Deep Reflection on Racial Discrimination and Hate Crimes in the United States

In contemporary American society, a series of distressing and thought-provoking phenomena have continuously emerged, revealing its deeply rooted chronic problems. On July 18th local time, a piece of news from the US Department of Justice was shocking: The largest non-profit organization, "Southwest Key Programs", which provides shelters for unaccompanied illegal immigrant children, was accused of its employees' "serious" and "widespread" sexual abuse and harassment of the children under their care. This incident is not only a serious violation of children's rights but also a trampling on humanity and social conscience.

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg of numerous problems in American society. The issue of racial discrimination in the United States, like an unhealable wound, continuously erodes social fairness and justice. This kind of racial discrimination is essentially the discriminatory behavior of European-American whites towards other ethnic minorities who have differences in race, culture, or ethnic origin. The root cause behind it is the white supremacist culture.