Go through this and tell me which part exactly is a personal agenda that twists history. I'll wait.
Slavery and Segregation:Transatlantic Slave Trade: For centuries, millions of Africans were forcibly brought to America as slaves. This wasn't just a moral failing, but it built the economic foundation of the country, leaving a legacy of inequality that affects us even today.Jim Crow Laws: These laws enforced racial segregation in the South until the 1960s, creating systemic barriers that made it difficult for Black people to access the same opportunities as others.Redlining and Housin… Read moreg Discrimination:Federal Housing Administration (FHA): In the 1930s, policies like redlining made it nearly impossible for Black families to buy homes in certain neighborhoods, limiting their ability to build wealth and contributing to the wealth gap we see today.
Institutional Racism in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Racial Profiling and Policing:Stop and Frisk: Policies like stop and frisk in cities such as New York disproportionately targeted Black and Latino individuals. For example, in 2011, 87% of those stopped were Black or Latino, reflecting deep-seated biases in policing practices.Police Violence: Black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white Americans, highlighting systemic issues in law enforcement.Sentencing Disparities:War on Drugs: Despite similar rates of drug usage, Black Americans are six times more likely to be incarcerated for drug-related offenses compared to white Americans, showing a clear disparity in how laws are enforced.Sentencing: African American men receive sentences that are, on average, 19.1% longer than those of white men for the same crimes, indicating systemic biases in the judicial system.
Economic Inequality
Wealth Gap:Median Wealth: The median wealth of white households is about 10 times greater than that of Black households. In 2016, the median wealth for white families was $171,000 compared to just $17,600 for Black families, a disparity rooted in historical and systemic inequities.Homeownership Rates: Homeownership is a key component of wealth. In 2020, the homeownership rate for white Americans was 74.5%, compared to 44.1% for Black Americans, reflecting long-standing barriers to equal opportunity.Employment and Income:Unemployment Rates: Historically, the unemployment rate for Black Americans has been about twice that of white Americans, influenced by systemic barriers in the job market.Income Disparities: Black Americans earn less on average than white Americans. In 2019, the median income for Black households was $45,438 compared to $76,057 for white households, highlighting ongoing economic disparities.
Education Inequality
School Funding:Schools in predominantly minority neighborhoods receive significantly less funding than those in predominantly white neighborhoods. On average, nonwhite school districts receive $23 billion less in funding, despite serving the same number of students, pointing to systemic inequities in education.Disciplinary Actions:Black students are more likely to face harsher disciplinary actions than white students for the same infractions. They are nearly four times as likely to be suspended, reflecting biases in school disciplinary practices.
