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1.    Alexander pp 40-57:

 The author Alexander vividly illustrates how the ‘mass incarnation’ of African-American men took place in the United States on the basis of racial profiling during the ‘War on Drugs’. A huge amount of money was sponsored to state and law enforcement agencies for training, intelligence, technical support and for Byrne Program to carry out drug interdiction. Alexander underlines how police used poor excuses of insignificant traffic violations for the ‘consent search’ of drugs and unjustified property seizures to earn profits. SWAT teams invaded houses and assets in military style hurting the innocents to demonstrate their power. This drug-enforcement was deliberately preferred by the police to distract the community and administration from more brutal crimes like rape, murder etc.

    The author states that since the men of particular races get targeted without search warrants, they become fearful and distrustful of the police and legal system. They often do not get access to lawyers, good court-appointed counseling and solid legal representation. It forces them to accept the uncommitted crime to escape from harsh sentences and overcharging. The stringent control and power of penal system makes difficult for the guilty to free himself. The author confirms that once labeled felons, the individual loses the right to vote, judicial services and citizenship privileges, and faces discrimination and humiliation all throughout his life. Finally she puts forward certain well contemplated wise solutions such as reducing number of felons, easing the harsh policies that keep ex-criminals alienated from society, to diminish the effect of this ‘New Jim Crow’.

 

2.      Sterilized Against Their Will:

The author Susama Medina fetches reader’s attention to sterilization, another form of cruel mass incarnation, practiced in Puerto Rico by the U.S. government during 20th century. Rosie Perez’s short video portrays how a beautiful resource-rich country Puerto Rico was savagely exploited by the dominant United States by sending the men away for cheaper farming operations, and forcing Latina and Native American women to undergo sterilization for population control. The author vehemently condemns this barbaric practice of snatching the right of motherhood from a woman against her wishes under a lame excuse of restricting the prospective social and economic disorder.

    Despite implementing sterilization under the law 116 in 1937, the economic instability continued to grow. Also due to inadequate information on sterilization and its available options, limited knowledge of the risks involved in tubal ligation or hysterectomies, and insufficient reproductive health facilities, women lost their ability to bear children in future. Finally the author expresses relief upon the ban on sterilization summoned in 1974. She conveys the readers that every person has the right to protect his own body, and thus motivates the females to preserve and value their own opinions and decisions pertaining to their own body.

 

3.      Rick Najera and Diversity:

 Rick Najera is one of the most renowned writer, producer, and director with Latino heritage. Rick Najera talks about the issue of diversity in Hollywood and how things have changed over the past few decades. He talks about how diversity has been important in his life and has taught him to learn, adapt and evolve. From his childhood he faced racism from people in the community, but he learned from racism and molded his life for the best. He also discussed how wrong information is presented in movies about African-Americans and Mexicans with roles limited to stereotypes. He highlights the importance of being Latino in this world and the role Latino play in our modern American society. He also discussed how several modern writers and plays are written about the African Americans and Mexicans, showcasing how far our society has come since racist behavior of people in past.

Najera also discusses how people have stories to tell and how they ate always willing to discuss their stories. The only thing that they need is the opportunity to tell their stories. He goes ahead and discuses how everyone in the classroom also have a story to tell about themselves. Najera discusses how he expects his audience to see themselves in his stories and complete the full circle of diversity. He concludes his lecture with the line, “when I write a story, I see myself in you and hopefully you see yourself in me”. He mentions diversity is about stories to be told and getting the opportunities to tell the stories.

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