity.
Not only this but also, giving people identities because of their religion. Religion has a great impact on the identities of which are sometimes true and other times false. People presume that individuals of a religion are a great threat just because an individual of that religion caused harm to the nation. They make false statement out of fear. Therefore people of that religion are given constant supervision and treated like a felony. This doesn't only make them feel different, but it also makes them feel unwanted which could to lead to them taking wronging decisions against the nation.
Recently, a fourteen years old Muslim boy was arrested after a teacher decided that a homemade clock he proudly brought to class was a bomb. Was he actually arrested because the clock looked like a bomb or it is because it was being possessed by a Muslim? The teacher was given a conditioning that all Muslims are of great harm to the nation because they could be a terrorist. Also, the death of Trayvon Martin, a seventeen years old who was gunned by a white night watch man because he identified Mr. Martin to be a criminal for Mr. Martin was Black. The Whites have identified people of color to be worth nothing and are criminals so they should be gunned down.
We call our nation a free nation but are we actually free or only the white people are free?. It states in the declaration of independence that "all men are created equal" but why are Blacks still looked down upon?, perhaps two heads are better than one.