Assess the status of African-Americans at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Had America transformed into a postracial nation as some social commentators claimed?

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Post-Racial not yet for America
America had not transformed into a post-racial nation at the beginning of the twenty-first century. One reason why America has not yet reached the post-racial stage is the treatment of the African-Americans in the social justice system. Most of them continue to receive unfair treatment and judgment just as it has been before the twenty-first century. Police are still killing most African Americans without proper reasons, and the government does not take any action. Sometimes the cops shoot them and claim that they were armed while they are not. In 2015, the police were accused to have killed 7.13 African Americans and only 2.91 Americans per million (Guardian 1).
US government also has been labeled to propagate racism in the twenty-first century in areas like disaster response. The government is noted to be slow in responding to issues relating to the blacks only to be keen on matters about the whites like deaths and shootings. An example is the Hurricane Katrina disaster which occurred in Lower Ninth Ward in 2016 an area inhabited by over 90 percent black. The poor, black and minority people were primary victims while the rich survived because they lived in areas free from the disaster.
Racial division in America is another evidence to support that America had not attained post-racial at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Looking at the US demographics, African Americans occupy the states termed as underdeveloped like NewOrleans.

For example, Michigan, the developed state has only 15 percent African Americans of the population while in Detroit state; African Americans are as many as 85 percents of the population (CLRSearch par. 1). Detroit state is characterized by poor public services and schools like other states which are dominated by the black. The post-racial stage can is seen as a term that was used by the media for shows when President Obama was elected. Also, it can be viewed as a tactic for the whites to hide from the Chattel slavery legacy but the US is yet to attain the state.

Works Cited
CLRSearch. “Detroit, MI Population by Race and Ethnicity – CLRSearch”, 2015. https://www.clrsearch.com/Detroit-Demographics/MI/Population-by-Race-and-Ethnicity/. 6 Dec. 2018
Guardian. “The Counted People Killed by Police in the US”, 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database. 6 Dec. 2018 HYPERLINK “https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database”