Today Is the end of my one-week challenge to provide examples of systemic racism. Here's a thread on what I learned.
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Loved the thread and your taking this on. One aspect that distinguishes race from poverty alone is that many African American communities are physically segregated by bridges, railroad tracks, etc in cities and towns making change more incremental.
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I do ultimately feel that class > race in terms of systemic issues.
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It isn’t... the underlying problem is the lack of information b/c of their environment... they are surrounded by people with limited/similar life experience. Working at an opportunity center... majority of individuals have no idea who to ask or where to go for basic services.
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Actually, it's not. It's Geography/Policy/Manufactured- Dependence. Where I worked in the late-80s/Early-90s most victims were white. It was common to have grandma, daughter (+kids) & granddaughter(s) (+kids) living in the same housing row. Jobs & dads dissuaded by policy.
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Can't say its systemic racism but such policies may have a large & disproportionate impact on individuals living in certain zip codes. If it does, the questions become, is that impact intentional and to what end?
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Not there are many poor white people with single mother homes, they have many of the same problem. I think it's a class issue.
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