Tag: race
Critical race theory hysteria overshadows the importance of teaching kids about racism
https://www.vox.com/first-person/22568672/critical-race-theory-crt-education-racism-teachers
Glenn C. Loury – Preserving the American Project: The Bias Narrative vs. the Development Narrative
Why Many Americans Can’t See The Wealth Gap Between White And Black America
“The places where we live affect not only our access to resources, but also who we meet, interact with and become friends with. And because our neighborhoods are so segregated, our social networks are also siloed — about three-quarters of white Americans don’t have any nonwhite friends, according to a 2014 survey from PRRI. The nature of segregation in the U.S. means that we only end up seeing and learning about what our own groups experience, making it hard to understand the lives of people outside of our own group.
This explains, in part, why Americans have such a hard time understanding just how unequal our nation is, and moreover, the racialized nature of that inequality. For example, if you ask Americans about racial wealth gaps, you’ll find that they severely underestimate those gaps; according to a 2019 paper from a team of psychologists, Americans think the Black-white wealth gap is 40 to 80 percent smaller than it actually is.”
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“it will always be hard for people to see inequality if it doesn’t bring harm to their own lives.”
Capitalism vs. Slavery…and The New York Times’ 1619 Project
Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing (Norm Stamper)
Thomas Sowell – Black Rednecks and White Liberals Audiobook
Thomas Sowell – Black Rednecks and White Liberals Audiobook
Why Some House Districts Won’t Have A Representative For Almost A Year
“Since predominantly Black districts are among the safest Democratic seats in the nation, those that become vacant in Republican-governed states tend to stay open longer than any other vacant seats. Indeed, four of the 10 longest House vacancies since 1997 have been in predominantly Black districts”