Opinion: Race and expectations need to be reshuffled.

 I'm going to be perfectly honest here. I thought I understood race. Race was determined by the color of our skin, who we worship, what food we eat, and other superficial things. However, after reading a Biological Reality in class, I've been forced to rethink my perspective on race. Race stretches far deeper than just these superficial characteristics, race is influenced by our socioeconomic conditions as well. 

Think about it for a minute. Why is it that we see only a certain race of people consistently succeed? It is a common joke among members of the Asian and Indian communities, that students are either going to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers. But what enables these communities to hold such high standards? I mean, for the black community, we see a particular kind of story very often. Almost every Sunday, during either a Raiders game, or a Steelers game, we see a little bit about how their star running backs, Josh Jacobs and Najee Harris, overcame homelessness, to be making millions of dollars in the NFL. Jaylen Brown, a star player for the Boston Celtics, claims that his teacher once told him that she would be looking him up in the Cobb County Jail, in 5 years. Why is it, that there is such a stark contrast between these minority groups, and their expectations? 

The answer lies in socioeconomic conditions. Asian and Indian people, often emigrate to the US, in an effort to further their education, or for their jobs. Often times, these jobs are in the higher-paying sectors, such as IT, or some kind of medical field, or even in Engineering. That enables them to pay for a better life for their kids, and therefore hold better expectations for their kids. Meanwhile, in the black community, they suffer from systemic racism, which prevents them from getting the resources they need to succeed. They, and their kids, turn to gangs, and other criminal activities. Often times, sports are their way out of this prison created by society. That is why, my Krazy Opinion for the Week, is that marginalized communities, such as the black community, should be allowed to get better jobs and better prospects, through more funding, and incentives for prospective employers to hire them. This will break the status quo of contrast between expectations for races.