Blog 2

How Race Is Lived in America is a website produced by The New York Times that addresses racial issues that are still prevalent in the United States, even after the end of legal discrimination. The website consists of a series of stories about racial encounters that occur in everyday life, something that the website says was a "yearlong examination by a team of Times reporters." Fifteen stories, written by various authors, tell heart wrenching tales about the different ways that people are still being defined by their race. Of course, their are not any stories that claim outlandish discrimination towards people of different ethnic groups, instead, there are stories that speak of the subtle line that divides the "majority" from the "minority". This website plays a vital role in boldly acknowledging that racism still exists in the United States, even though it may not be as prevalent as it was 50 years ago. Without acknowledging these encounters of racism, it is impossible to believe that America will ever be able to fully push discrimination aside and allow the dividing line of different races to diminish. For those writing to the mass media, it is necessary to be aware of issues occurring among different cultures, because diversity has become such an important topic in political debates and other forms of media. This website is an important tool and valuable resource for those who are willing to acknowledge that America has a long way to come when dealing with diversity.