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White folks seeing all of these racists exposed in the wake of the George Floyd protests --
You need to consider this:
You need to consider this:
How many of them have the power to keep blacks from buying or renting a home or apartment? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/upshot/how-redlinings-racist-effects-lasted-for-decades.html
How many of them have the power to deny them a loan for a mortgage, to start a small business, or access to working capital? https://www.ft.com/content/bbb25adc-1c84-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4
How many of them have positions in law enforcement who make crucial decisions that can affect a person's entire life? 911 dispatchers, police, prosecutors, judges, public defenders? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/18/theres-overwhelming-evidence-that-the-criminal-justice-system-is-racist-heres-the-proof/
How many of them work in medical fields where they decide if and how we get treatment for potentially deadly ailments? Doctors, hospital administrators, nurses, EMTs.... https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/racism-discrimination-health-care-providers-patients-2017011611015#comment-135016
How many of them are teachers, professors, principals, or administrators? Making decisions about the quality of education black children receive and how they are punished for their behavior? https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2017/11/systemic-racism-education
How many of them are supervisors, human resources, or executives, who have power over who gets hired, whose resumes even get put through for consideration, who gets promoted, who gets project assignments, and who gets paid what? https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews
If you weren't clear before, this is what systemic racism is.
And if you hadn't considered this before -- you're likely a benefactor of white privilege.
Thank you for listening.
And if you hadn't considered this before -- you're likely a benefactor of white privilege.
Thank you for listening.
