Tag: systematic racism

Hidden in plain sight is the fact that virtually all the people killed by U.S. firepower in the “war on terror” for more than two decades have been people of color.

Best Buy, Home Depot, Target, CVS and Walmart are among the retailers that have tried to derail state-level criminal justice reforms.

To end the Oppression Economy, our government must end the criminalization of people of color, end their political suppression, and curb runaway corporate power.

In addition to the racial slurs, the sheriff can also be heard verbally abusing a woman for several minutes.

"An especially harmful form of bias, which remains entrenched within law enforcement: explicit racism."

Although attitudes have shifted since, it’s not enough for transformative change.

Far from being the solution to systemic racism in America, these billionaires and their corporations are actively perpetuating it.

"Today, the syndemic of environmental and racial injustice, and the novel coronavirus have brought into dramatic relief that exposure to fine particle air pollutants is making these same communities the epicenter of illness and disproportionate rates of death from Covid-19."

Throughout history, the rich have used racism to divide people and thereby entrench themselves.