Undoubtedly they are intertwined. Absolutely, positively.
Yet I will also highlight the urgency of people literally being murdered due to the color of their skin.
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Regarding economic justice) some people, when they hear this, immediately respond that of course economic inequality has racism embedded in it. People of color are
disproportionately affected by wealth inequality, lack of jobs, and poverty. However, many of us believe that racism must be called out separately from classism and economics.
Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential.
Arguing about which is more important—class or race—completely misses the point. Racism is an economic problem, yes, but it’s a deeper and more nuanced problem than that, one that a single-payer health plan and an increased minimum wage won’t solve."
State Senator Pramila Jayapal (WA)
http://civicskunkworks.com/an-eyewitness-account-bernie-sanders-black-lives-matter-and-why-we-cant-solve-racism-with-economics-alone/
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