Recently, racism has once again become a “hot topic” in American. Americans are abuzz about the recent police shootings - the 92 year old woman shot in her home in Georgia, and the 23 year old groom shot by police just hours before his wedding.
Although an investigation will have to be done in both cases to determine whether the police were justified or not, many Americans have already drawn their own conclusion. One’s life experience will be a huge factor in determining one’s perception/conclusion in these matters.
If Jackie Robinson were to speak about this matter today, I believe he would say - ” I have learned that I remain a black in a white world.” Jackie Robinson
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First of all, I would like to say that I am a white male in the metro Atlanta area.
While I will never be able to know how it feels to be in a segregated world. Why are people both black and white so quick to point out that Jackie Robinson’s legacy is fading? It is crazy to me that more MLB players and teams don’t support young black athletes more than they do. But lets not diminish what Mr. Robinson accomplished. Rather than look at the ratios of black players in MLB today, wouldn’t it be more important to look at at the number and ratios of black athletes in professional sports as a whole? I might be a simple person but if you look at the average high school in America. You would be far more likely to find an athlete white or black that wants to play professional football than baseball.
Maybe the real problem isn’t honoring what Jackie Robinson accomplished, but maybe we should be looking at what MLB has become versus other professional sports. I don’t remember the NFL having a strike that canclelled a season. If I was a talented inner city or for that matter any youth, where would I want to put my efforts? Baseball is a last resort. Look at the funding in hogh school and college and then look at salaries compared to the NFL. Baseball should be ashamed not the Jackie Robinson.
DS
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