Race and Ethnicity Response to “Race Deserves More Attention” In this day and age it is extremely mind boggling and upsetting to hear that there are people in the world who believe race is getting more attention that it deserves. Anyone who believes this statement is also the reason why the news is consisting of so much “race” in the first place, because there are still prejudice views and racism. Although black people were enslaves, segregated, and terribly mistreated, there are still people who believe that anti-white racism is just as big, if not a bigger, problem. There are many problems that still exist in our culture that prove that not only is there still racism but black people continue to suffer unfair outcomes, There is a great gap between the net worth average of a black household verse a white in the United States. The gap has worsened, as a matter of fact is 40 percent worse today than it was in 1967. The average black household net worth is over $100,000 less than the average white household. Life expectancy for a black boy is shorter than that of a white boy, and moreover a black persons life has less potential than that of a white person. Black students are three times more likely to be expelled, and are likely to participate in higher mathematics or sciences. This list of problem goes beyond the duties of a specific race, but towards our nation. The United States is responsible for the everlasting segregation and the obstacles races of minority are going through. Racism has become a vicious cycle. How are we supposed to implement education in neighborhoods with “broken” schools? It is so difficult to try and fix a problem that has existed in so many previous generations, that people tend to lose hope. A step in the right direction would be for white people to recognize, not only does the white race have the upper hand, but also