The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness

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6. It is not a level playing field.

The causes of economic inequality go way, way back. When you start a 10 mile race three miles behind the leaders, you likely never will catch up, if that makes any sense.

And there were and maybe still are institutions that practiced racism as a form of policy. Banks, for instance, red-lining certain neighborhoods in which they would not lend people money to buy homes. The school-to-prison pipeline is well-documented. Incarcerating mass numbers of people will certain affect the economic well-being of entire communities.