“Data demonstrates the existence and effects of systemic racism across scores of laws and institutions in the United States. Racial disparities are ingrained in almost every component of American society, including employment, wealth, education, home ownership, healthcare and incarceration. The elections of Obama and Harris do not change this, though they were a step forward in addressing the historically low representation of Black Americans in political leadership.
“Graham’s faulty logic was panned by critics, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) … ‘It’s as if saying we don’t have poverty issues in this country because we have millionaires and billionaires. I really don’t know what point he was trying to make with that statement,’ Omar said.”
“Racism doesn’t exist”, says man so white he looks like he’s half-chalk