In the journal articles for your reading, several historical and current laws were discussed that have negatively impacted African Americans. For this Discussion, you will share your thoughts on legislations you consider are harmful for African American equality.
Please respond to the following:
Identify a historical or current law that you feel has positively impacted African Americans. Support your reasoning.
Identify a historical or current law that you feel has negatively impacted African Americans. Support your reasoning.
How does knowing about the different laws you identified above help in your cross-cultural work with African Americans?
Library Readings:
Deflem, M. (2017). Race, Ethnicity, and Law (Vol. First edition). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
Part 1: “Laws and Black Lives” – Understanding the historical influences on contemporary assessment and counseling issues of African American offenders
Gradin, C. (2012). Poverty among minorities in the United States: Explaining the racial poverty gaps for Blacks and Latinos. Applied Economics, 44, 3793–3804.
James, J., Rodriguez, C., Fong, R., & Dettlaff, A. (2015). Addressing Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Human Services: Multisystemic Approaches. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
Chapter 3: “African American Children and Families, by Ruth G. McRoy and Ratonia C. Runnels”
Mays, V. M., Johnson, D., Coles, C. N., Gellene, D., & Cochran, S. D. (2013). Using the science of psychology to target perpetrators of racism and race-based discrimination for intervention efforts: Preventing another Trayvon Martin tragedy. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 5(1), 11–36.
Wallenberg-Lerner, H., & James, W. B. (2014). Important components needed in today’s global society from a cross-cultural perspective. Journal of International & Global Studies, 6(1), 14–29.