Racism and Life Expectancy

An extremely fascinating article on racism and life expectancy. I would have never thought the two were correlated but after having read the article and thought about my own experiences I can definitely see how there is one. I don't think anyone who has not been discriminated against can accurately make an assessment. These are the same people who say that using race is a "copout" or people are just playing the "race card". Well these are the same people who have never themselves been a victim of racial discrimination and are in no position to make such a comment. Just look at the recent news. Some examples include the Jena 6 incident and Donovan McNabb. Race is still very much an issue in today's society. Although there might be less overt big incidents there are certainly smaller more subtle and even unconscious forms of racism that occur everyday everywhere. This latter form of racism may even be more detrimental to society because it does not make people take action. It is like the global warming issue. Things happen gradually but no matter how much attention is shined on the matter people will just not take action until a big event happens. Unfortunately, I feel like racism will always be a part of society. I recently finished reading the autobiography of Malcolm X. Although I do not agree with everything in the book I would very highly recommend it to anyone who has not read it. It definitely helped bring a new perspective on racial issues to me and I really felt like I learned a lot and made me grow as a person. It also made me think and reflect on my own experiences past and present.