This is for a discussion post. Doesn’t have to be too long. For this week’s content, the fact in focus is the structural nature of racism is such that barriers put in place in the past have an impact on the present – even if some laws/policies regarding these barriers have changed. Key components of this mutual influence include:
Descendants of people who benefitted from structural racism in the past reap benefits in the present and future.
Similarly, descendants of people subjected to various forms of structural racism face related challenges in the present and future.
Both key components of this week’s “Facts” in focus center how the impacts of structural racism can impact multiple generations. Based on episode of 3 of Race: Power of an Illusion – The House We Live In, how would you best describe structural racism? Please explain who are the beneficiaries and who are the victims of structural racist violence in each of this week’s podcasts. Be sure to use timestamps when citing this week’s content.