Systemic Racism
Racism goes further than individual perception, it is embedded in our systems as well. Systemic racism affects every area of lives in the United States, from incarceration rates to predatory loans.
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Systemic Racism Explained
Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here's a closer look at what systemic racism is, and how we can solve it.
Tedtalk | 50 years of racism
Bringing reflections and the reality of race relations in USA, Jim White Sr. provides a lens that goes back 53 years from his first experience with discrimination, coupling it with how he's struggling to provide counsel to his grandsons facing the same bias.
Tedtalk | Let's get to the root of racial injustice
In this inspiring and powerful talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out "fix-all" cures to a complex social problem
7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real
Since the election of Donald Trump, hate crimesOpens a new window have been on the rise. White supremacistsOpens a new window have been emboldened. Anti-immigrantOpens a new window rhetoric has intensified. We condemn these awful examples of prejudice and bias and hate, but systemic racism is something different.
WHAT IS SYSTEMIC RACISM?
an 8-part video series that shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society: Wealth Gap, Employment, Housing Discrimination, Government Surveillance, Incarceration, Drug Arrests, Immigration Arrests, Infant Mortality… yes, systemic racism is really a thing.
Educational Inequality / Education Gap
back in the late 60s, most non-white students were educated in segregated schools funded at rates many times lower than those serving whites and were excluded from many higher education institutions entirely. while we no longer have segregated schools like we did back then, the educational experiences of minorities continue to be separate and unequal
The partisan chasm over 'systemic racism' is on full display
How systemic racism would affect politics and Trump's reelection chances could be affected.
History of Racism
Since the late 20th century the notion of biological race has been recognized as a cultural invention, entirely without scientific basis.
Educates older generation about racism
Girl educates her parents on systematic oppression to the black community. Click to watch the video
Top Trump officials claim there's no systemic racism
"I think there's racism in the United States still but I don't think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist. I understand the distrust, however, of the African American community given the history in this country," Attorney General William Barr said in an interview with CBS.