Even now in the 21st century, more than 40 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act that prohibited discrimination against Blacks and others based on their race/skin color, we still sadly see plenty of examples in which Blacks still experience rampant and systematic discrimination, in this case when it comes to housing and criminal court juries:

In 2003, Loges and study co-author Adrian G. Carpusor sent 1,115 identically worded e-mails to Los Angeles-area landlords asking about advertised vacancies. They were divided equally among names signed Patrick McDougall, Tyrell Jackson and Said Al-Rahman.

McDougall received positive or encouraging responses from 89 percent of landlords, while Al-Rahman was encouraged by 66 percent. But only 56 percent of the responses for Jackson were positive. . . . Tyrell Jackson was the only name to receive responses reiterating the amount of rent, perhaps questioning his ability to pay it. . . . .

All white juries are far more likely to convict a black or Latino defendant than racially mixed juries reports Greg Mathis for the Black America Web. A study by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that white jurors tend to make up their mind about the guilt of a minority defendant even before the start of a trial.

Keep in mind that these studies only document some of the discrimination that Blacks still encounter -- most likely, the vast majority of racism and discrimination still goes undetected or unreported. I also find it ironic that these latest examples are in the context of the country becoming increasing conservative and hostile to claims of continuing racism against Blacks.

Unfortunately, this situation just goes to show how the cultural perception gap between Whites and non-Whites (particularly Blacks) can still be quite huge at times, as if these two groups live in almost two completely separate societies.