The Impact of Racism on Black Lives in Foreign Countries, Using the Us as a Case Study

Student: Abayomi Gideon Falodun (Thesis, 2025)
Department of International Relations
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

Abstract

This study was intended to examine the impact of racism and discrimination on Black lives in foreign countries using George Floyd’s Black Lives Matter in the United States as a case study. This study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the psychological distress among African Americans exposed to stressful life events and race-related stress, and to examine the implications of racism and discrimination on the living condition of Black lives living in foreign countries. The study employed the descriptive and explanatory design; Historical research on racism and Blacks living in foreign countries, and in addition to this, researches were conducted online in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data sources were used and analyzed. The study findings revealed that racism and discrimination have significant impact on every citizen and non-citizen of a country; based on the findings from the study, citizens of any country should desist from every form of discrimination as every life, including Black lives matter.

Keywords
Racism Discrimination Xenophobia Blacks White Supremacy Feminism U.S.A History Jim Crow Black Panthers Migration Segregation
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