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Running head: RACIAL FORMATION 1

Racial Formation

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RACIAL FORMATION 2

Racial Formation

According to Omi and Winant, racial discrimination is still dominant in the United States

of America. To address the racial discrimination gap across the country, various scholars and

researchers have researched racial social construction based on recent events to understand the

impact of race and ethnicity in racial formation. Currently, there is a big divide among the Blacks

and Whites in the U.S. The murder of George Floyd is a good example that demonstrates how

the Whites treat black Americans as an inferior race. White people are immensely invested to

ensure America remains the way they want it to be regardless of other races (Tavernise, 2021).

As a result, Omi and Winant highlight that race and ethnicity are socially constructed influencing

political, social, and economic forces that shape the formation of race categories and hierarchies.

Omi and Winant believe that racial formation is a process that involves the creation,

formation, and destruction of various racial identities. Hence, these two authors outline that the

role of race is embedded within all institutions in the U.S leading to separation, political struggle,

and separation. For instance, when Barack Obama was elected as the president of the U.S, white

people hated him for being black and because he also elevated the black race. The Whites

believed America belonged to them and a Black president would change that sense of belonging

(Tavernise, 2021). To this end, I support Omi and Winant’s argument that racial transformations

are critical since they allow each racial categorization to understand the role of race at macro and

micro levels as well as their role in economic and civil movements. However, I believe America

belongs to everyone and not only the Whites.

With that said, Omi and Winant also outline that racial transformation is based on racial

politics. Racial politics significantly contributed to the formation of the Black Lives Matter

Movement, which fights for the civil rights of Black people (Westerman et al., 2020). For

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Running head: RACIAL FORMATION 1 Racial Formation Name Institution RACIAL FORMATION 2 Racial Formation According to Omi and Winant, racial discrimination is still dominant in the United States of America. To address the racial discrimination gap across the country, various scholars and researchers have researched racial social construction based on recent events to understand the impact of race and ethnicity in racial formation. Currently, there is a big divide among the Blacks and Whites in the U.S. The murder of George Floyd is a good example that demonstrates how the Whites treat black Americans as an inferior race. White people are immensely invested to ensure America remains the way they want it to be regardless of other races (Tavernise, 2021). As a result, Omi and Winant highlight that race and ethnicity are socially constructed influencing political, social, and economic forces that shape the formation of race categories and hierarchies. Omi and Winant believe that racial formation is a process that involves the creation, formation, and destruction of various racial identities. Hence, these two authors outline that the role of race is embedded within all institutions ...
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