The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Triumph Of Courage: Bree Newsome Takes Down the Confederate Flag In Charleston
I removed the flag not only in defiance of those who enslaved my ancestors in the southern United States, but also in defiance of the oppression that continues against black people globally in 2015.
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Justice Denied: Is Trayvon Martin Post-Racial America's Emmett Till?
Today, we all know that Emmett Till’s 1955 murder and the denial of justice to him and his family was the product of racism. As Trayvon Martin’s killing illustrates, colorblindness hasn’t brought us closer to a place where color no longer matters.
