5. The Incident At A Pool In McKinney, Texas
It was just like any other day at the neighborhood pool in Mckinney Texas in the middle of June of 2015. One young 14-year-old girl decided to throw a pool party for her birthday and invited her closest friends to enjoy a cool escape on a hot summer day. The pool was private, but since the young girl was a resident of the neighborhood, she was allowed to have guests inside for her birthday party. Unfortunately, one racist white woman did not allow the young girl to enjoy the party and instead called the police, claiming they were trespassing. The police showed up and resulted in one man holding the young girl to the ground on her stomach, aiming a gun at those who tried to help. Fortunately, the officer has since resigned. But the young girl is still suffering from the incident, often being subject to racist remarks when she’s recognized.
4. When No One Believed Obama Was A Citizen
Whether you like our current president Barack Obama or not, the fact of the matter is that his presidency is historic. He is the first African American to ever be voted into office, and he’s achieved quite a bit during his time as our leader. He is not perfect; he has made mistakes and has done things that everyone may disagree with. But no matter what, he deserves our respect as our president. But instead of getting respect, the same respect that people are saying Donald Trump deserves, he has been belittled, mocked, and made fun of throughout his time in office based on the fact that he is African American. All presidents deserved to be critiqued, but only for their actions, never their race. The most disturbing part of his presidency was when people refused to admit that he was a United States citizen and demanded a birth certificate from him. Has any other president been subjected to such racial discrimination?
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